"Permission To Die!"
How the martyrdom of The 17 Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne brought an end to The Free-Mason's first war on Catholics, The Great Terror of 1794.
17 July, 2022 - The following is an excerpt from the original script I composed for “Permission To Die”, the story of the 16 Carmelite nuns of Compiegne and their brutal execution for being Catholic on 17 July, 1794.
A SMALL CATHEDRAL, MODERATE REVERB.
FOOTSTEPS SLOWLY WALK IN A CIRCLE THEN STOP.
FRENCH RADICAL 1
As long as there are people like you,
there will be no hope for the
patriots of France.
CARMELITE 3-ELDERLY
And yet we do not demand anything
more than to live freely, according
to the rule we have chosen and taken
vows to.
FRENCH RADICAL 1
There is no freedom.... for the
enemies of freedom.
TO SILENCE - 5 SECONDS.
INSERT SONG VENI CREATOR FOR 1 MINUTE.
SISTER MARIE OF THE INCARNATION
The following events are true, horribly true. I am recounting them here to my best recollection so that history may witness the Glory of Our Redeemer as seen through the jubilant sacrifice of my sisters at the Carmel of Compiegne [say “COHM pee yawn”]. You see, what most call God’s intervention but what I term to be a horrid twist of fate has denied me the beautiful, gilded crown my sisters and Mother were pleased to earn for our spouse. This is the story of the Carmelite [say “CAR meh light”] martyrs of Compiegne; and my name is Sister Marie of the Incarnation....OUTDOOR AMBIENCE, 1800'S CITY, WAGON BEING PULLED DOWN
COBBLESTONE STREET
INSERT EERIE DRONE SFX
NARRATOR MIKE CHURCH
There was something eerie in the air as the tumbrils passed through the streets of Paris that led to Place du Trône Renversé. It was, in fact, too eerie that the normally noisy and violent crowd was "in a respectful silence such as has never been accorded throughout the Revolution." No rotten fruit was pelted and no clamorous insult was raised on the condemned women and men.BEGIN MUSIC "SALVE REGINA"
NARRATOR MIKE CHURCH (cont’d)
That evening one only heard the
ethereal chanting of sixteen
Discalced Carmelite nuns on their way
to death.
MUSIC FULL VOLUME 10-15 SECONDS.
NARRATOR MIKE CHURCH (cont’d)
These women could hardly be
recognized as nuns. Wrapped in their
white mantles, they did not, however,
wear their veils. Their wimples had
been cut away, exposing their necks
to facilitate the truculent job of
the guillotine's blade.
At around eight in the evening, after
a ride of two hours, the tumbrils
finally arrived at the place of
execution.
WAGON COMES TO A STOP.
NARRATOR MIKE CHURCH (cont’d)
A horrid stench of rotting flesh from
the common graves in nearby Picpus
and of putrifying blood beneath the
scaffold greeted them. The crowd
remained reverently silent. The
Carmelites have finally come face to
face with the dreaded guillotine.
Led by their courageous prioress,
Mother Teresa of St. Augustine, they
began to sing the Christian hymn of
praise:
CARMELITE CHOIR-SISTERS AT EPHESUS [Te Deum-sung] “You are God: we
praise you; You are the Lord: we
acclaim you; You are the eternal
Father: all creation worships you....
The glorious company of apostles
praises you.
The noble fellowship of prophets
praises you. The white-robed army of
martyrs praises you..."
You can listen to the entire 82 minute dramatic podcast here.