Chris Brumfield, the Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Hardinsburg Council 2499, participates in a “public bible reading” on the courthouse square in Hardinsburg at midnight on New Year’s Eve. COURTESY OF TOM AULL
Grand Knight participates in scripture-reading New Year’s Eve tradition
BY TOM AULL, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
A tradition in Hardinsburg, Ky., is a “public bible reading” on the courthouse square in downtown Hardinsburg starting at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Different “teams” from all the local churches are invited to participate and are organized into “watches” to read the bible starting with the Book of Genesis, and ending with the Book of Revelation. The reading occurs around the clock on Main Street near the front of the courthouse in a heated trailer constructed for this purpose. The readings are broadcast on a loudspeaker onsite as well as partially broadcast on the local radio station. It takes most of four days to complete the bible reading.
This year, Chris Brumfield, the Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Hardinsburg Council 2499 and member of St. Romuald Parish, participated in one of the “graveyard watches” late at night for the event.
Originally printed in the February 2025 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
