It may seem a long way away, and at one level quite absurd, but this story, a spin-off of the satanic movements around the world of the last fortnight, impacts upon our entire culture and Faith.
The city and images of Saint Louis in the United States, named for the saintly King whom our forebears in the Order served during the Crusades, is being attacked by a mob. They wish to destroy the saint's statue, and rename the city. It's bad enough being attacked by people with some knowledge, as our Order has alway been, but here we have a bunch of uneducated idiots who don't know their history, who are motivated by hatred of all that is Catholic.
Be under no delusions, this is the thin end of the wedge. Satan has tasted blood in recent months. Tedious as it may be, we have to fight each of these battles as they come along, a bit like playing tennis. Otherwise, quite simply, we lose. Christendom loses.
The Order of Malta doesn't lose.
Our Lady of Philermo, pray for us
Saint John the Baptist, pray for us
Saint Louis, pray for us
The painting is by el Greco, in the collection of the Louvre.
UPDATE
There is a very disturbing article of a protest HERE, where this time at least, Truth prevailed. But for how long? We must pray hard, and be prepared to act, in charity but firmly, if necessarily.
The picture below, under a threatening sky, is from the scene. (On a happier note, how lovely that the City of St Louis, Missouri, looks so very French.)
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