What Does Victory Look Like? by Steven Thomas

We have experienced a unique moment in U.S. Catholicism.  For the first time in our history, or in any country’s history, we have witnessed our Eucharistic Lord in the form of a cross processed across the entire country.  Let me repeat, it’s never been done before in history, until now!

Why do I bring this up?  Because this is a crucial part in the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart.  The Triumph is not the end in itself, but the fruit of the Triumph is the reign of the Sacred (and Eucharistic) Heart.

My son, who is a CFR, was with the pilgrimage from South Bend to Indianapolis; he described the surreal feeling when the last team processed into Indianapolis.  The whole group removed their shoes a mile out and processed barefoot.  As they drew closer to St. John the Baptist church, he looked at the thousands of pilgrims waiting in great anticipation. The air was charged with an electricity as everyone dropped to their knees, some openly weeping, some with foreheads pressed to the ground.  The King had arrived, and he described the recognition of regality that crossed every face. …