From the beginning the
French monarchy was specially blessed and chosen by Heaven. According to
tradition as stated earlier, the French kings were also descendants from the
House of David, Christ’s royal house, yet, the first French king Clovis I (c. 466-511
AD) was a pagan. He was married to St. Clotilde who was a Roman
Catholic, but at the time, the Arian heresy denouncing Christ’s divinity, and
therefore the doctrine of the Trinity, was gaining ground in the realm.
Apparently, Clovis was open to conversion but was confused which was the
true Christian faith, for he remained hesitant to embrace the new Christian
religion despite his wife’s holy example and teaching. It was not until
he was on the verge of losing his kingdom to the invading Alemanni tribes that
he made a vow promising that if he defeated these enemies he would become a
Catholic Christian loyal to Rome, the same as his wife St. Clotilde.
He
won the battle and he fulfilled his promise. Heaven blessed Clovis and
secured the royal line of his descendants in a remarkable manner. The
Holy Spirit appeared over him at his baptism on Christmas Day 506 AD bearing a
lily and a vial filled with holy chrism for his baptism. The pure,
three-petal lily was a heaven sent sign confirming the doctrine of the Holy
Trinity and became the symbol of the French monarchy, the fleur-de-lis.
The appearance of the Holy Spirit with the lily and the oil was an
extraordinary miracle, setting Clovis’ conversion far above that of the miracle
shown to Emperor Constantine. Clovis had received heavenly-made oil, his
anointing mirrored the anointing of kings as seen in the Old Testament, such as
King David’s anointing by the prophet Samuel and King Solomon by Zadok the
priest.
Furthermore, with the appearance of the Holy Spirit, Clovis’s
miraculous anointing and ascension to the throne was seen to be a metaphorical
symbol of Christ’s anointing by the Holy Spirit. Only twice in western
history was a King anointed through a direct epiphany of the Holy Spirit—Christ
and Clovis. Through Clovis, Heaven had established the Divine Right of
Kings.
His miraculous conversion and heaven-sent signs were paramount in
rooting out the Arian heresy, the French monarchy remained the protector of the
papacy and the foremost defender of Holy Mother Church. According
to tradition, St. Remy, who officiated at his baptism, preserved the precious
vial called the Holy Ampulla, the oil from which was later used for the
coronation of all French kings.
However, the sacred relic was later
smashed to pieces by the Revolutionaries in 1793. The fragments were
gathered together and are kept in the Tau Palace.
Excerpted from: "Marie-Julie Jahenny: The Breton Stigmatist, Her Life and Prophecies"
www.mysticsofthechurch.com/
From the beginning the French monarchy was specially blessed and chosen by Heaven. According to tradition as stated earlier, the French kings were also descendants from the House of David, Christ’s royal house, yet, the first French king Clovis I (c. 466-511 AD) was a pagan. He was married to St. Clotilde who was a Roman Catholic, but at the time, the Arian heresy denouncing Christ’s divinity, and therefore the doctrine of the Trinity, was gaining ground in the realm. Apparently, Clovis was open to conversion but was confused which was the true Christian faith, for he remained hesitant to embrace the new Christian religion despite his wife’s holy example and teaching. It was not until he was on the verge of losing his kingdom to the invading Alemanni tribes that he made a vow promising that if he defeated these enemies he would become a Catholic Christian loyal to Rome, the same as his wife St. Clotilde. He won the battle and he fulfilled his promise. Heaven blessed Clovis and secured the royal line of his descendants in a remarkable manner. The Holy Spirit appeared over him at his baptism on Christmas Day 506 AD bearing a lily and a vial filled with holy chrism for his baptism. The pure, three-petal lily was a heaven sent sign confirming the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and became the symbol of the French monarchy, the fleur-de-lis. The appearance of the Holy Spirit with the lily and the oil was an extraordinary miracle, setting Clovis’ conversion far above that of the miracle shown to Emperor Constantine. Clovis had received heavenly-made oil, his anointing mirrored the anointing of kings as seen in the Old Testament, such as King David’s anointing by the prophet Samuel and King Solomon by Zadok the priest. Furthermore, with the appearance of the Holy Spirit, Clovis’s miraculous anointing and ascension to the throne was seen to be a metaphorical symbol of Christ’s anointing by the Holy Spirit. Only twice in western history was a King anointed through a direct epiphany of the Holy Spirit—Christ and Clovis. Through Clovis, Heaven had established the Divine Right of Kings. His miraculous conversion and heaven-sent signs were paramount in rooting out the Arian heresy, the French monarchy remained the protector of the papacy and the foremost defender of Holy Mother Church. According to tradition, St. Remy, who officiated at his baptism, preserved the precious vial called the Holy Ampulla, the oil from which was later used for the coronation of all French kings. However, the sacred relic was later smashed to pieces by the Revolutionaries in 1793. The fragments were gathered together and are kept in the Tau Palace. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2015/07/marie-julie-jahenny-breton-stigmatist.html#sthash.P2FPdDor.dpuf
From the beginning the French monarchy was specially blessed and chosen by Heaven. According to tradition as stated earlier, the French kings were also descendants from the House of David, Christ’s royal house, yet, the first French king Clovis I (c. 466-511 AD) was a pagan. He was married to St. Clotilde who was a Roman Catholic, but at the time, the Arian heresy denouncing Christ’s divinity, and therefore the doctrine of the Trinity, was gaining ground in the realm. Apparently, Clovis was open to conversion but was confused which was the true Christian faith, for he remained hesitant to embrace the new Christian religion despite his wife’s holy example and teaching. It was not until he was on the verge of losing his kingdom to the invading Alemanni tribes that he made a vow promising that if he defeated these enemies he would become a Catholic Christian loyal to Rome, the same as his wife St. Clotilde. He won the battle and he fulfilled his promise. Heaven blessed Clovis and secured the royal line of his descendants in a remarkable manner. The Holy Spirit appeared over him at his baptism on Christmas Day 506 AD bearing a lily and a vial filled with holy chrism for his baptism. The pure, three-petal lily was a heaven sent sign confirming the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and became the symbol of the French monarchy, the fleur-de-lis. The appearance of the Holy Spirit with the lily and the oil was an extraordinary miracle, setting Clovis’ conversion far above that of the miracle shown to Emperor Constantine. Clovis had received heavenly-made oil, his anointing mirrored the anointing of kings as seen in the Old Testament, such as King David’s anointing by the prophet Samuel and King Solomon by Zadok the priest. Furthermore, with the appearance of the Holy Spirit, Clovis’s miraculous anointing and ascension to the throne was seen to be a metaphorical symbol of Christ’s anointing by the Holy Spirit. Only twice in western history was a King anointed through a direct epiphany of the Holy Spirit—Christ and Clovis. Through Clovis, Heaven had established the Divine Right of Kings. His miraculous conversion and heaven-sent signs were paramount in rooting out the Arian heresy, the French monarchy remained the protector of the papacy and the foremost defender of Holy Mother Church. According to tradition, St. Remy, who officiated at his baptism, preserved the precious vial called the Holy Ampulla, the oil from which was later used for the coronation of all French kings. However, the sacred relic was later smashed to pieces by the Revolutionaries in 1793. The fragments were gathered together and are kept in the Tau Palace. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2015/07/marie-julie-jahenny-breton-stigmatist.html#sthash.P2FPdDor.dpuf
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