18 June 1940: Just four days before #France signs an armistices with Germany during World War II, eventual head of the Free French General Charles de Gaulle, gives the first of 67 speeches from #London to rally French resistance to the Nazis. The #French ambassador to London told the #British it was an "unfriendly gesture" to allow the broadcast against the Petain regime. #History #OTD #WW2 #ad https://t.co/XjlkTydhHI
18 juin 1429, dans une chaleur étouffante, Sainte Jeanne d'Arc, Jean d'Alençon, Arthur de Richemont, à la tête de l'armée française, anéantissent les anglais à Patay.
Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
To whom his love commits me here;
Ever this day be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide. From sinful stain O keep me free, at the hour of my death my helper be.
#OTD in 1464, painters Rogier van der Weyden died in Brussels. His ‘Descent from the Cross’, painted in 1435 for the Guild of Crossbowmen Guild of Leuven, is considered one of the most influential paintings of the Middle Ages.
Gospel of the Day (Matthew 6,7-15.)
Jesus said to his disciples: "In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
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