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John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

More on Mantillas

Mrs. Wasson has a post about head-coverings for women in church, reminding us about Pope St. Linus' decree. Share

5 comments:

Kimberly said...: Thank you for the link! Have a lovely day!; September 26, 2007 at 12:39:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: You, too!; September 27, 2007 at 11:38:00 AM EDT
Dymphna said...: Thanks for posting this. I love running into fellow veil wearers.; September 28, 2007 at 7:42:00 AM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Me, too, Dymphna. It is odd, the bizarre ideas some Catholics have over this beautiful and traditional practice. One lady on some blog told me it was spiritual vanity to wear a veil, if other women in the church are uncovered. But a priest told me that it can also be spiritual vanity NOT to wear a head-covering; it depends on what is in the heart, which only God can see. I personally do not understand why people are so afraid of what others think....; September 28, 2007 at 3:52:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...: I veil at every Mass,and have felt the calling to cover daily as well.I do not think that this is a pratice that should be forgotten.There is nothing more beautiful than a woman following the Holy Spirit....thats mot oppion on the matter. Im the only woman that veils at my Parish,and thats okay with me. I know that the Holy Spirit is opening the heats of Catholic women everywhere. There is a great group on yahoo that I am a member if,here is the site.. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Catholic_Covered_Plain_N_Crunchy/

The women there are awesome,and its great to know that you're not alone.God Bless you!

Mary; January 25, 2008 at 11:30:00 AM EST