Excerpt from Joan of ArcIt is a story that has appealed to many pens, that has occasioned mockery and irreverence, and that many writing in all reverence have sought to explain on natural grounds. But if we are to accept any explanation at all, it must be that of Joan herself, namely, that she was the child of God, His prophet, His Maid, His avenger, raised up at His good pleasure to do a given task in a given way. Without the Catholic Faith, she is inexplicable. More than on her sword, she relied on the Mass, more than bread, the sacra ments were her sustenance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.