BREATHTAKING: This Is Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France
This marvelous rocky island off the coast of France is where Saint Michael appeared to Saint Aubert, Bishop of Avranches, in 708. Like no other location, the angelic presence of Saint Michael is keenly felt at Mont Saint Michel.
The medieval abbey-fortress was built to honor Saint Michael. And today, pilgrims still flock to admire the dazzling Catholic monument, which symbolizes the sublime virtues of the warrior-monk.
Its lofty steeple speaks of the monastic life and of sacrality; of something higher, something heavenly. Its beauty transcends stone and mortar and lifts your soul to a higher plain. What is this spirit?
Somehow, the monument gives us a supernatural glimpse of Saint Michael. There is something spiritual, something sublime, that transcends art.
The chapel sets the tone for everything else. What unites the buildings and gives the island unity is the Church steeple. It is like a paperweight resting on other papers and seems to say: “the wind will not blow these buildings away. They will stay right where they are.”
The Church steeple points to Heaven, beckoning the faithful to think about God.
In the Middle Ages, men had a great devotion to Angels, especially the warrior Angels. They understood how the Angels waged the first battle against evil in history. The chief knight was Saint Michael. Therefore, the spirit of the Crusades, the spirit of Chivalry, and the spirit of this mount reflect Saint Michael.
The abbey is a fortress-Church. You can imagine monks chanting the office, and you can also imagine knights in full armor.
If you can, picture magnificent libraries… monks studying; in another hall, artisans write gold-leaf letters on parchment or cut stones to decorate an unfinished pillar. Suddenly, you hear a trumpet blast. At once, the order of Chivalry that resides here responds. Knights rush to the gates, repel the enemy, and defend the monks.
The island is a harmonic synthesis of prayer, study, recollection, art and combat. All of these qualities stem from a rich spiritual life.
Pray the Saint Michael prayer:
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Editor’s note: This commentary is based on a talk given by Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira.
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As a french man I wholearthedly thank you for this. Saint Michel, priez pour nous
@mysteryboy2751
Жыл бұрын
Il le fait frère.
@GreekOrthodoxChurchRblx
Жыл бұрын
Sadly your country losing your faith 😔,its sad that people quit Christianity,God suffered for us on cross,and people quitting our religon due to trends of lgbt,athesim,satanism.
@phenom5164
Жыл бұрын
@@GreekOrthodoxChurchRblx Yeah its really sad but we have to keep fighting
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle . . .
I'm proud to be a Catholic 🙏✝️🇻🇦
Saint Michael protect us
Glory to God in all things forever.
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...
I'm so happy that this month I've started attending RCIA to become a member of God's one true catholic church founded by his Incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. I've always loved what you gentlemen do to defend the True Faith against the enemy.
@harthal5028
Жыл бұрын
I have started RCIA this month aswell with my dad im an ex-pagan and i feel my duty here on earth is to convert the neopagans that fester in the shadows. Thus my patron saint is Saint Boniface.
@karenbecker4339
Жыл бұрын
God bless you ❤️
@pnutb611
Жыл бұрын
Blessings to you 🙏🏻📿🌹
@lorettarobertson6705
Жыл бұрын
Welcome and God bless you on your journey
@enchantingamerica2100
Жыл бұрын
Orthodoxy is the Church founded by Christ. Come and see ;)
Amén amen amén viva Cristo Rey y María Santísima.
God bless everyone 😊❤
Wow. So beautiful. St Michael who was the first to defend our God in heaven by his sword. Next will be our Heavenly Mother the QUEEN of heaven who will crush the serpents head.
Saint Michael pray for us🙏🏻
Blessed be God in Saint Michael The Archangel. Amen Saint Michael The Archangel defend us in battle. Amen
Gloria in excelsis deo 😇
St. Michael is my patron saint. I will have to make a pilgrimage there one day!
@gjj655
Жыл бұрын
Look up the sword of St Michael, there are other shrines - maybe one closer to you. God bless!
@heathervancalcar4446
Жыл бұрын
Mine too :)
Heaven on Earth.
Impressive and beautiful. Blessed be our Lord God. ✝️🙏🏻
Looks super peaceful. And no woke mobs, even better.
@NazbolGaming
Жыл бұрын
Love thy neighbor
@GHETTOE1M1
Жыл бұрын
@@NazbolGaming yes goiym, love they neighbor 🤥
What a Beautiful Place this is....Breath taking
Truly powerful 🙌 👏 and inspiring to whom who love St.Micheal archangel.
I visited Mont Saint Michel this past summer while I was studying abroad in France. While I’m not Catholic or religious for that matter, it was still a wonderful sight to behold. Easily one of the highlights of my time there.
@gregorybrown4664
Жыл бұрын
We hope and pray that one day you will further explore the Catholic Faith and ultimately be drawn to join us. May God bless and keep you!!
