King Forever, Ceasing Never!

TRADCATKNIGHT: King Forever, Ceasing Never!

By: Eric Gajewski

As I was doing some reading the other day I heard the “We 3 Kings” Hymn playing off in the distance of my home. Truly beautiful as you know but the words, “King Forever, Ceasing Never” truly stood out to me.

It can be truly hard to process how Our King has no beginning nor end. As hard as we can push our intellects we keep coming back to “how can this be?” Well in return Scripture says it is through Faith that we enter into Truth. There are just some truths which you know which require Faith and perhaps because modern man has become so faithless the tide has turned in society for the worship of self.

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John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski

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Born at Olesko in 1629; died at Wilanow, 1696; son of James, Castellan of Cracow and descended by his mother from the heroic Zolkiewski, who died in battle at Cecora. His elder brother Mark was his companion in arms from the time of the great Cossack rebellion (1648), and fought at Zbaraz, Beresteczko, and lastly at Batoh where, after being taken prisoner, he was murdered by the Tatars. John, the last of all the family, accompanied Czarniecki in the expedition to Denmark; then, under George Lubomirski, he fought the Muscovites at Cudnow. Lubomirski revolting, he remained faithful to the king (John Casimir), became successively Field Hetman, Grand Marshal, and — after Revera Potocki’s death — Grand Hetman or Commander-in-chief. His first exploit as Hetman was in Podhajce, where, besieged by an army of Cossacks and Tatars, he at his own expense raised 8000 men and stored the place with wheat, baffling the foe so completely that they retired with great loss.

First Among Equals: The King of Jerusalem and the High Court

First Among Equals: The King of Jerusalem and the High Court 

Dr. Helena Schrader

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Arguably the most remarkable thing about the Kings of Jerusalem in the first 125 years of the history of the kingdom is that they were elected rather than born. The law of primogeniture did not automatically apply, but rather the High Court of Jerusalem, composed of all the nobility of the realm, formally elected the monarch. This was not just a formality, at least not in the first century of the Kingdom. The High Court could impose conditions on candidates, and also force its candidates for a consort upon female heirs. Without its consent, a king or queen, even if crowned and anointed, was just a usurper.

Charlemagne: Great in every sense

Charlemagne: Great in every sense

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The name given by later generations to Charles, King of the Franks, first sovereign of the Christian Empire of the West; born 2 April, 742; died at Aachen, 28 January, 814.
At the time of Charles’ birth, his father, Pepin the Short, Mayor of the Palace, of the line of Arnulf, was, theoretically, only the first subject of Childeric III, the last Merovinigian King of the Franks; but this modest title implied that real power, military, civil, and even ecclesiastical, of which Childeric’s crown was only the symbol. It is not certain that Bertrada (or Bertha), the mother of Charlemagne, a daughter of Charibert, Count of Laon, was legally married to Pepin until some years later than either 742 or 745.

The Great Coronation Banquet

DECEMBER 26, 2016

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The Royal Carriage carrying the Imperial Family.

A century has passed since Emporer Karl was crowned King of Hungary on December 30, 1916. The coronation ceremony took place at St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, attended by illustrious guests from throughout Europe.

Ardent Crusader and Relucant King: Henri de Champagne

Ardent Crusader and Relucant King: Henri de Champagne

Dr. Helena Schrader

Henri of Champagne was one of the most ardent French crusaders to join the Third Crusade. His eagerness to take part in the crusade brought him to the Holy Land well ahead of either of his uncles, the Kings of France and England respectively. Despite his youth, his royal connections assured him a prominent role. Just how prominent, he never dreamed.
  

Altar of "Viking" King Who Christianized Norway Discovered

Altar of "Viking" King Who Christianized Norway Discovered

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Archaeologists in Trondheim, Norway have unearthed the church where Viking King Olaf Haraldsson was first enshrined as a saint.
Experts uncovered the stone foundations of a wooden stave church where Haraldsson was likely enshrined after he was declared a saint in the 11^th century.

Making of a Missionary King

Making of a Missionary King: The Medieval Accounts of Olaf Tryggvason and the Conversion of Norway

Sverre Bagge

Introduction: The following article examines the oldest extant accounts of the conversion of Norway, from the Latin works of the late twelfth century until Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla from around 1230. Its aim is not to gain information on what actually happened during the conversion of Norway, but to obtain some idea of how the tradition about it developed, what changes were introduced in the understanding of the conversion during the period covered by the extant works, and finally what characterized the Norwegian-Icelandic tradition as a whole.

Christ: The Judge as Our Redeemer

Christ:  The Judge as Our Redeemer

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Christ will be a terrible Judge: first, because He is God; secondly, because He shall then be a God without mercy.

