Inspired by the Holy Martyrs of the Vendée and the zealous faith of the Acadians, and in response to the request made to the King of France by Heaven through the visions of Ste. Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, La Nouvelle Vendée—that is, the current form of the Catholic counter-Revolution—unites under the auspices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus those who desire the submission of the civil society of Louisiana to the rule of Christ the King.