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By 1095, Islamic armies had conquered two-thirds of the Christian world (including Egypt, Syria, and Iberia) and were slaughtering pilgrims in Jerusalem.
The Byzantine Emperor begged the Pope for help.
Pope Urban II did not call for a war of conquest; he called for a defensive war, a Holy War, a Just War.
It was a war of reconquest of invaded Christian lands by an army that viewed Christians as inferiors.
When the knights shouted "Deus Vult" (God Wills It), they marched into the desert to sa...  more
Your Nativity, O Christ our God*, has shone to the world the light of wisdom!* For by it, those who worshipped the stars*, were taught by a star* to adore You, the Sun of Righteousness*, and to know You, the Orient from on High*! O Lord, glory to You!

SGT Fr. Nicolas Giroux
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides et Veritas
(Facebook) This is the oldest known inscription of the Name Yahweh and not in Hebrew. The Soleb Inscription comes from the Egyptian temple of Soleb in what is now Sudan and dates to the 14th century BC. It was commissioned under Pharaoh Amenhotep III and is preserved today in major museums, including the British Museum, with fragments studied and cataloged by Egyptologists for decades.

This is not a biblical manuscript and not a later religious tradition. It is Egyptian archaeology. The inscrip...  more
SGT Fr. Nicolas Giroux
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides et Veritas
"Christ became man so that man might become God"
reflects the Christian belief in the Incarnation
and the transformative power of divine grace,
emphasizing the idea of participation in the divine nature
rather than a literal transformation into God.

SGT Fr. Nicolas Giroux
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides et Veritas
I have a question for our Order
We consider ourselves "defenders of the faith": what is it that we are doing in that matter?
Charity events are not defending the faith: we should be preaching on the streets, in churches...
On the other hand: why are we not, mostly, "defenders of our Freedom"? This is most crucial now!
Both are important! What are we doing?
If we will not have FREEDOM, there will eventually be a "one-world religion" and we will not be able to do anything against the persec...  more
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides et Veritas
Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, faced execution after years of persecution by King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V.
As the flames consumed him on the Île de la Cité, he boldly cursed his persecutors, predicting they would soon follow him in death, a prophecy that reportedly came true within the year.
Though his life ended tragically, de Molay’s courage, defiance, and mysterious final words cemented his place in history, inspiring legends, myths, and fasci...  more