Part III of a Four Part Series on the Person of the Judge
Part 3: The Judge as Our Redeemer
(by Rev. Francis Hunolt 1694 -1746)
Nondum venit hora mea.--John ii. 4.
"My hour is not yet come."

Christ: The Judge as Our Model

Christ:  The Judge as Our Model

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"And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace, with God and men."
Et Jesus proficiebat sapientia, et aetate, et gratia apud Deum et homines. Luke ii. 52.

Part IV of a Four Part Series on the Person of the Judge

Part 4: The Judge as Our Model
(by Rev. Francis Hunolt 1694 -1746)

To be judged by Christ, a Man like ourselves, shall be a source of the most terrible pain to the sinner.

Fr. Campbell, "“The Lord is King” (Ps.96:1)"

“The Lord is King” (Ps.96:1)

Fr. Campbell 

 

Since Apostolic times faithful Catholics have prayed: “I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.” 

It is clear from the revealed Word of God that God is not only the Creator, but the King of Heaven and earth. The Psalms of the Bible are filled with references to God as King:

 

“All you peoples, clap your hands, shout to God with cries of gladness, for the Lord, the Most High, the awesome, is the great king over all the earth… God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the Lord, amid trumpet blasts. Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our king, sing praise. For king of all the earth is God; sing hymns of praise. God reigns over the nations, God sits upon his holy throne” (Ps.46:2,3;6-9).

The Christian King Who Invaded Arabia

October 27 – The Christian King Who Invaded Arabia

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St. Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia, Confessor

St. Elesbaan, from an Ethiopian Psalter

The Axumite Ethiopians, whose dominions were extended from the western coast of the Red Sea, very far on the continent, were in the sixth century a powerful and flourishing nation. St. Elesbaan their king, during the reign of Justin the Elder, in all his actions and designs had no other desire than to procure in all things the happiness of his people, and the divine glory. The mildness and prudence of his government was a sensible proof how great a blessing a people enjoy in a king who is free from inordinate passions and selfish views, to gratify which princes so often become tyrants. This good king, however, was obliged to engage in a war. But his motives were justice and religion; and the exaltation of both was the fruit of his victory.

King, Crusader, Saint: Saint Louis IX

King, Crusader, Saint: Saint Louis IX 

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King of France, son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, born at Poissy, 25 April, 1215; died near Tunis, 25 August, 1270.

TradCatKnight: Pictures, Romanov Dynasty July 19th, 2016

TradCatKnight: Pictures, Romanov Dynasty   

July 19th, 2016

Here is a great montage of pictures relating to the Romanov Dynasty...

The Time-Honored Tradition of Ransom

The Time-Honored Tradition of Ransom 

Dr. Helena Schrader 

Following the battle of Hattin, the knights and noblemen who had surrendered to Saladin’s forces were held for ransom and would later be released.  The idea is quite alien to many modern readers, so I thought I’d step back and examine it briefly.

Saint Ferdinand III of Castile - Most Valiant King

Saint Ferdinand III of Castile - Most Valiant King

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Saint Ferdinand III of Castile. Painted by Spanish School.

King of Leon and Castile, member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born in 1198 near Salamanca; died at Seville, 30 May, 1252. He was the son of Alfonso IX, King of Leon, and of Berengeria, the daughter of Alfonso III, King of Castile, and sister of Blanche, the mother of St. Louis IX.

The Daily Life of a Medieval King

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 Have you wondered just what a medieval king did on a typical day? We actually do have an account of what it was like for King Charles V of France, thanks to Christine de Pizan.

Video- St. Louis Takes the Cross

St. Louis Takes the Cross

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 Painting of King St. Louis IX of France in the church Saint Louis of the French in Rome, Italy.

It was the will of God that the King should be overtaken at Paris by a grievous sickness. He was brought so low, it was said, that one of the ladies who were nursing him said he was dead and wished to cover his face with the sheet. Another lady, who was on the other side of the bed, would not allow her, and said that his soul was still in his body.

 

Endtime Prophecy- St. Methodius of Patara

Endtime Prophecy- St. Methodius of Patara

St. Methodius was a bishop who was martyred in the 4th century. Following are some interesting excerpts from his prophecy: 

St. Casimir- This Prince had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin

St. Casimir- This Prince had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin

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The three-handed painting of Saint Casimir is considered miraculous. According to a legend, the painter attempted to redraw the hand in a different place and paint over the old hand, but the old hand miraculously reappeared. The original painting was covered in gilded silver clothing in 1636 and is in Saint Casimir’s Chapel under his tomb .