Episode 3192: The Eldest Daughter Betrays Her Mother

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Book Recommendation of the Day
Life of Saint Louis by Jean de Joinville (c. 1309)
A firsthand account by Louis’s close friend and lieutenant. More memoir than biography, it offers vivid anecdotes and a deeply personal portrait of the king and remains essential reading for understanding his life.
I have to apologize for yesterdays episode in which I said it was the 10th instead of the 11th Sunday after Pentecost but then provided the epistle and gospel for the 11th. See my mind doesn’t work very well first thing in the morning plus I was trying to get the episode out in a hurry to make Sunday mass.
Before I get started I just want to tell you a friend of mine sent me an Instagram video where they mention the sign of the cross was created not by Christ and the Apostles but man (church) and it is actually a form of idoltry and they quote the same old protestant line about repeatory prayer is idolatry and therefore Catholics are Idolitors and serving the evil one.
Now a couple of things, many many people listen to these quick Instagram bits as a means of learning something that is false and they parade it around to explain their lack of education and a means to justify their weak formation and even more their justification for not practing the faith and the freemasons and protestants pick them off one by one. All I could respond to my friend was what idiots. But I will do an episode around not only why we make the sign of the cross but how very important it truly is to our faith. See when apostates attack the church as hard as they do it not time for happy slappy conversation it time to start playing smash mouth or as Sharon often says “Justified Anger” because we must take great offense to these attacks and make sure our children do not fall into these Instagram forms of apostacy. Enough said for now.
“The Eldest Daughter Betrays Her Mother: France’s Fall from Faith and Persecution of Tradition”
Introduction
France was once called with honor “the Eldest Daughter of the Church.” From the baptism of King Clovis on Christmas Day in 496, through centuries of Catholic kingship, saints, and missionaries, France became a jewel of Christendom.
She produced St. Louis IX, St. Joan of Arc, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and countless others who shaped the Church and sanctified the world.
Yet today, France is known not for saints, but for secularism, apostasy, and hostility toward Tradition. The same land that received the revelations of the Sacred Heart now suppresses the Mass of the Sacred Heart. The “eldest daughter” has betrayed her Mother.
How did this happen? And what does it mean for us today?
France the Faithful Daughter
The Baptism of a Nation
• In 496, Clovis, King of the Franks, was baptized by St. Remigius. With him, thousands of warriors and nobles received baptism, making France the first Catholic kingdom of the West.
• From this moment, France carried a special role as defender of the Church.

Saintly Kings & Heroes
• St. Louis IX: embodied Catholic kingship, leading Crusades, reforming law, and ruling with justice and holiness.
• St. Joan of Arc: God’s chosen maiden to save France, raised up to defend king and country under Christ’s banner.
• St. Vincent de Paul: father of charity and reformer of clergy.
• St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: to whom Christ revealed His Sacred Heart, entrusting France with a special mission.
• St. Thérèse of Lisieux: the Little Flower, who became the patroness of missionaries through her hidden “little way.”
Religious Orders
• France gave birth to missionaries and religious who evangelized Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The faith of France was the faith of the world.
Transition: Yet, when Heaven entrusted France with her greatest mission, she faltered. And the cost of that refusal would be terrible.
The Sacred Heart and the Seeds of Apostasy
The Request of the Sacred Heart (1689)
In June of 1689, Our Lord revealed to St. Margaret Mary a message specifically for the King of France:
“Make it known to the eldest son of My Sacred Heart that, as his temporal birth was obtained by the devotion to My holy Childhood, so he will obtain his birth into grace and eternal glory by the consecration that he will make of himself to My Adorable Heart. It is by this means that he will obtain victory over all the enemies of Holy Church.”
Christ asked King Louis XIV to consecrate France to the Sacred Heart, to place the Sacred Heart upon the royal standard, and to build a shrine in His honor.
The Refusal of the Kings
• Louis XIV ignored the command.
• Louis XV did not act.
• Louis XVI delayed and by the time he considered obedience, the Revolution had already begun.

The Chastisement: The French Revolution (1789)
• Exactly one hundred years later, in 1789, the Revolution erupted. The monarchy was toppled, priests massacred, churches desecrated, and Notre Dame itself turned into a Temple of Reason.
• Louis XVI was imprisoned and executed. France reaped the punishment for refusing to crown Christ as King.
The Vendée Martyrs
• The faithful peasants of the Vendée rose in defense of the Faith, crying: “We want God, we want the Mass, we want the King.” They were slaughtered by the tens of thousands.
• Their blood became a silent witness to the cost of ignoring Heaven’s request.
The Legacy of Secularism
• By 1905, the Law of Separation enshrined laïcité. The Church was stripped of property, schools secularized, and Catholic influence removed from public life.
Transition: The refusal of the Sacred Heart was the turning point. Having spurned Christ’s Kingship, France fell into apostasy and began persecuting the very traditions that once made her holy.
The War Against Tradition
Modernism After Vatican II
• France, already weakened, became fertile ground for modernist theology and liturgical experimentation.
• Seminaries emptied, vocations collapsed, catechesis vanished.
Traditional Orders Under Fire
• Priests and religious faithful to Tradition became targets.
• Benedictines of Le Barroux faced persecution before reconciliation.
• Dominicans of Avrillé continue under suspicion.
• SSPX seminaries arose because diocesan ones abandoned doctrine and reverence.
• Families clinging to the Mass of Ages were treated as divisive.

