Today the Church honors Mary as "Our Lady of the Rosary". The day has it's origins in a
Christian victory over hostile Muslim forces due in large part to the intercession of Mary through the Rosary.
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| Paolo Veronese: The Battle of Lepanto |
Curiously, this day also marks the 9th year anniversary of the War in Afghanistan which some similar parallels can be drawn.
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| Catholic priest-chaplain leading a service in Afghanistan. |
Equally intriguing is this story of this young English solider who confesses that his Rosary saved his life from a land mine explosion in Afghanistan.
Read this compelling story here.
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| UK soldier Glen Hockton seen with a Rosary around his neck. |
I suggest
praying the Rosary today for peace in our country, our world and our Faith.
