The Order of John Francis and Salome
by
John Presco
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Apostolic Queen of Hungary, Queen of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slovenia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria, Queen of Jerusalem etc…;
Antipas, who was spending Passover in the capital, because Jesus came from Antipas’s realm. The tetrarch was eager to see Jesus, expecting more miracles, but soon returned him to Pilate, unwilling to pass judgment.
Yesterday I asked the three sisters missionaries if they owned a desire to go to Jerusalem. All three said they did. I showed them the Golgotha Bridge and Bingham Young University built on the Mount of Olives. I said this bridge is a link between the Order of Sant Francis, and the Church of Christ of Later Day Saints. I suggested a marriage between us – after showing them members of my family that joined the order, and built Briarcliff College.
We talked about who is in charge of LDS church, and they gave me his name. This morning as I lie in bed, I vowed to found a New Religion. I concluded it was God I saw when I died, and not Jesus. I believe Jesus walked across the Golgtha Bridge, was arrested, and crucified, I believe Salome was the mother-in-law of Jesus, and was midwife of Jesus, who was not born in a manger, but a sukkot booth.
I conclude the Catholic Church ,and Orthodox Jews have had enough time to figure out what I did, that the New Testament says Jesus restored the Jubilee, the Judging of the Sotah, and abolished the law declaring infants born with defect have been premarket by God as Born Sinners, and thus no rabbi needs minister to them.
I believe Salome was Baptized by John the Baptist, and took the Vow of the Nazarite, as did her relative Queen Berenice. I believe John spoke when he was eight days old, and wrote his name on a tablet. John was filled with the Holy Sprit while in his mother’s womb. They say Jesus was – as well. I believe John transmitted the Holy Spirit to Jesus – before he was born.
I will now be writing a letter to the Governor of California, Oregon, and Washington, bidding them to sue Israel to retrieve monies given to the new nation of Israel, by our President, in order to give a sanctuary to the Jews, and not to establish a kingdom, or, create a Massac Cult that harasses other religions. Orthodox Jews have harassed the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. How about the Order of Saint Francis?
Because Leo is an American Pope, in religious theory, all properties owned in the New World by the Habsburgs, is restored to this illustrious family – that had to flee to America to escape the Evil Monster who wanted to behead Empress Zita….
QUEEN OF JERUSALEM
On this day, June 12m 2026, I John The Nazarite, put the Knight Templars of Rougemont, in the custodial care of Governor Gavin Newsom, until these matters are resolved.
So be it!
John The Nazarite
10:09 AM
About 4 bce Herod Antipas inherited part of his father’s kingdom after the Roman emperor Augustus adjusted his father’s will. He restored the damage caused in the period between his father’s death and the approval of the will, restoring two towns, one of which he renamed in honour of the Roman imperial family.
He divorced his Nabataean wife, the daughter of Aretas IV, king of the desert kingdom adjoining his own, to marry Herodias, formerly the wife of his half brother. The marriage offended his former father-in-law and alienated his Jewish subjects. According to Mark 6 and the parallel accounts in Matthew 14 and Luke 3, when John the Baptist, one of his subjects, reproached Herod for this marriage, Herodias goaded her husband into imprisoning him. Still unmollified, she inveigled her daughter, Salome, to ask for the Baptist’s head in return for dancing at her stepfather’s birthday feast. Antipas reluctantly beheaded John, and later, when Jesus’ miracles were reported to him, he believed that John the Baptist had been resurrected. When Jesus was arrested in Jerusalem, according to Luke 23, Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judaea, first sent him to Antipas, who was spending Passover in the capital, because Jesus came from Antipas’s realm. The tetrarch was eager to see Jesus, expecting more miracles, but soon returned him to Pilate, unwilling to pass judgment.
Above the five crosses are two hands on both sides of a cross – the symbol of the custody of the Holy places. The bare hand is the hand of Jesus, while the hand with a sleeve is St. Francis of Assisi, the founder. Both hands are perforated – the holes created by nails (Jesus on the cross, St. Francis of stigmata).
The photo below shows the alley that leads to the Dormition, seen behind between the two walls, and the tomb of David.
The statue of St Francis, the founder of the order, is seen on the wall. Above it is the symbol of the Franciscans: large cross with four crosses on each of its corners.
A page from North Quabbin History: Empress Zita finds refuge in Royalston
Visitors have always found the North Quabbin a peaceful place of refuge. In the 1940s, with World War II raging in Europe, among those who came to the North Quabbin was the Empress Zita of Austria and Queen of Hungary, and her family who had been deposed after World War I.
