The French to Honor Joan of Arc

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The association Civitas sumons all the French to pay homage to the secondary patron saint of France on Sunday, May 9, 2010, inviting them to gather round a flag bearing the arms of St. Joan of Arc, at 3 p.m., Place Saint-Augustin (Paris, 8th).

In his press release, Alain Escada, secretary general of the Institut Civitas recalled “that by giving Joan to France as her patron saint, the Church sets her before us as a particular model to imitate,” and “how Joan of Arc’s campaign had inspired the contemplative St. Theresa of Lisieux,” who called her her “dear sister.”

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