May 24 bl. John of Montfort d. 1711

John and Thommy


good morning
i love you


Montfort means 'God is gracious'. ...
do you know what John means? Kenneth? William? Thomas? :)
names given to you with familial meaning as well as meanings in faith.... thus the highlighting of namesake saints....

John of Montfort, a benedictine of the Knights Templar of Jerusalem.
he was wounded fighting against the saracens,
taken to cyprus,
where he died....

the end.

not much of a story....
until you probe into the knights templar....
1118 Hughes de Payens and eight companions vowed to defend the newly recovered Christian Kingdom forever..... the Knights Templar adopted the rule of st benedict. [a motley and confounded combination - soldiers of st benedict?].... they adopted the white habit of the Cistercians, adding a red cross.... [recognize that? and not Monty Python, either :) ].... the Knights Templar grew by combining two great passions of the middle ages: religious fervor and martial prowness! [marines for the Pope].... the order was supressed about two hundred years later and resurrected and suppressed and again for hundreds of more years - the yin and yang of the Knights Templar is a worthy study of the strengths and powers as well as the venality of our Church and a way to heaven....

i love you
dad