When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? Luke 18:8

 In this previous post I showed some of the celebration of the National Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar. The feast commemorates the encounter of St. James and the Blessed Virgin Mary at this site in Zaragoza:

The plaza is surrounded by a very large Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (above), the church of St. John the Baptist, and the Cathedral of the Savior (below):

Some of the history promises great hope for the future. The Romans who built this amphitheater eventually converted to Christianity and were a powerful force in spreading the Gospel.

Much later, for several centuries, Spain was ruled by the Muslims who built this castle, but once again, the Truth of Christianity prevailed.

This gate marks the incursion of Napoleon, who wanted to conquer the world and destroy the Church.

Now the new enemy of the Gospel is secularism in all of its many forms. Time will tell if there will be faith, not only in Spain but in our own land as well.