Our Lady's Crusade was directed by the LORD and began on May 18, 1991, the eve of Pentecost at St. Joseph Church in Clayton, Missouri. Those joining the Crusade of prayer gathered at various Parishes throughout the 90s.

Our Lady's Crusade of prayer has been reinstituted and we are inviting others to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily along with Psalm 24.

We are praying for GOD's plan for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis and, as before, we are enlisting GOD's Providence, prompt action and unity of prayer for JESUS to be known and loved as the King of Glory.

COME, HOLY SPIRIT, LIVING FIRE, COME AFRESH and make new and restore.....
For the rich and vibrant Catholic history of St. Louis and a list of groups to contact, please scroll to the bottom.

From Jesus to us regarding All Things New (July 2022) (Click here)

Psalm 24

The earth is the LORD’s and all it holds,
the world and those who dwell in it.
For he founded it on the seas,
established it over the rivers.
Who may go up the mountain of the LORD?
Who can stand in his holy place?
“The clean of hand and pure of heart,
who has not given his soul to useless things,
what is vain.
He will receive blessings from the LORD,
and justice from his saving God.
Such is the generation that seeks him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.”

Lift up your heads, O gates;
be lifted, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may enter.
Who is this king of glory?
The LORD, strong and mighty,
the LORD, mighty in war.
Lift up your heads, O gates;
rise up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may enter.
Who is this king of glory?
The LORD of hosts, he is the king of glory.

The Blessed Sacrament miraculously saved the Village of Saint Louis-May 1780

A miracle did save the small, but important village during the Revolutionary War battle for Saint Louis, beginning on the Feast of Corpus Christi, May 25, 1780 culminating the next day, May 26, 1780. This history was unknown to us until the early 1990s, after the first gathering of Our Lady's Crusade.

Saint Louis, in 1780, was a village of about 100 stone and log houses with a population of about 700. The village was located where the Gateway Arch now stands, comprising the open area between the legs of the Arch and extending north into Laclede's Landing and south as far as Chouteau Street.

The lucrative fur trade with the Indians so occupied the inhabitants that they sometimes neglected to cultivate the fields and thus, it is alleged, earned the well-known nickname of "Paincourt" which means in French, "short of bread". Thursday, May 25, 1780 was the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body of CHRIST, and the citizens of early Saint Louis could have been seen picnicking on the 'field of Saint Louis in Sunday attire. This 'prairie' behind the village was then an open space on which downtown Saint Louis was built; it was farmland cultivated by the people in a somewhat communal fashion. Following the old European custom, they lived in the town and went out to the fields to work which gave them protection from enemies & close reliance upon each other in their daily living. On this Feast day, there was probably no work in the fields and the town was deserted. Their numbers were increased by hunters called in from the surrounding forests, the little garrison from Ste. Genevieve, and the visitors for the celebration. The historical record is not perfectly clear, but it seems likely that a Corpus Christi procession was held in the fields, after Mass in the log church, built near where the Old Cathedral now stands.

Historical commentators have wondered why these people would have been permitted to celebrate so unheedingly this Feast outside the town, because it was known that a large force of Indians and British from Canada (outnumbering the villagers three to one) were approaching this small, unsecured village. Since the Spanish Lieutenant Governor, Captain Fernando De Leyba, helped the Americans by refusing the British the use of the river and allowing war supplies to reach the colonies from New Orleans; the record now shows the enemy was bent on bloody revenge. Their overwhelming numbers on the river, only 35 miles above the town, was reported to De Leyba. "The Indians were so close that they could reach out from their places of concealment & touch us with their hands," reported one townsperson later. Did the Commander include GOD in his plan to defend Saint Louis? The Capuchin Friar, Father Bernard, had blessed the cornerstone of a tower only 39 days earlier, which formed the center of the defenses on the high ground of what is now 4th and Walnut Streets, with two trenches going north & south around the village on the lower ground. The stone tower overlooking the town was to be 30 feet high, but was incomplete, while the river was the eastern defense barrier.

Friday, May 26th, the day after their Feast date, people were going about their work. Suddenly, at 1:00 in the afternoon, two African slaves who were working in the fields and carrying muskets (In Saint Louis, slaves were allowed to be armed), saw the wave of approaching Indians & British.

