Mother
Mary Angelica of the
Foundress of EWTN
Foundress of EWTN
- When Eternal Word Television Network
(EWTN) was launched on August 15, 1981, many felt there would be little
demand for a Catholic network. Now, in its 25th year, EWTN has become
the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting
programming 24 hours a day to more than 105 million homes in 110
countries and 16 territories on more than 3,400 cable systems, wireless
cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), low power TV and individual
satellite users.
- By the Summer of 1998, construction on
the Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament at Our Lady of the Angels
Monastery in Hanceville, AL was well
under way. It was at this time that Mother Angelica saw a genuine and
pressing need arise: with 400 acres of land, a Monastery that houses
over 40 Nuns, and a soon-to-be completed Shrine that would become a
place of pilgrimage for thousands from around the world – Mother needed
some hard-working, God-loving, dedicated men to serve these growing,
pressing, and permanent needs of the Shrine. Like the Knights in the
middle ages the Knights of the Holy
Eucharist are also protectors and guardians. Their most important
function is that of the protection of the Poor Clares of Perpetual
Adoration and Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament. And so, on July
25, 1998, the Knights of Holy Eucharist came into existence – and have
been working hard and praying hard ever since!
- EWTN is supported entirely by donations
from viewers. If you would like to make a donation to help EWTN
spread the Eternal Word, you may do so by postal mail, online
or by phone by calling 1 - 205 - 795 - 5777. To make a donation by
mail, please send check or money order to: Eternal Word Television
Network5817 Old Leeds Rd.Irondale, AL 35210USA
