The Rosary that Saved the World
Oct. 6th, 1571. The Ottoman Turks had already captured the the Island of Cyprus and were quickly advancing toward the rest of Europe. Their fleets had not been defeated in over 100 years of constant battle, their men were of the most experienced sailors in the world, and their artillery was something to be reckoned […]
For an entire millennium, Christendom has lived under the assault of Islam. From the 7th-century Arab conquest of what until then had been the heartlands of Christianity (Israel, Syria, and North Africa) to the last Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683, Christian communities had to face the determination of Muslim caliphates and kingdoms to follow […]
As Our Lady of the Rosary, Mary smiles at me the same way I smile at my six-year-old struggling to learn to spell words and write sentences. She was given the title after appearing to Saint Dominic in 1208 in a church in Prouille, France. Later, in 1571, Pope Pius V declared a feast in honor […]
At Fatima, the words “spiritual battle” were not used, though they were implied; we are part of one such battle, whether we admit it or not, and Our Lady gave us all the directions we need to be victorious. Recall that she identified herself on October 13 in the final apparition as Our Lady of […]
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