They fired the shots to signal those in the village. A warning cannon was fired from the stone tower - with the air filled with the cries of the foe as they charged across the open farmland to attack. Running to the tower, the Commander De Leyba directed the fire of the five cannons, which were mounted in the incomplete structure. The trenches filled quickly by defenders with muskets, who returned the fire of the enemy who had become ensconced on the ground above the village. "But for this prompt action," wrote the Commander, "this would have been the last day of Saint Louis."

The battle went on until about 4pm, when the enemy left the high ground where they were able to kill a number of its inhabitants. This was after a prominent Indian Chief was killed and some tribesmen had withdrawn. Before retreating and never to return, they massacred or captured whomever they found outside the town. The slaughter was in sight of the villagers, attempting to draw them out of their defense. Cattle and crops were wantonly destroyed after failure to wipe out the community. Some 70 people died or went into captivity, almost 1/10 of the population. Captain De Leyba wrote to his superior: "Judge...what kind of a fate was awaiting us, if Divine Providence, bravery and activity had not preserved us."

Because of the 'relaxed posture' on the Feast of CHRIST's Body, it is believed that the enemy scouts did not realize the vigilant body of believers, slave and free, who trusted in the Power of GOD. In the end, it was the Providence of GOD, prompt action & unity forged in the celebration of Corpus Christi that established our foundation: JESUS: "All power in Heaven & on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the FATHER, and of the SON and of the HOLY SPIRIT, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age. "Matthew 28:18-20"

King Louis IX, our Patron Eucharistic Saint, was known to often attend Mass as many as three times per day. When receiving Holy Communion, he would walk on his knees to receive his King. Our Saint invited the poor & forsaken to his table of plenty. On August 25th, he died at 3pm - the hour of Mercy; later to become the birthdate of Saint Faustina. JESUS desires to be the Centre of His Cities, beginning with this Archdiocese. He desires to be publically proclaimed as King-King of Glory, bringing His Eucharistic Presence of Love & Mercy for all to receive & share.

Our City of Saint Louis has deep roots of faith in the Real Presence of the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of JESUS CHRIST. And in the 1970s it was shared by a Priest that during a Catholic Conference in Saint Louis, many people saw the image of JESUS as Divine Mercy, standing below the Arch, emanating rays of Blood and Water. JESUS, we trust in You!

Our Lady and Saint Joseph, pray for us. Saint Louis IX, all the Saints and Holy Angels, pray for us. All you Holy Men, Women, Youth and Children, pray for us. (Compiled from various sources, especially from Stephen Fitzgerald, a local, dedicated Catholic historian)

Our Lady's Crusade - relying on Divine Providence, gathering in Unity and taking prompt action in Prayer to honor JESUS as King Of Glory.

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There are a number of very concerned Catholic Laity who have formed groups in response to the 'all things new' initiative...praying, fasting, and sacrificing for Our Archbishop and Bishop, All Priests and All who are involved. WIth prayer, we/they are being led to invite others to join in asking for truth, transparency, communication and open dialog.

To access the group, please click on the name
     -STL Catholics
     -Our Lady's Crusade
     -St. Louis Catholics Discuss All Things New
     -SOS Cenacle of Prayer - Email to:[email protected]
     -CM Resistance STL - Email to:[email protected]
     -VIDEO: Following the Holy Spirit or High Dollar Consultants? – STL Catholics
     -VIDEO:A response to Archbishop Rozanski's article in the St. Louis Review
     -VIDEO:The End of the Parish Priest in Ireland
     -STL Today Article: Small group with big mission hopes to save the ‘Rome of the West’ in St. Louis

Please pray; if you are being led by the HOLY SPIRIT to participate in any way, please feel free to contact them directly.

We continue to pray for All of Our Brothers and Sisters in Our Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

St. Louis IX, pray for us.
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, pray for us.
St. Vincent de Paul, pray for us.
St. Padre Pio, pray for us.
St. Joan of Arc, pray for us.
St. Faustina, pray for us.

-----A Little History-----
Rome of the West: Normandy, Missouri - the "Little Rome of the West", part 1
Rome of the West: Normandy, Missouri - the "Little Rome of the West", part 2
Rome of the West: St. Louis Churches. (Click on a church to see photos.)

St. Joseph Church - Clayton
Rome of the West:Images of Saint Joseph at Saint Joseph Church in Clayton
(a vision of the HOLY SPIRIT took place here on the eve of Pentecost, May 18th, 1991)
With the explanation: "Even though My Church appears to be crumbling, I am rebuilding it
with the Fire of My SPIRIT, the Fire of My Cross and the Fire of My LOVE."

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