Thread by @JeremyMcLellan

The physical manifestations of our faith do not lose their meaning during periods of faithlessness but carry us through them. This is true, not just for people, but for nations as well. When France returns to God, the Church will be waiting.

I’m a cynical person, so I tend to scoff at people who hold onto the physical remnants of a faith they’ve long abandoned. It’s easy to see their grief as hypocritical, like when people get sad that a restaurant they never go to goes out of business.

But then I think of how often I’ve committed mortal sins while wearing Our Lady around my neck, her presence carrying me through to repentance, confession, and then onto receiving her son in the Eucharist.

May that happen to Europe as well.