The Irony
• The very nation entrusted with devotion to the Sacred Heart now calls traditional Catholics “rigid.”
• The same France that produced saints of the Rosary, the Sacred Heart, and Marian devotion now bans or restricts the Traditional Latin Mass.
Transition: And yet God always preserves a faithful remnant.
The Broader Consecration & A Call to Hope
The Papal Consecration to the Sacred Heart
• What France’s kings refused to do, the Pope eventually did.
• In 1899, Pope Leo XIII, inspired by Christ’s revelations, consecrated the entire human race to the Sacred Heart in his encyclical Annum Sacrum.
He wrote:
“There is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love one another. Therefore, we consecrate the whole human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ.”
• This act, though delayed, was a fulfillment of Heaven’s desire yet it came only after France had been chastised, and after modern errors had already begun to spread.
The Remnant in France
• Each Pentecost, thousands of young Catholics march from Paris to Chartres in pilgrimage, chanting the Rosary and singing the Credo.
• Traditional seminaries in France are small, but vocations are abundant.
• Families consecrated to the Sacred Heart are raising children who know the Faith.
Christ’s Promise
• To St. Margaret Mary, Christ declared:
“I will reign, in spite of My enemies and all those who would oppose Me.”
• The kings of France refused His reign, and they fell. But His Sacred Heart will triumph with or without earthly crowns.

The Triumph of Our Lady
• At Fatima, Our Lady promised: “In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
• The chastisement was real, but so too will be the renewal.
Conclusion & Rhetorical Questions
France’s story is both glorious and tragic. She was given every grace, every saint, every devotion and she refused. The consequence was Revolution, apostasy, and persecution of the faithful.
Yet God has not abandoned His remnant. The Sacred Heart still beats for France, and the world has been consecrated to His reign.
So I ask you:
• If France, the Eldest Daughter of the Church, could fall what of our own nations today?
• If kings and bishops ignored Christ’s command to consecrate, will we consecrate our own homes and families to the Sacred Heart?
• If the faithful of the Vendée were willing to die crying “We want God!” are we willing to live with that same cry on our lips?
“In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
Epistle – Wisdom 19:12–16, 18–21, 24–26
This passage from the Book of Wisdom recounts God’s mighty acts in saving His people from Egypt and punishing their enemies. The just were preserved and fed, while the wicked perished in their obstinacy. The text reminds us that creation itself serves the Creator’s will, and that all of history bends toward His justice.
Reflection
The Epistle reminds us that God’s providence is not abstract it is concrete. The same God who parted the Red Sea, who provided manna in the desert, and who delivered His people, still governs the world. He exalts the humble and casts down the proud.
In an age when men trust in technology, governments, and financial empires, the Book of Wisdom reminds us that everything ultimately serves the Creator’s purpose. The just will be preserved, and the wicked, though powerful for a time, will not stand.
This is a call for Catholics today: Do not compromise with the world. Trust in God’s providence, for He governs all things.
Gospel – Luke 19:12–26
Our Lord tells the parable of a nobleman who goes to receive a kingdom, leaving his servants with money to invest. Upon returning, he rewards those who multiplied what they were given and condemns the servant who buried his gift out of fear. Christ concludes: “To everyone that hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.”
Reflection
This parable is a sober reminder that God expects fruit from what He entrusts to us grace, talents, opportunities, and responsibilities. Fidelity is not passive; it is active. To bury one’s gifts in fear or laziness is to betray the trust of the Master.
Notice, too, the severity of Christ’s words: the unfaithful servant is not excused because of timidity. Fear is no excuse for fruitlessness in the Kingdom.
For traditional Catholics, this parable calls us to courage. In a time when the Faith is watered down, we must not hide the treasures of Tradition. We must invest them teaching our children, supporting faithful priests, restoring reverence in worship, and evangelizing the lost. Fidelity means risk, but it also wins the reward: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Feast of St. Louis IX, King of France
Today’s saint, St. Louis IX, reigned as King of France in the 13th century. Though a monarch, he lived as a humble servant of Christ. He ruled with justice, established Catholic order in his realm, supported the Church, and personally cared for the poor. He led two Crusades, built Sainte-Chapelle to house Christ’s Crown of Thorns, and was known for his deep personal piety.
He embodies both readings today:
• Like the just preserved by God in Wisdom, he trusted divine providence amid trials and wars.
• Like the faithful servants in the Gospel, he multiplied the talents given to him not for his own glory, but for Christ’s Kingdom.
St. Louis reminds us that leadership, whether in the home, parish, or society, must be stewardship under Christ the King.
Application for Today
• Trust in God’s providence: He governs history, not the powers of this world.
• Multiply your talents: Do not bury Tradition out of fear. Teach, defend, and spread the Faith.
• Lead as stewards: Whether father, mother, priest, or public servant, remember authority is for service, not domination.
• Look to the saints: St. Louis IX shows that even in the highest of worldly offices, one can live as a humble disciple of Christ.
Conclusionary Prayer
O God, who didst teach St. Louis, Thy confessor, to reign on earth in holiness of life, grant that by his intercession we may learn to despise earthly goods and to seek after things eternal. May we be faithful stewards of the gifts Thou hast entrusted to us, so that when the King returns, we may be found worthy of the crown of justice. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Louis IX, pray for us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, intercede for us.