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By Achb. Charles J. Chaput, First Things, Sept. 21, 2020

The following remarks were prepared earlier this year for the 2020 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast honoring Attorney General William Barr. Archbishop Chaput was originally scheduled as the keynote speaker; when COVID forced a rescheduling, the archbishop was unable to deliver them. Nonetheless, as the event approaches with a new date, he offers them here in support of the prayer breakfast and General Barr.

 

One of the great legacies of our cultural history is La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland). It was composed a thousand years ago, in the mid-11th century, and it tells the story of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. The battle took place on the border of Spain and France in A.D. 778, during the reign of Charlemagne. The story goes like this.

Charlemagne has been fighting in Spain against that country’s Muslim occupiers. The campaign has been a success. He now leads his army back to France to rest. But the pass he must use, Roncevaux Pass, is narrow and treacherous. So he leaves his favorite captain—Roland, a great Christian knight who’s beloved by his men—to command the rear guard and secure the entry to the pass. If there’s trouble, Roland will blow his horn, Oliphant, to signal his need. So Charlemagne and his army disappear into the pass.  ….

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