The empress’s journey to Royalston began with Hitler’s annexation of Austria. “Hitler’s appetite for conquest continued with the attack on Poland in September, starting World War II. By March 1940, the third Reich began spilling bombs on Zita’s castle in Belgium,” according to Alan Bowers, a Royalston resident who remembers Empress Zita’s visits and has given talks on the topic. Zita and her family escaped to Portugal with her family, according to Bowers. From there, her sons Otto and Felix continued to America to make arrangements for a stay for their mother, according to Bowers.
On July 20, Empress Zita and her youngest daughter Archduchess Elizabeth arrived in the United States at LaGuardia field from Lisbon aboard the Dixie Clipper. From there they, “motored” to Royalston, where their host, Calvin Bullock, provided refuge in his white colonial home known as the Bastille, Bowers said.
The July 25, 1940 Orange Enterprise and Journal described the first meeting with Empress Zita in Royalston this way: “The Empress arrives with soft smiling, velvety brown eyes contrasting to the austerity of her long black high neck long sleeved dress. The former Empress Zita of Austria was ushered into a reception room in the guest house on the Calvin Bullock estate in Royalston Monday afternoon and we stood in the presence of Royalty.” The Empress dressed in black since the death of her husband Karl in April 1, 1922, Bowers said.
Bullock had entertained the Archduke Otto, eldest son of Empress Zita, at his New York home. He offered his Royalston guest house as the perfect refuge for the exiled family when they arrived, the article continued.
“The black clad empress became a familiar figure to the 800 inhabitants of Royalston and to the parishioners of Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Church in Athol,” which the family attended, Bowers continued.
The Orange Enterprise and Journal covered the arrival of the empress’s other children as well: Archduchesses Adelaide, age 26, and Charlotte, 19, and their brothers the Archdukes Charles Louis, 22, and Rudolph, 21. The paper stated “they are so enthusiastic about their new surroundings that smilingly, they all speak at once in their assurances that “it is delightful, so comfortable, the hills and the fields, the views quite beautiful!”
On Oct. 3, 1940, Zita left her refuge in Royalston to meet her mother, Duchess of Parma, and shortly thereafter moved to Quebec, Bowers stated. Even with the move, the family often returned to Royalston for summer visits, he continued.
Bowers, who was a young teen at the time of the empress’s visits, has personal memories. “My grandfather’s brother was the caretaker of the Bullock properties. He paid me to pull out the leaf debris from the fence around the Bastille. Her manservant (chauffeur) told me I had to throw away my gum because it was impolite to chew gum in front of the queen. When I refused, he gave me a quarter. I could get a package of five sticks of gum for a nickel at my grandfather’s store next door. Should have kept the quarter.”
United with God
During one of Zita’s last trips to Austria, her health became more precarious. She continued to deteriorate; she had already lost her eyesight and movement became more and more difficult. She was always accompanied by some of her children and was cared for by her lady-in-waiting, Marie, Baroness von Plappart. The testimonies of the nurses charged with her care, the Sisters of Familia Spiritualis “Opus” are absolutely edifying. She serenely awaited death in order to see her loving spouse once again. Her prayer was answered on March 14, 1989, when she was almost 97 years of age.
During her funeral in Vienna on April 1, 1989, the 67th anniversary of the death of her beloved husband, the ceremonial used to take her mortal remains into the Crypt of the Capuchin Friars expresses very well the humility of the Servant of God:
The court chamberlain rapped three times on the heavy church door.
– From inside, the voice of a Capuchin friar answered: ”Who begs entrance?”
– The Chamberlain responded: “Her Majesty Zita, by the grace of God, Empress 
of Austria, Apostolic Queen of Hungary, Queen of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slovenia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria, Queen of Jerusalem etc…; Archduchess of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Cracow; Duchess of Lorraine, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and Bukovina; Grand Princess of Transylvania, Margravine of Moravia; Duchess of Upper and Lower Silesia, of Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, of Auschwitz and Sator, of Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa and Zara; Princely Countess of Habsburg and Tyrol, of Kyburg, Görz and Gradisca, Princess of Trient and Brixen, Margravice of Upper and Lower Lusatia and Istria; Countess of Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz and Sonnenberg…etc…; Lady of Triest, Cattaro and in the Windic March; Grand Vojvode of the Vojvodeship of Serbia…etc… ; born Princess Royal of Bourbon, Princess of Parma…etc…” .
– The Capuchin friar answered: “We know her not.” The door remained closed.
– A second time, the chamberlain knocked. “Who begs entrance?”
