Recognition of our Shepherd

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A WARNING TO PRETENDERS AND ESTABLISHING THE SOURCE OF OUR PEOPLE’S SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE

Published by Atticus Keen, Princeps of Ivoria

10th of Sigismund's End in the Year of our Lord 2005

 

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Let it be known: The Temple of St. Lucien is a ground of worship for our people, not a place for political movement, ideology, and misconduct.  No pretenders shall claim the title of shepherd among the Ivori. A principled people abide not by false guides, for we are a people of discernment, steadfast in our devotion to ways long tarnished by corruption, and graced with BLESSINGS MANIFOLD from the Almighty. Pretenders shall be punished with no remorse. The Ivori deal with blades to those who play.

With the completion of our blessed temple, and in fulfillment of our sacred duty to provide divine and fatherly guidance to our people, the Ivori Principate announces the recognition of our people’s spiritual Guide, Father John: he who laid the very bricks of our temple, planned its sacred spaces, and guided our people in prayers and hymns throughout the construction of our city.

We do recognize him as:

1. Abbot of the Temple of St. Lucien:
   • Until our people are granted an independent diocese, Father John is hereby formally recognized as the Abbot and Prior of the Temple of St. Lucien. He is entrusted with guiding our sacred rites, including marriages, funerals, prayers, and processions. Moreover, he shall steward the monastery, elevating it to ever greater heights.
2. Chaplain of the Courts of Venetia:
   • Father John is hereby designated as the Chaplain of the Courts of Venetia, tasked with the spiritual well-being and moral guidance of those who serve within our cultural community.
3. Liaison to the Order of St. Lucien:
   • As Chapter Prior of the Order of the Grail of St. Lucien, Father John is further entrusted as a liaison between the Ivori forces and the Order of St. Lucien, ensuring that heretics, apostates, and apparitions are identified, punished, and exiled from our lands.

Our children are guided only by those with equanimity and purpose in their station. Just as we followers of St. Lucien admit no false prophet before the eyes of the Lord, so too shall we allow no false shepherd or deceiver to claim dominion over our flock.

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IN NOMINE DEI,

 

His Grace, Atticus Keen, Princeps of Ivoria, Knight of Ivor, Protector of the Ivöri people

 

 

 

[Barbarus 1232]

Father John's bushy brows parted like the sea from Moses as he read the missive, signing the lorraine thereafter, "To be of spiritual service when I no longer can be of physical one... God be praised."

[resurectionist 138]

Heylise allows herself a small smile as she reads the missive. "GOD shines his light on his true servants."

[Jayphynph 279]

Matthias Keen sighed in relief; the grumpy old guy would be gone soon.

[NomadicGuard 33]

Would read the missive casually as he puffed his cigarrete "Indeed our lord always provides, the Ivorian people are not left without guidance. . . anyways, I must return to praising the great ATTICUS KEEN!"