The carving of Our Lady of the Rosary which adorned the Christian flagship, the Galera Real at the battle of Lepanto has been recovered and is being restored. Fr Z advised me of this news earlier today as it is of particular interest for a parish dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. Father has himself posted about it: Statue of Our Lady at 1571 Battle of Lepanto comes to light! ABC Salud has an article in Spanish which highlights the importance of the find.
For a brief account of the battle of Lepanto, there was a good post on the feast day last year at Roman Christendom. (An additional point that I like to emphasise is that 12,000 Christian galley slaves were freed as a result of the victory.)
This evening, after speaking to the candidates for Confirmation, I was struck by the position of the crescent moon over our statue of Our Lady. An antiphon used in the Office, and for the Catena of the Legion of Mary is:
Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in battle array?It is good to know that as well as protecting Europe from invasion and slavery, Our Blessed Mother is looking after the suburb of Blackfen. This photo was taken from just outside my front door.
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Beautiful, Father!
In Christ,
Patricia
Chesterton's poem, Lepanto, should be learned by rote (yes, by rote!) by every Catholic child (and his parents!)
When Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti was consecrated bishop on October 28, 1919 in the cathedral of Warsaw by Aleksander Kakowski, archbishop of Warsaw, assisted by Józef Sebastian Pelczar, bishop of Przemyśl of the Latins, and by Stanisław Kazimierz Zdzitowiecki, bishop of Włocławek, he was originally provided to the titular see of Lepanto (also called Naupactus). (He later, on April 29, 1921, transferred to the titular see of Adana.)
Interestingly, the next prelate assigned to Lepanto was Pope Pius XII lifelong friend Federico Cardinal Tedeschini, Nuncio to Spain as the Civil War loomed.
Would it be, to remain on topic, the morning star also caught on the picture down left from the moon?
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