Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Music by A.Zapata for the TFP Three Archangels Music Library
Saint Ferdinand a Noble Warrior Saint
Found in a book on the life of King St. Ferdinand is a very beautiful and impressive passage. I thought I would share it with you.
During the Siege of Córdoba:
"Seeing himself with enough men, Ferdinand rigorously tightened the siege, and the assaults on the stronghold - which had begun to feel the pangs of hunger - commenced. The Moors were yielding and had started negotiations for the capitulation when a disturbing event delayed victory.
The King's vassals from León had been in the campaign for three months, which was their obligation under feudal law. Seeing it fulfilled, they presented themselves to the King to take leave of him. Ferdinand did not reproach them, as they were acting within the law. However, he felt a coldness in his heart watching these men leave his service and casually return to their homes which he, their king, remained there suffering the fatigues of war.
The faithful Castilians watched them leave with indignation and contempt, and the noblemen and their troops scornfully reproached them with biting remarks. During the conversation with the King some days later, the nobles, still indignant over the faithlessness of the indifferent soldiers, blasted them with insults. Ferdinand replied with a seriousness tinged with sadness, "You can see, my friends, how ugly it is to abandon the King in order to avoid hardships and sufferings and return home to enjoy the comforts and leisure there. May it please God Almighty that we never do that to our King and Lord Jesus Christ."
Music by A.Zapata for the TFP Three Archangels Music Library
Saint Ferdinand a Noble Warrior Saint
Found in a book on the life of King St. Ferdinand is a very beautiful and impressive passage. I thought I would share it with you.
During the Siege of Córdoba:
"Seeing himself with enough men, Ferdinand rigorously tightened the siege, and the assaults on the stronghold - which had begun to feel the pangs of hunger - commenced. The Moors were yielding and had started negotiations for the capitulation when a disturbing event delayed victory.
The King's vassals from León had been in the campaign for three months, which was their obligation under feudal law. Seeing it fulfilled, they presented themselves to the King to take leave of him. Ferdinand did not reproach them, as they were acting within the law. However, he felt a coldness in his heart watching these men leave his service and casually return to their homes which he, their king, remained there suffering the fatigues of war.
The faithful Castilians watched them leave with indignation and contempt, and the noblemen and their troops scornfully reproached them with biting remarks. During the conversation with the King some days later, the nobles, still indignant over the faithlessness of the indifferent soldiers, blasted them with insults. Ferdinand replied with a seriousness tinged with sadness, "You can see, my friends, how ugly it is to abandon the King in order to avoid hardships and sufferings and return home to enjoy the comforts and leisure there. May it please God Almighty that we never do that to our King and Lord Jesus Christ."
