Editor's Note: Information for the article was taken from the 12/19/25 article that appeared in Knightline.

Knights of Columbus from the United States and Mexico met at the International Bridge in Laredo to pass on eight Silver Roses that have traveled across the United States and Canada over the past nine months. Those roses were then taken to Mexico City on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe and placed on the alter during mass at the Basilica there.  

Over the last nine months, councils in the United States and Mexico held prayer services to promote dignity and honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Knights of Columbus. The Silver Rose symbolizes our Order's devotion to Our Lady and our commitment to peace, unity and a culture of life.

In a procession that started in the streets of Laredo, then to a mass at San Agustin Cathedral celebrated by Bishop James Tamayo of Laredo and then to the International Bridge, Supreme Master, Michael McCusker, accompanied by Texas State Deputy, Ron Alonzo and other dignitaries from various Jurisdictions and the Supreme Office, handed over a Silver Rose to Father Jesus Alberto Tijerina Bernal, vicar general of the Diocese of Nuevo Laredo. The passing of the Silver Roses at the U.S.-Mexico border emphasizes the Order's unity and brotherhood, which spans nations.  

“Now, more than ever, the exchange is a sign of what is right in this world,” said Supreme Master McCusker.  “There was a great showing of Fourth Degree Knights, which is appropriate, because the passing of the Silver Rose reminds us that we are all brothers created by God, who calls us to live as his sons. In doing so, we express patriotism in its truest form.”