‘The Reconstituted West’

 

Western Europe, once rich

In the Grace of God –

 

Her soil made fertile,

Her waters made pure,

By the blood and bones

Of fearless martyrs

And confessors bold;

 

Her people ruled with truth

And justice and meekness,

Spirit-anointed kings

Cooperating

With apostolic bishops;

 

Saintly mothers and fathers

Birthing saintly sons and daughters

A lineage

Of righteousness

Lasting for generations;

 

Holy monks and nuns

Filling the empty wilds

With the warmth of praise

For the Holy God

And love for man and beast –

 

Western Europe,

For a long span of time,

Was a clear mirror, reflecting

The beauty of Heaven.

 

But the fickle will

Of man, free to choose

Good or ill, through subtle

Craft of demon spirits

From dark, infernal realms,

Began once again

To incline to evil ways.

 

Taking the sharpened

Sacrificial knife,

 . . .

The rest is at https://www.newenglishreview.org/articles/the-reconstituted-west/.

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Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!

Anathema to the Union!