07 October 2011

Our Lady of the Rosary

Today the Church celebrates the our Blessed Mother under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary.

This feast was established by Pope Pius V to commemorate the victory of the Christian army against the Turks in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, a victory in which the praying of the Rosary by the armed forces was considered to be a decisive factor.

Pope (Saint) Pius V initially named this the Feast of Our Lady of Victories, and it was later changed to Our Lady of the Rosary.

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