We never need worry that the true Western civilization, which is Christian civilization can be destroyed, because its cornerstone is something indestructible — and as mystical as it is accessible to all who seek it: the vision of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 1/2

RT @MilHistNow: On this day in 1792, an armed mob storms Paris' Tuileries Palace and arrests King Louis XVI. The royal family's Swiss Guard….

RT @latinedisce: Learning Latin is an act of love toward our cultural heritage.

RT @domuscapituli: Today is the feast of the great martyr St Lawrence, who was roasted alive on a grill during the persecution of Decius &….

RT @SaintMontjoie: 10 août 1792, massacre des Gardes Suisses lors de la prise des Tuileries, voulue par la loge des neufs sœurs. « Un tambo….

RT @GrecoLevantines: Surveillance footage reveals Ahmed Al Sharaa’s General Security forces executing medical staff inside Sweida Hospital.….

RT @RorateCaeli: On a day like today, August 9th, in 1936, the Bishop of Barbastro, Spain, was killed by the leftists supporting the Spanis….

RT @bo66ie29: Why don’t we build homes with character and beautiful details anymore?

RT @RyanRasins: 80 years ago today, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a Catholic hub in Japan. The bomb killed 2/3 Catholics in th….

RT @lijukic: ‘Yet it is shocking to realise that the medieval feudal lords had more of a stake in ensuring their new towns were sustainable….

RT @AmbJapanUK: We must work hard to make sure nuclear weapons will never be used again.

RT @ChivalryGuild: “Peace is not a lack of war. It is a state of justice.”.- John Senior.

To those, like your humble servant, who need humility, the Lord sends humiliation. (Proverbs is traditionally appointed for the first part of August.). Thanks to Introverted Christian Memes.

The King is facing the choice as to whether to keep his coronation oath to God or follow constitutional convention. Now is a good time to pray for him. (English follows.)

πάντα ἐναντία ἀνδρὶ ἄφρονι, ὅπλα δὲ αἰσθήσεως χείλη σοφά. Éloigne-toi de l'insensé; Ce n'est pas sur ses lèvres que tu aperçois la science.

Remember that St. Jerome was translating into Later Latin, from the Hebrew, while being fully conversant with the Septuagint, hence this, to the classical ear, unusual Latin construction. The AV is a good translation of the Hebrew. #LectioDivina

The best way to make Christianity a bulwark for Western civilization is to become a believer in Jesus Christ—the Christ of Scripture, of the early Church, of the Fathers, of the monks and the saints, of those who built the great cathedrals—and to focus on His heavenly Kingdom.

More of this, especially where I live, please.

I am all for forgiveness —which can in any case only be received by those who acknowledge their crimes and are penitent — but we must never forget evil, nor cease to fight it.

RT @CatholicSat: Some striking images of the Pontifical Mass in 1949 in honor of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of St. Francis Xavier….