Feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary-On October 7, 1571, victory over Turkish fleet was won by Catholic naval forces under the command of Don Juan of Austria
October 7, 2010 2:14 PM
Miracle of miracles. They keep telling us that once the world goes all Muslim there will be peace. I guess this shows that there will not. Muslims on Muslim crime is still alive and well throughout the planet. They lie.
On another note, speaking of miracles, today is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary. This feast was established by Pope St. Pius V to honor Our Lady for her help in the Christian victory over the Muslims at the Battle of Lepanto. Here's a little history about it:
Battle of Lepanto
On October 7, 1571, a great victory over the mighty Turkish fleet was won by Catholic naval forces primarily from Spain, Venice, and Genoa under the command of Don Juan of Austria. It was the last battle at sea between "oared" ships, which featured the most powerful navy in the world, a Moslem force with between 12,000 to 15,000 Christian slaves as rowers. The patchwork team of Catholic ships was powered by the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Knowing that the Christian forces were at a distinct material disadvantage, the holy pontiff, St. Pope Pius V called for all of Europe to pray the Rosary for victory. We know today that the victory was decisive, prevented the Islamic invasion of Europe, and evidenced the Hand of God working through Our Lady. At the hour of victory, St. Pope Pius V, who was hundreds of miles away at the Vatican, is said to have gotten up from a meeting, went over to a window, and exclaimed with supernatural radiance: "The Christian fleet is victorious!" and shed tears of thanksgiving to God.
What you may not know is that one of three admirals commanding the Catholic forces at Lepanto was Andrea Doria. He carried a small copy of Mexico's Our Lady of Guadalupe into battle. This image is now enshrined in the Church of San Stefano in Aveto, Italy. Not many know that at the Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spain, one can view a huge warship lantern that was captured from the Moslems in the Battle of Lepanto. In Rome, look up to the ceiling of S. Maria in Aracoeli and behold decorations in gold taken from the Turkish galleys. In the Doges' Palace in Venice, Italy, one can witness a giant Islamic flag that is now a trophy from a vanquished Turkish ship from the Victory. At Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome, close to the tomb of the great St. Pope Pius V, one was once able to view yet another Islamic flag from the Battle, until 1965, when it was returned to Istanbul in an intended friendly token of concord.
The Rosary
At Lepanto, the Victory over the Moslems was won by the faithful praying the Rosary. Even though they had superior numbers, the Turks really were overmatched. Blessed Padre Pio, the Spiritual Father of the Blue Army, said: "The Rosary is the weapon," and how right he was!
The Battle of Lepanto was at first celebrated liturgically as "Our Lady of Victory." Later, the feast of October 7th was renamed "Our Lady of the Rosary" and extended throughout the Universal Church by Pope Clement XI in 1716 (who canonized Pope Pius V in 1712).
From OUR LADY AND ISLAM: HEAVEN’S PEACE PLAN
Fr Ladis J. Cizik
http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/olislam.htm
And don't forget that awesome poem from G. K. Chesterton
http://www.how-to-pray-the-rosary-everyday.com/lepanto-poem.html
HAPPY LEPANTO DAY!
But despite the victory of the Venetian, Spanish, and Papal forces at Lepanto in 1571, the Cyprus War was over just two years later, and it was the Ottomans who won that war.Cyprus went from being controlled by Venice (and before Venice, by the Lusignans, a French noble family) to the Ottomans.
Miracle of miracles. They keep telling us that once the world goes all Muslim there will be peace. I guess this shows that there will not. Muslims on Muslim crime is still alive and well throughout the planet. They lie.
On another note, speaking of miracles, today is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary. This feast was established by Pope St. Pius V to honor Our Lady for her help in the Christian victory over the Muslims at the Battle of Lepanto. Here's a little history about it:
Battle of Lepanto
On October 7, 1571, a great victory over the mighty Turkish fleet was won by Catholic naval forces primarily from Spain, Venice, and Genoa under the command of Don Juan of Austria. It was the last battle at sea between "oared" ships, which featured the most powerful navy in the world, a Moslem force with between 12,000 to 15,000 Christian slaves as rowers. The patchwork team of Catholic ships was powered by the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Knowing that the Christian forces were at a distinct material disadvantage, the holy pontiff, St. Pope Pius V called for all of Europe to pray the Rosary for victory. We know today that the victory was decisive, prevented the Islamic invasion of Europe, and evidenced the Hand of God working through Our Lady. At the hour of victory, St. Pope Pius V, who was hundreds of miles away at the Vatican, is said to have gotten up from a meeting, went over to a window, and exclaimed with supernatural radiance: "The Christian fleet is victorious!" and shed tears of thanksgiving to God.
What you may not know is that one of three admirals commanding the Catholic forces at Lepanto was Andrea Doria. He carried a small copy of Mexico's Our Lady of Guadalupe into battle. This image is now enshrined in the Church of San Stefano in Aveto, Italy. Not many know that at the Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spain, one can view a huge warship lantern that was captured from the Moslems in the Battle of Lepanto. In Rome, look up to the ceiling of S. Maria in Aracoeli and behold decorations in gold taken from the Turkish galleys. In the Doges' Palace in Venice, Italy, one can witness a giant Islamic flag that is now a trophy from a vanquished Turkish ship from the Victory. At Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome, close to the tomb of the great St. Pope Pius V, one was once able to view yet another Islamic flag from the Battle, until 1965, when it was returned to Istanbul in an intended friendly token of concord.
The Rosary
At Lepanto, the Victory over the Moslems was won by the faithful praying the Rosary. Even though they had superior numbers, the Turks really were overmatched. Blessed Padre Pio, the Spiritual Father of the Blue Army, said: "The Rosary is the weapon," and how right he was!
The Battle of Lepanto was at first celebrated liturgically as "Our Lady of Victory." Later, the feast of October 7th was renamed "Our Lady of the Rosary" and extended throughout the Universal Church by Pope Clement XI in 1716 (who canonized Pope Pius V in 1712).
From OUR LADY AND ISLAM: HEAVEN’S PEACE PLAN
Fr Ladis J. Cizik
http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/olislam.htm
And don't forget that awesome poem from G. K. Chesterton
http://www.how-to-pray-the-rosary-everyday.com/lepanto-poem.html
HAPPY LEPANTO DAY!
But despite the victory of the Venetian, Spanish, and Papal forces at Lepanto in 1571, the Cyprus War was over just two years later, and it was the Ottomans who won that war.Cyprus went from being controlled by Venice (and before Venice, by the Lusignans, a French noble family) to the Ottomans.
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