In our discussion about the destruction by fire of Notre Dame cathedral, and her rebuilding, Menagerie wrote on April 17, 2019:

As moving as the altar is the statue of Mary holding Christ. Notre Dame, Our Lady, always presenting Christ to His people, even when she held him, taken down from the cross. The most touching thing to me about the Pieta is that outstretched left hand of hers, reaching out to us, even in her sorrow and agony and His death.

Notre Dame is so much more to the world than a beautiful cathedral. People don’t grasp so well why it matters, but it matters because the Mother of God gives us her son. That can’t be added to or subtracted from in the final result. I hope that Notre Dame is rebuilt and stands ever more glorious. I personally don’t think that the secularists can undo what is, represented so well, so beautifully, so lastingly in the Cathedral in Paris. She is more than stone, mortar, wood, and even rose windows and spires.

As Menagerie said, the cathedral is more than stone, mortar, wood and even rose windows and spires. These human creations prompt us to remember the meaning of “Notre Dame”, “Our Lady”. Here she is, restored:

The cathedral will open to the public once more on December 8, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump will be in attendance, as he announced on Truth Social.

“It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago,” Trump shared. He also offered words of praise for France’s president. “President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so. It will be a very special day for all!”

May God protect our President as he travels to France.