Tea at Trianon: The Secrets of Fatima

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

Thursday, August 2, 2007

The Secrets of Fatima

And now for a bit of controversy....Actually, to me, the vision of Hell, which was the first part of the Secret, is the scariest part, and all we really need to know.

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy! Share

4 comments:

Ann Murray said...: We have a natural curiosity which of course of itself is not bad. But there is something in our nature which can turn idle curiosity into a near obsession when we feel we are being kept in the dark. I'm inclined to side with you, Elena Maria, there is surely enough in what has already been revealed to us to keep us occupied with prayer for many a long day.; August 2, 2007 at 11:25:00 AM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: You express my view, exactly, Veritas.; August 2, 2007 at 11:30:00 AM EDT
Terry Nelson said...: This is of course a good article in the NOR - although these are things that have been repeated over and over again. You have read my thoughts on the subject, and if there is more to the secret it is not God's will that we know it, and we ought not to weary the Lord and his Vicar about it.

Our Lady already gave us everything we need to know; the rosary, the fulfillment of our daily duty, total consecration, and the practice of the 5 first Saturdays.

If one wants to know more, it is sufficient to put into practice those things Our Lady requests, detach oneself from curiosity and to enclose oneself within the Heart of the Immaculate Conception; in this way one will know the secrets of Fatima and comprehend the events that are now unfolding.; August 2, 2007 at 4:59:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Enclosing oneself in the Immaculate Heart of Mary is indeed the key.; August 2, 2007 at 5:06:00 PM EDT