A Torre de Belém: estátua de um guerreiro em prece — sério, forte e impassível. O que é ter zelo?

What is the true preparation for the "Bagarre" (historical upheaval promised by Our Lady in Fatima, as punishment for men violating God's law)? - What is admirable about monuments with a medieval spirit? What was the mentality of the men who abandoned this and then wanted to destroy it? - God may have given us some qualities that shine, but they are only valuable to the extent that they have Him as their point of reference, the author and supreme model of all perfections. To that extent they are valuable. If not, they are worthless! - This tower symbolizes a design of God, a mission. Compare this to the modern skyscraper in the form of a grid... Suppose someone said: "no, this is taking up space, we can scrape this off, throw all this old stonework on the ground and build a building there, the tallest in the world, with 200 floors." I would never want to see that place again! And if someone were to dive to the bottom of the sea, and bring out one of the cobblestones from that fallen tower, and keep the remains of the Tower of Belém in their house, I would say: give me a little piece to keep with me to take with me to the grave... 1st part of the Saint of the Day, Saturday, February 22, 1986, in which Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira comments mainly on various buildings and/or characters from the Middle Ages. The other images he commented on in that same Meeting will be posted soon.