The Holy Mass In The First World War. A Photo Collection.

This Article is taken from, and can be read in full at, CANTICUM SOLOMONIS

This Article, by Henri de Villiers, was first published in 2014 on 

the Blog of The Schola Sainte Cécile, to Commemorate the Centenary of the start of

The Great War. It is translated and republished here and at New Liturgical Movement in honour of Armistice Day, 2018, and the Centenary of the First Armistice, which occurred recently.

On 3 August 1914, Germany declared War on France, and Europe entered into a terrible four years of slaughter that would decimate Believers on every side, wiping out the youth of thousands of Towns and Villages, and bringing about the loss of a great part of Europe’s Christian élite.

In memory of this sorrowful Centenary, we present a collection of photographs that testify to the Faith of these men in the midst of the horrors of The Front.

We Shall Remember Them.

"Requiem æternam dona eis Domine"

and

"lux perpetua luceat eis".

“For the Lord will judge His people, and will be entreated in favour of His servants.” (Psalm 134,14)

Photos: Mass at The Front, France, during The First World War.