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Masses of reparation in memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette and the victims of the Terror
PARIS
On Wednesday October 16, 2024, at the request of the A.N.F., Monsignor Thierry Laurent, parish priest of Saint-Roch in Paris, celebrated a mass of reparation in memory of Queen Marie-Antoinette and the victims of the Terror.
Saint-Roch Church in Paris
This mass, requested by the Association's Board after the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, was attended not only by members of the Board, Council and members of the A.N.F., but also by a large number of people from outside the association, who joined us in prayer.
Among those present were Prince Charles-Emmanuel de Bourbon-Parme and his daughter Elisabeth, Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue and his wife née S.A.R. Princess Chantal d'Orléans. The Union of Russian Nobility was represented by Prince Dimitri Schakovskoy, Honorary President, and his wife Princess Tamara Schakovskoy, Vice President.
A large number of private visitors warmly thanked the A.N.F. for this initiative.
Catafalque on which Queen Marie-Antoinette's last crucifix is placed at the Conciergerie
In his homily, Mgr Laurent reminded us that this was a mass of remembrance and reparation.
A Mass of remembrance for the dead, because we have a duty of gratitude for what the deceased have passed on to us. A mass of remembrance so that the communion of saints may be perfect, and that the peace of the dead may reflect on us, so that we may be reconciled with our own history.
A mass of reparation to repair, above all, the pain of the living and the bond of peace between the French. We were saddened by the joyful evocation of death, the beheading of Queen Marie-Antoinette, and the executions during the Terror at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, where murder - particularly of aristocrats - was proposed as a solution for world rejoicing.
To listen to Bishop Thierry Laurent's homily, click here.
ANGERS
A requiem mass was also celebrated in the Notre-Dame des Victoires church in Angers on Wednesday October 16 by association member Abbé Hugues de Montjoye.
Church of Notre-Dame des Victoires in Angers
The sobriety and obscurity of both the cloudy sky and the liturgical ornaments were a reminder of the seriousness of the situation.
Anjou was particularly hard hit by the Revolution of 1789, and Anjou remembers.
The Province A.N.F. du Maine Anjou would like to thank the faithful who came out in force to attend this mass.
