A Knight Shows Respect for the Sacred
Blessed Emperor Karl and Empress Zita of Austria in the field attending Mass at the Train Station.
[T]his spirit of chivalry is an elevated spirit that always strives
to have in mind the consideration of one’s own dignity, the
consideration of the Christian and Catholic order of things that must be
respected, and which, for this very reason takes into account first and
foremost the rights of God. The knight practices his Faith fearlessly;
not only with all naturalness but in a way that shows his manliness. And
if someone mocks or laughs him, they will be in trouble. This is part
of the spirit of chivalry.
Troops attend Mass before amphibious assault.
But the thing goes higher. The knight places in this love of God an
exact knowledge of who God is in His infiniteness, glory, grandeur,
splendor, goodness, mercy, and for this reason he has a devout and
profound admiration for God, a devout and profound respect whereby even
if he is alone in his room, when he has to move a little statue or pick
up a rosary he accidentally dropped he does it with extreme respect.
