Knights of Da Gama

Group Summary

Our Order is a South African brotherhood of Catholic men whose aim is to encourage its members to contribute to the spread of the Kingdom of Christ on earth by becoming stronger Christians. With the support of our families, we are proactively engaged in an ongoing programme of spiritual, social and charitable works.

As part of the global International Alliance of Catholic Knights (IACK), we believe that the privilege of Knighthood confers upon a Catholic man extra responsibility in the Apostolate of Christ’s Church. Along with brother Knights across the world, we are committed to work and pray together to achieve the following aims:

To bring the message of Christ to all people;
To loyally support in every way possible our Holy Father Pope Francis and all Bishops, Priests and Religious throughout the world;
To cooperate with Pontifical Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life and other Catholic international organizations to advance the Christian way of life;
To use our individual and joint influence to eliminate injustice from society;
To grow and strengthen our Orders and establish new Orders of Catholic Knights around the world; and
To help deepen the faith of our brothers and of all Catholics by encouraging active and generous participation in the Life and Mission of the Church.

We work actively alongside other lay groupings and sodalities in the Church, often engaging in similar Catholic and Christian initiatives, however our use of heraldic ritual and symbolism that is based on the medieval orders of chivalry makes us a little different. We pledge to follow a code of honour that governs our behaviour and encourages us to seek personal sanctification so we might act as examples of Christian living, to defend and promote our faith, and to support those in need while demonstrating loyalty to God, to our families, to our country, and to our Order.

Group Meeting Days and Time

2nd Monday of every month at 19h30 in the Parish Centre

Group Key Contacts

Lebo Ngwenya 083 858 6451
John Tipping 081 046 1451
Alan Young 082 553 6942