Your Royal Majesty.

True Glory Can Only Be Born of Pain
by Plinio Correa de Oliveira
From every side of the parade grounds, with habitual and quite natural enthusiasm, a huge crowd watches a trooping of the Queen’s Royal Grenadiers in their ceremonial uniforms.
New military tactics forced uniforms like these into obsolescence long ago. Nevertheless, these black trousers, red coats with white belts, gloves, and ornaments, and these distinguished bear-skin hats are preserved for higher moral ends: maintaining the tradition of the armed forces and showing people the splendors of military life.
Glory must be expressed in symbols. Indeed, God uses symbols to manifest to men His own grandeur. In this, as in all else, we must imitate God. Thus we see the Royal Grenadiers’ uniforms and their impeccably rhythmic and aligned marching. One senses the pride with which the standard-bearer carries the national flag and the troop commander indicates the direction of the parade. One can almost hear the beating of the drums …More

The Master of Ceremonies knocks three times
Capuchin: "Who is there?"
Master of Ceremonies: "Otto of Austria,
First Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary,
Imperial Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia,
Galicia, Londomeria and Illyria,
Grand Duke of Toskana and Krakow,
Duke of Lothringia, of Salzburg, Steria, Carinthia, Craina and the Bokowina, Grand Prince of Siebenburgen, Count of Mähren, Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz and Zator, of Teschen, Friali, Ragusa, Zara, princely Count von Habsurg of Tirol, of Kyburg, Gorz and Gradisca, Prince of Trent and Brixen, Count of Upper and Lower Lausitz and Istria, Count of Hoehenms, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg etc., Lord of Triest, of Cattaro and of the Windischen Mark, Grand Voyod of the Voyodship of Serbia, etc., etc." Capuchin: "We do not know him!" MC knocks three times Capuchin: "Who is there?" Master of Ceremonies: "Dr. Otto von Habsburg, President an Honorary …More

SkkH Otto von Habsburg möge ruhen in Frieden
Requiescat in Pace
Magna Mater Austria
Bitte für Ihn

The passion of Christ according to John
[1] When Jesus had said these things, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where there was a garden, into which he entered with his disciples. [2] And Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place; because Jesus had often resorted thither together with his disciples. [3] Judas therefore having received a band of soldiers and servants from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. [4] Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said to them: Whom seek ye? [5] They answered him: Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith to them: I am he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them.
[6] As soon therefore as he had said to them: I am he; they went backward, and fell to the ground. [7] Again therefore he asked them: Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. [8] Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their …More

My grandfather sailed on one of Titanic's sister ships the Olympic. The Olympic was built first, the Titanic second and the third ship to be built was supposed to be called the "Gigantic" but after the Titanic disaster the "Gigantic" was renamed the "Britannic" to tone down the grandiose name a bit. The Titanic was virtually identical to the Olympic but the Titanic had extra suites added to its deck where lifeboats were on its sister ship Olympic making Titanic a heavier ship tonnage-wise. Less lifeboats on deck gave more room to add first-class suites-hindsight is 20/20 as they say. The Britannic was converted to a hospital ship in World War I and sank in 1914 in much shallower water than Titanic. The Britannic either hit a German mine or was hit by a German torpedo and went down very quickly due to many of the port windows being opened on the ship for ventilation for war wounded-water poured in the open port windows as it sank. A nurse on the Britannic first sailed on the Olympic, then …More

(from Act IV, Scene 3)
This day is called the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
shall stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
and rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and see old age,
will yearly, on the vigil, feast his neighbours,
and say; "To-morrow is Saint Crispian." Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars and say; "These wounds I had on Crispin's day." Old men forget. Yet all shall be forgot. But he'll remember with advantages what feats he did that day. Then shall our names familiar in his mouth as household words --Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-- be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd. This story shall the good man teach his son. And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, from this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remember'd. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. Be he ne'er …More