– “Her Majesty Zita, Empress and Queen.”
– “We know her not.”
– And a third time, three knocks resound: “Who begs entrance?”
– “Zita, a mortal sinner.”
– “Let her enter.”
– Video in German with the ceremonial of the entrance into the crypt:
-Documentary in French (procession and tomb in the Capuchin crypt, program of Frédéric Mitterand):
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Deepa Bharath, Associated Press
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A Pentagon list overhaul puts Mormon church’s Christian identity back in the spotlight
Nation Jun 11, 2026 5:30 PM EDT
The Pentagon’s revision to its list of Christian religions this week has reignited a nearly 200-year-old debate: Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian denomination?
Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are many prominent Christian clergy and scholars who disagree, citing core differences in how they view God and the Trinity and revere a scripture that is not part of the two-testament Christian Bible.
Utah U.S. Senators Mike Lee and John Curtis, both Republicans and Latter-day Saints, challenged the Pentagon’s exclusion of their faith from its list of Christian religions. It was part of the Department of Defense’s recent effort to significantly pare down a list of more than 200 religious affiliations that troops could choose from, deleting categories such as atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans.
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“Latter-day Saints are among the most patriotic, service-oriented individuals in our country,” Curtis posted on X in defense of his faith. “They are also unequivocally Christian — just look at who is in the name of the Church.”
He also said in his post that it is “unacceptable” for the government to characterize a faith in a way that contradicts how the religion identifies itself — a sentiment echoed widely in the social media blowback.
The Pentagon responded on Monday by removing the Christian label from 20 other traditions, including Catholic, Lutheran and Pentecostal, and stayed away from labeling Latter-day Saints as Christian. The department also issued a statement saying that the new rubric is not intended to “make any claims on the legitimacy of any faith or religion’s belief,” but to help chaplains do their jobs and structure resources quickly and efficiently.
Latter-day Saints identify as Christians
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, has nearly 18 million members worldwide, with the highest concentration in Utah. The church has a long history of military service; it emphasizes patriotism and chaplaincy support.
In a social media post, Lee said: “My church membership is inextricably intertwined with my Christianity, as it is for 17 million other Latter-day Saints. Regardless of what the Pentagon thinks.”
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The church’s website states that it is a “Christian Church, but is neither Catholic nor Protestant.”
“Rather, it is a restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ as originally established by the Savior in the New Testament of the Bible,” the site further explains. “Jesus Christ is central to the lives of Church members. They seek to follow his example by being baptized, praying in His holy name, partaking of the sacrament, doing good to others and bearing witness of Him through both word and deed. The only way to salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ.”
Yet the debate about whether Latter-day Saints are Christians goes back nearly 200 years to the days of the church’s founding.
Definitions of God and the Holy Trinity vary
Matthew Bowman, chair of Mormon studies at Claremont Graduate University in Southern California, said the primary difference between major Christian denominations and Latter-day Saints lies in how the nature of God is defined, and their view of the Trinity, the spiritual relationship between God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Most Christian faiths believe God is spirit, while founders of the Latter-day Saints believed that God was a human being who achieved Godhood, he said.
Latter-day Saints also reject the Nicene Creed, which emphasizes the doctrine of the Trinity as one divine being.
“They believe that while the three have a relationship, they are distinct beings,” Bowman said.
The Catholic Church has long held that Latter-day Saints are not Christian. Most recently in 2012, the Vatican stated that even if the Latter-day Saint baptismal rite refers to the Trinity, the church’s beliefs about the identities of the three are so different from Catholic and mainline Christian beliefs that the rite cannot be regarded as a Christian baptism.
Tension over religious beliefs spilled over to politics
This debate has raged on in U.S. politics over the decades, resulting in tensions between evangelical Christians and Latter-day Saints who have long considered themselves members of the religious right. Like evangelicals, most Latter-day Saints hold conservative views on topics such as abortion and LGBTQ+ issues.
Bowman said the question of Latter-day Saints’ Christian identity exploded during Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.
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“At the time — and often after that — there continues to be a sense of surprise among Latter-day Saints that the evangelicals didn’t consider them Christian and among evangelicals when they learn that the Latter-day Saints in fact consider themselves Christian,” he said.
The rise of Donald Trump has created a feeling among Latter-day Saints that their old alliance with evangelical Christians is shakier than ever, especially with younger Latter-day Saints viewing evangelicals as a hostile group, Bowman said.
“In the past five years or so, there is a growing push among evangelicals to create a muscular, masculine Christianity, more vocal on doctrine, with some calling (Mormons) heretics,” he said.
