Boy Scout Oath Holy Card

Boy Scout Oath Holy Card
Item Number: 16165	Purchase Information Your Price: $0.65 Select Qty: Availability: In Stock. Can ship within 1-2 Business Days

Large

Product Details
H x W:	4 1/2" (11.4 cm) x 2 3/4" (6.98 cm)

Our Description

This laminated holy card features a picture of Jesus with Boy Scouts and St. George on the front and the Scout Oath and Law on the back:

The Scouth Oath

On my honor, I will do my best:
To do my duty to God and my country,
and to obey The Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

The Scout Law

1. A scout is trustworthy.
2. A scout is loyal.
3. A scout is helpful.
4. A scout is friendly.
5. A scout is courteous.
6. A scout is kind.
7. A scout is obedient.
8. A scout is cheerful.
9. A scout is thrifty.
10. A scout is brave.
11. A scout is clean.
12. A scout is reverent.

St. George

Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 04/23
Tridentine Calendar - 04/23

Patron Of: Archers, Boy Scouts, Butchers, Cavalry, Chivalry, England, Farmers, Horses, Lepers, Plague, Skin Diseases, Soldiers

Profile
Soldier. Martyr. That's all we know for sure.

Several stories have been attached to Saint George, the best known of which is the Golden Legend. In it, a dragon lived in a lake near Silena, Libya. Whole armies had gone up against this fierce creature, and had gone down in painful defeat. The monster ate two sheep each day; when mutton was scarce, lots were drawn in local villages, and maidens were substituted for sheep. Into this country came Saint George. Hearing the story on a day when a princess was to be eaten, he crossed himself, rode to battle against the serpent, and killed it with a single blow with his lance. George then held forth with a magnificent sermon, and converted the locals. Given a large reward by the king, George distributed it to the poor, then rode away.

Due to his chivalrous behavior (protecting women, fighting evil, dependence on faith and might of arms, largesse to the poor), devotion to Saint George became popular in the Europe after the 10th century. In the 15th century his feast day was as popular and important as Christmas. Many of his areas of patronage have to do with life as a knight on horseback. The celebrated Knights of the Garter are actually Knights of the Order of Saint George. The shrine built for his relics at Lydda, Palestine was a popular point of pilgrimage for centuries. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
Died
tortured and beheaded c.304 at Lydda, Palestine

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

Other Customers Also Purchased