Monday Pile of Prep – The Holy Heroics Of The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne
Hodierna Verba Veritatis et Sapientiae “Their trial, held in a courtroom crowded with other defendants, was quick. Accused of hiding arms for counter-revolutionary forces, the Prioress held up a crucifix, proclaiming it contained the only arms they had ever kept. Authorities had found an altar cloth decorated with a fleur-de-lis, so they were accused of supporting Louis XVI and the monarchy. One of the nuns answered that “If that is […]