LDS chaplains in the military were viewed with suspicion
Philip McLemore, who served as a Latter-day Saint chaplain in the Air Force from 1984 to 2005, said he and others felt discriminated against then, and he was passed up for promotions because of his faith.
“That mostly came from other Christian chaplains and supervisors who believed Mormon chaplains were not Christian,” he said. “They also felt the same way about Christian Scientists.”
McLemore said some of the other Christian chaplains told him they feared that Latter-day Saint chaplains were using the military to proselytize and convert. But he said he could see why other Christians were suspicious of Latter-day Saints.
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“Mormonism doesn’t fit comfortably into most classic Christianity mostly because of the founders’ claims of exclusive truth and authority that can be offensive to some,” he said. “Joseph Smith’s first vision — a foundational event for the church — was one of Jesus telling him that all the other churches are false and their creeds are abominations.”
Overall, McLemore does not believe denomination matters much in the military.
“In my experience, service members would not know what your denomination was, and they didn’t care,” he said. “They didn’t consult chaplains on matters of religion. They needed chaplains for personal problems and issues with work, mental health and marriage.”
AP reporters Konstantin Toropin and Tiffany Stanley contributed to this report.
Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
6/9/2026
Salome and The Baptist
Where Art Thou?
by
John Presco
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This morning as I lie in bed I cam up with the solution for my paintings of Rena Easton, and, what really happened to Salome and John the Baptist. I said twenty years ago that Salome danced for John’s head – after it was severed – so she can have it plated with silver, and put in the Cave of Machpelah. with the other heads of prophets. Essau’s head was put here. He is the Father of the Idimuties, of which Herod the great spring, as well as Salome and her mother.
OH MY GOD! I just took a sip of coffee, and aaked my Googlebot this question;
“Did Queen Berenice take the vow of the Nazarite”
Yes. According to first-century historian Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Queen Berenice took a Nazirite vow in 66 CE. She went to Jerusalem and undertook the vow’s requirements, which included abstaining from wine and shaving her head thirty days before offering sacrifices. [1, 2]
” She bravely approached the Roman procurator Gessius Florus barefoot and with her head shorn to plead for his protection of the Jewish people and to stop the massacre of Jews in Jerusalem.”
OMG! I just asked Googlebot are there any heads in the Cave of Patriarch?
The Tradition: The Midrash (ancient biblical exegesis) and the Talmud recount that after a dispute regarding the burial plots, Esau’s severed head rolled into the cave and came to rest in the bosom of his father, Isaac.
I began myu painting of Rena – six years ago? I put a lantern in her hand, holding up The Light of Truth! THE TRUTH that arrived at 8:16 AM June 9, 2026….. Salome is a devout Jew, who may have taken the Vow of the Nazarite…..
BECAUSE SHE WAS BAPTIZED BY JOHN THE BAPTIST!
God gave Rena to me, in the middle of the night. She was a professional dancer who danced in the Royal Ballet! I need a studio! I want to do a Lifesize satue of Rena, and gift it to the LDS church, along with the Gold Plate with the words of…
The Bitter Water
I spent a year doing thee genealogy of the Herod’s Family Tree. Today, I find
TWO HOLY WOMAN
Are these The Two Witnesses?
I believe Salome was made The Scapegoat! She was left….Holding the bag! Powerful men were afriad of John. He became…A Political Football! Salome was utterly disgusted. I believed she conversed with learned Jews. Why would she hate John, when all around her…..loved him! She loved John! What was not to love!
I got a text from The Sisters, and they are still coming to my door! I sent them my last three posts. We are……all in! When I become baptized. Salome will top my list of those who will own Salvation – when I do!
Holy! Holy!
John ‘The Nazarite’
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
I took a break for breakfast and clicked on Salom’es geneagy. At 9:47 on June 9th. I read………..THIS!
- Married (2_BC), Bethlehem, Judea, to
Mary, daughter of Heli, Our Lady of Nazareth †48 with
James, son of Joseph, Saint James of Jerusalem, The Just. The Less. 1st Bishop of Jerusalem †82- Joseph, son of Joseph
- Simon, son of Joseph
- Jude, son of Joseph
Mary Jacob, daughter of Joseph, Nazarene priestess †55- Salome, daughter Joseph, Princess
- Joanna, daughter of Jacob
- Jesus Christ, King of Nazareth, son of GOD †33
- Married to Salome, daughter of Herodias
- Married to Salome, daughter of Herodias
- Married to Salome, daughter of Herodias
I am still in shock! Salome is…..The Stepmother of Jesus of Nazareth?
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