This Week's Bulletin Sermon
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The Holy Rosary
October 2, 2022The victory at the battle of Lepanto on October 7th, 1571 has been universally attributed to the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked through the Holy Rosary, first by Pope St Pius V and then by the whole Church. We are fighting different battles today, but the weapon of choice should still be the Holy Rosary. Be it the war in the Ukraine or the political battles going on in our country, Our Lady can help us with the victory.
Why the Rosary? First, it has a good track record:> 1273, Victory of Muret in the battle against the Albigensian heretics by St. Dominic, where the Christian army prayed the Rosary before battle;
> 1571, the battle of Lepanto where the Christians were outnumbered three to one and yet prevailed because so many were praying the Rosary;
> 1627 in LaRochelle, France, where King Louis XIII fought the Huguenots and asked his subjects to pray the Rosary; additionally, the soldiers were given Rosaries and prayed at set times each day;
> 1683 at the battle of Vienna, Austria, where the Turks tried to take over Europe but a small army with an injured general held off 300,000 Turkish invaders (the rescue army prayed the Rosary as they marched to the rescue);
> 1716, Peterwardein, Hungary, where the Turks once again tried to invade Europe and Prince Eugene of Savoy led the Christian armies to victory;
> 1815, the battle of New Orleans, Louisiana, where Andrew Jackson led a small army to victory despite being outnumbered because the families of the soldiers were praying the Rosary.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Charles Van Vliet, FSSP
Pastor, Regina Caeli Parish