Abbot Gregory Boquet, O.S.B. was invested into the Order of the Fleur de Lis in a special ceremony at Saint Joseph Abbey on Oct. 18. Saint Joseph Seminary College alum Fr. Jamin David (’04), Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, was also invested during the ceremony.

The Order of Fleur de Lis is an organization of Catholic men incorporated under the laws of the state of Louisiana as non-profit organization. The order’s domain consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

The objectives of the order include supporting and defending the Catholic Church and its teachings, promoting patriotism and good citizenship, encouraging public morality and unselfish service to God and country, and assisting and publicizing the activities of other organizations which also promote these previously listed values.

Furthermore, the order popularizes the memories and achievements of Catholic leaders in religion, the arts and sciences, philanthropy education, exploration and archeology, government and international relations, medicine and jurisprudence and other established professions.

The Order of the Fleur de Lis encourages and recognizes leadership in living the values and principles of the Catholic faith by presenting the Msgr. Joseph Susi Award of Honor to an individual who has excelled as a Catholic leader in any of the following: religion, family values, youth, aging, politics, patriotism, the arts and sciences, education, philanthropy, public morality, management-labor, the media or medicine and jurisprudence.