From what I've understood their primarily catholics who view themselves as better then other Catholics.They seem determined to keep the French-Anglo divide in the Americas as they view the former as either chattel or competition.Their fortunes in the US have come up and down depending on the tides.
The Book,the entire cult is based on the Confessions of St Augustine has 13 chapters much like the American flag has 13 stripes.Abbot seems to be a fairly common name amongst the Augustine as far as last names go.
There aren't that many families I can think off apart from that one, both the Wright and the Goddard although a bit similar seem to have no real interest in working with the Augustinians.The real pull comes from families of Hispanic and occasionally Scottish descent.
The original sect was founded in 1256(in the 13th century)
The book was illustrated in Milan although only one of the chapters was actually written there.Milan transaltes roughly to a thousand years in French, hence the symbolism of using a thousand years in many Augustinian songs.
Some more background:
St Augustine:
http://www.ci.st-augustine.fl.us/ (oldest city in the States)
Appollo 13:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 (note the horses keeping with the strong animal metaphors)
Truth and Reconciliation is a term from the Augustine's Just War:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_War (see South Africa)
The rule of higher law:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_Accor ... Higher_Law (states that a higher law shall replace a legal law)
The OSA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Augustine The OAS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_de_l'armée_secrète (a militant "French" Group in North Africa that tortured French soldiers)
It should be noted the Augustinians never liked the French anymore then they liked anyone else but apparently there wanted the French standard of living without either the responsibility or the possibility of getting kicked out of WOG hell.Then and now their behavior smacks of dishonor.
Several founders of Augustinians orders, did so with either 12 companions in the case of one order of nuns and in one case with 13 companions.Hence the strong probability that the number 13 has a strong religious cononation for this cult.
That is just part 1
I got a long time to settle my score with these fucks and I will keep it coming.
Again to the spawn of Milan,I am not your friend and I am not your fucking buddy.