(Ephesians 5:8)
Parents, leaders, and educators, we have a mission, a duty to lead children's souls toward the Light which will be their guide and their happiness. In order to illuminate the way that lies before each one of us, once a week we invite you to discover some of the words of certain wisemen and witnesses, measuring their worth by the words of St. Thomas Aquinas: “Do not consider the one who speaks, but whatever good you hear from him, confide it to your memory.” (from The Sixteen Ways to Acquire the Treasure of Knowledge by St. Thomas). Happy reading!
Guibourg saw him and comforted him, saying “Noble count, Sire, don’t let your tears fall. We all have to die, no one escapes. But if we serve God courageously during our life on earth, we will die well. He who has a courageous wife ought to be joyful, and, if he is a good man, he ought to love her from the depths of his heart, and listen to her wise counsels. Here is my counsel: Rebuild Orange! Reconstruct her walls, her churches, her houses! There will be no shortage of inhabitants, who will come from neighboring towns to place themselves under your protection. Send for masons and carpenters. It will be expensive, but do you not have the treasures you conquered in Aliscans? We mustn’t forget ourselves. We have chosen to live among infidels and to defend the law of the true God against them; we are doomed to fatigue and danger as long as we are on earth… “Dear Lord,” says Guillaume, embracing her, “what a wise countess! There will never be another like her!
The Legend of William of Orange
A Song of Heroic Deeds from the 12th century
“Alas!” says Guillaume, “I have summoned the army of France so many times, led it through pain and danger so many times! They won’t believe another, they won’t listen to any messenger. Guibourg, sister, sweet friend, only I could do it. But I won’t go for anything in the world: by Saint Peter, I’d be heartless and honorless if I left you alone in Orange. Who could defend the ramparts?… “Sire,” says Guibourg, “Jesus and his virtues! And all the women who remain with me! There are so many of them. Each of us will don our hauberk and helmet, and take up our shields, swords and pikes. We’ll watch over the ramparts, and if the pagans attack, we’ll know how to defend ourselves. We’ll also have the few knights you freed earlier. Yes, I’ll arm myself like a soldier, and, by Saint Denis, the heathen I hit with a stone won’t stay in the saddle!”
The Legend of William of Orange
A Song of Heroic Deeds from the 12th century
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