{"id":5702,"date":"2024-02-21T01:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2024-02-17T23:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T22:28:11","slug":"french-blood-which-ran-in-the-streets-of-our-city-has-covered-it-with-a-funeral-veil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5702","title":{"rendered":"FRENCH BLOOD WHICH RAN IN THE STREETS OF OUR CITY HAS COVERED IT WITH A FUNERAL VEIL"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 22, the Feast of Corpus Christi, Eugene wrote:<\/h3>\n

During the service, someone came to bring me several very alarming warnings. The rebellious workers had constructed barricades, the main army and the national guard were under arms, etc. I wanted to complete the office of this important day. Upon return to my residence, I learned successively about the disasters of the day. It was only very late that the barricades were removed with the loss of several men.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Our Fathers of le Calvaire and of the Seminary went to the environs of the place of battle in order to give absolution and Extreme Unction to the wounded in danger of death.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I had been tempted to present myself as a mediator, but I was deterred from this by assurances that the rioters would fire upon me. I thus settled for praying to God for everyone.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Eugene de Mazenod’s Diary, 23 April 1848, EO XXI<\/em><\/h3>\n

Hubenig narrates:<\/h3>\n

The closing of the ateliers on June 22 sparked massive riots. Known as the June Days, they raged for three days in Paris and spread to many other parts of the country. The army suffered a thousand fatalities, while several thousand workers died in the clashes. In Marseille, where the riots flared fiercely, Bishop de Mazenod cancelled the Corpus Christi procession, stating, \u201cFrench blood which ran in the streets of our city has covered it with a funeral veil.\u201d<\/em><\/h3>\n

Living in the Spirit\u2019s Fire<\/em>\u00a0 page 166<\/h3>\n

REFLECTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n

“How do we stop violence, looting, and riots? The way that we stop that is by making sure that people have the things that they need to thrive.” \u00a0(Alicia Garza)<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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