Tea at Trianon: Etiquette at Mass

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, April 1, 2010

Etiquette at Mass

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3 comments:

Julygirl said...: Information everyone should know, but need reminding. Thanks!; April 1, 2010 at 12:46:00 PM EDT
tubbs said...: The incredible nerve some people have - I mean the way they dress for Mass - it's unbelievable! Like Frankie Bernadone and his homies, down at Saint Damien's. They parade on in in rags! AND SOME OF 'EM STINKING TO THE HIGH HEAVENS! Some people just aint got no respect!

Sorry. here's one dude that will never go to Mass (NO or EF) again in a dress shirt and tie.; April 1, 2010 at 2:34:00 PM EDT
Aron said...: A very nice article--and I liked how the emphasis at one point was on how one should wear the best that one has, even if it IS jeans. My dad hadn't been to church in some time because he felt he could not go without a suit to wear, despite one's attempts at reassurance that God would understand. Then he could not go because of illness. In August a suit was finally found that would fit him and that was affordable. He happily started to say frequently, "When I get well again..." and looking at the garments with great satisfaction. September 2nd the Lord called dad home, and the first time that he wore it was when he was laid out. By all means wear one's best and comport onself properly, but also remember that God understands in the end.; January 12, 2011 at 12:13:00 AM EST