Ave Maria! HOMILY - St. Louis IX, Patron of Franciscan Third Order - August 25, 2022

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton's homily from Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA, for the Memorial of St. Louis IX, King of France, Patron of Franciscan Third Order Seculars.

For more on St. Louis IX:
- https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/saint-louis-IX.html
- https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2022-08-25

To better understand the excellence of Christian governance under Louis IX:
- "Was There a Time Before Church and State?" by Andrew Willard Jones - https://stpaulcenter.com/was-there-a-time-before-church-and-state/
- Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in the Sacramental Kingdom of St. Louis IX - by Andrew Willard Jones - https://www.emmausacademic.com/publications/2017/8/18/before-church-and-state-a-study-of-social-order-in-the-sacramental-kingdom-of-st-louis-ix

Today's Mass readings:
- https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0825-memorial-louis.cfm

Our Lady's Chapel homily videos are available on Facebook as well:
- https://www.facebook.com/ourladyschapel