Throughout history, the Rosary has saved nations and peoples

The first Rosary victory was won at the Battle of Muret on September 12, 1213. A small town in southern France near Toulouse, Muret was a stronghold for the Albigensians. Due to the efforts of St Dominic and his Rosary, the heretical sect was defeated and the first chapel ever dedicated to the Rosary was established at St James Church where St Dominic had been praying his Rosary during the battle.

After this first Rosary victory, history has witnessed numerous battles where the Rosary was used as a spiritual weapon to conquer the enemy. Some of these battles are responsible for saving entire nations, the heart of Christianity (the Vatican), and even Western Civilization as a whole. One has only to call to mind the Battle of Kotor (1539), the Great Siege of Malta (1565), the Battle of Lepanto (1571), the Siege of La Rochelle (1627), the Battle for the Philippine Islands (1646), the Battle of Vienna (1683), and the Battles of Temesvar and Corfu (1716), to discover the power that the Rosary has over the forces of darkness.

Throughout history the Rosary has been responsible for saving countries and peoples from the scourge of war and oppressive political ideologies, such as in Austria in 1955, Brazil in 1964, the Philippines in 1986, and Colombia in 2008.

For the last 800 years, those who have held the office of the Vicar of Christ have relentlessly promoted the Rosary to the faithful. 

Father Donald Calloway, MIC

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