ST. LOUIS OF FRANCE
Revelation,
Chapter 11, Verse 10-11
10 The inhabitants of the earth will
gloat over them and be glad and exchange gifts because these two prophets
tormented the inhabitants of the earth. 11 But after the three and a half
days, a breath of life from God entered them. When they stood on their feet,
great fear fell on those who saw
them.
The two great witnesses as mentioned here are the
spirits of righteousness and truth. The world delights in destruction and will
pay almost any price to avoid the truth. Yet, if a man aligns himself with the
one who had risen on the third day, the breath of life from God will enter him.
A man resurrected in the risen Lord is a fearful thing for he cannot be
brought, and he is clothed in the power of God: All the world fears a man that will stand on his feet.
I
will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD –for he proclaims peace.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
the LORD –for he proclaims peace.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
Things to
Do:
·
From
the Catholic Culture library, St. Louis, King of France
·
Learn
about the origin and meaning of the Fleur-de-lis.
St. Louis
Cathedral, the country’s oldest continuously operating cathedral, faces Jackson
Square. Melding French, Spanish, Italian, and Afro-Caribbean cultures, New
Orleans is a city that is at once elegant and debauched. And while it was
gravely impacted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Big Easy has shown
formidable resilience. Many of the city’s myriad pleasures are packed within
the lively grid of streets that make up the Vieux Carré (aka the French Quarter).
It is New Orleans’s most touristy area, yet also its heart. The French laid out
the Quarter’s 90 blocks of narrow streets in the 1720s, and the Spanish—who
ruled during the mid- to late 18th century—further developed it. Indeed,
despite its name, the neighborhood looks more Spanish than French. Wherever you
stroll, you risk sensory overload, from jazz on boisterous Bourbon Street to
the smell of café au lait and beignets (deep-fried dough dusted with powdered
sugar) wafting from Café du Monde in Jackson Square. Decatur Street offers
souvenir stands, offbeat boutiques, and charming restaurants. It’s also home to
Central Grocery, an old-fashioned Italian deli whose claim to fame is having
perfected (some say invented) one of the city’s classic sandwiches, the
muffuletta. Royal and Chartres streets are your best bets for upscale shopping.
Be sure to pop into the tacky but fun Pat O’Brien’s to sample their Hurricane,
a fruity—and potent—rum cocktail in a glass shaped like a hurricane lamp.
Charming Soniat House is comprised of 30 antiques-filled rooms in a cluster of
three 19th-century Creole town houses overlooking an interior courtyard garden
where guests breakfast on warm biscuits and homemade preserves. For a big-hotel
experience, and a big dose of history, it’s hard to beat the lavish 600-room
1886 Hotel Monteleone. Stop by its revolving circus-themed Carousel Bar for a
Sazerac cocktail before dinner. The Windsor Court, arguably the finest hotel in
the Big Easy, is known for its palatial accommodations, award-winning
restaurant, the Grill Room, and museum-quality art collection—yes, that’s a
Gainsborough.
Visitor info:
www.neworleansonline.com.
The Way[3]
"Read
these counsels slowly. Pause to meditate on these thoughts. They are things
that I whisper in your ear-confiding them-as a friend, as a brother, as a
father. And they are being heard by God. I won't tell you anything new. I will
only stir your memory, so that some thought will arise and strike you; and so
you will better your life and set out along ways of prayer and of Love. And in
the end you will be a more worthy soul."
55. A Director. You need one. So that you can give yourself to God,
and give yourself fully..., by obedience. A Director who understands your
apostolate, who knows what God wants, who can effectively second the work of
the holy Spirit in your soul, without taking you from your place, filling you
with peace, and teaching you how to make your work fruitful.
·
Please
Pray for Senator
McCain and our country; asking Our Lady of Beauraing to
intercede.
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