This is truly beautiful
Wish I can see this one day
Wonderful video! =) In honor of St. Michael, please say prayers for the liberation of the diabolical dictatorship in North Korea and the communism in China.
haven't been there and its already my favorite place to be.
ive been there myself absolutely incredible
I've been to the beautiful place before, and it definitely felt like Heaven on Earth
Can you start doing more videos like this please? The commentary is awesome
Good.
Imagine how good humans could be if everyone knew Truth. Endless potential in both directions unfortunately. It is the duty of the awakened and loving ones to spread happiness and love through God.
I was here when I was 10 years old. Beautiful place!
It's so majestic and beautiful, I love how isolated it looks too.
Wow, amazing
Truly marvelous.
What an absolutely beautiful piece of architecture.
Beautiful
O, wow!
I think I've been there before. If it's the place I'm thinking of, it is a beautiful place.
More churches be it Catholic or Christian, need to start preaching about Heaven more often.
@makotofox1987
Жыл бұрын
May I correct you: Catholics ARE Christian. We are the original Christians
Beautiful!!
Love this!
Protestant here, what ever differences exist are irrelevant. May Chirst and Host conquer the demonic forces, maybe all glory and be unto Him. For ages and ages tk come. Amen✝️
My real name means Michael Angel of Light in Italian.
Wow, me & my cat enjoyed watching this touching video & it always keeps my cat's ears up like an owl. 🦉LOL. With me, I always pray to St. Michael the Archangel prayer twice a day. One in the morning & one before bedtime. God bless. 👍✌😀🙏🙏
This is a wonderful presentation. I also pray to Saint Michael to save my State of Goa which is being forcibly transitioned from a catholic state into a multicultural sinful disaster
@amyedwards8081
Жыл бұрын
Praying!
@flashblast
Жыл бұрын
@@amyedwards8081 Thank you
I have been there once, but i was a kid and atheist. Hope i go there again
🇫🇷 way to go tfp I didn’t know you guys got here! Vive la légion étrangère
Normandie = best french region
@mwittmann68
Жыл бұрын
*laughs in Alsatian*
@sirjojo7278
Жыл бұрын
@@mwittmann68 Ce n’est pas déconnant comme propos mais l’Alsace est très bien aussi
Da pacem, Domine! Amen!
Nice building
Normans were the most based people to ever live.
Amen! Beautiful, thank you
What’s the music in the background?
@matthewmiller9321
Жыл бұрын
Gaude Felix Francia -- sung by the American TFP.
I hiked the bay during a class trip to France while I was in high school. Unfortunately during those days, I was very disconnected from my faith and I was unable to appreciate the significance of Mont Saint Michel and many of the other Catholic sites I visited.
Absolutely beautiful! God bless you TFP student action ✝️
J'habite à 5 minutes du Mont. Très belles images par ailleurs
@tfpstudentaction
8 ай бұрын
You are so privileged to live close the Mont Saint Michele. God bless you.
!
Fun fact: the statue of the Archangel at the top of the abbay tower is also the regiment insignia of 9th hunter paratrooper regiment
2:28 shoutouts to that bird flying over that house on the right side of the screen, I name him Leroy
I was there
:)
is this beautiful church used for worshipping God in the Holy Traditional Latin Mass?
Seeing the date it feels like a relic of the once united Christian Roman empire but some of the architecture and the fortress reminds me of the germanic/frankish invaders who used the feudal system to control the conquered Romans and ultimately divide them, and the church.
What soundtrack is that? The men singing and the trumpet sounds incredible!
@tfpstudentaction
Жыл бұрын
That's the American TFP choir and trumpets. It was recorded in a Catholic cathedral.
@samfranklin659
Жыл бұрын
@@tfpstudentaction That truly sounded not of this world (no pun imtended). Great job!
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Please can you tell me what's the background song?
@tfpstudentaction
Жыл бұрын
It's the coronation hymn of Saint Louis IX of France.
@allan_0307
Жыл бұрын
@@tfpstudentaction Thank you 👍
I'm 13 and converting to catholic.
🇫🇷 🇺🇸 visit the legionaire museums next time france's military remain catholic
QVIS-VT-DEVS? DEVS-VULT!
Hogwarts 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
@plushcanvas8652
Жыл бұрын
Disney castle intro
@rossvandeventer
Жыл бұрын
No, this is real.
@diegoantonio3257
Жыл бұрын
Harry Potter is satanic.
White culture
@juans6639
Жыл бұрын
The race card I have says that in Rev. 7:9;....behold, a great multitude, which no one could count of every nation, color and creed....It CANNOT be White Culture, can it?
@christrisen6589
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*Catholic culture
@juans6639
Жыл бұрын
@@christrisen6589 THAT...is the ONLY ONE instituted by Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostles in 33 A.D. and will be untill the end of the world.
@christrisen6589
Жыл бұрын
@@juans6639 🇻🇦✝️🙏
@artistforthefaith9571
Жыл бұрын
@@christrisen6589 *White Catholic culture