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| MIRACLES OF LOURDES | SOLAR MIRACLE AT FATIMA | THE MIRACLE OF LEPANTO |
| MIRACLES OF LOURDES | SOLAR MIRACLE AT FATIMA | THE MIRACLE OF LEPANTO |
THE VICTORY OF THE HOLY ROSARY AT LEPANTO
(click on the links below to go to each part of the series of articles)
| Introduction : Miracle of Lepanto | Part 1 : Where on Earth is Lepanto? | Part 2 : Trouble Brewing | Part 3 : The Confrontation Approaches |
| Part 4 : Ready for Battle | Part 5 : Ships–Soldiers–Weapons–Tactics | Part 6 : The Battle and Victory | Part 7 : Lessons to be Drawn from Lepanto |
(click on the links below to go to each part of the series of articles)
| Introduction : Miracle of Lepanto | Part 1 : Where on Earth is Lepanto? | Part 2 : Trouble Brewing | Part 3 : The Confrontation Approaches |
| Part 4 : Ready for Battle | Part 5 : Ships–Soldiers–Weapons–Tactics | Part 6 : The Battle and Victory | Part 7 : Lessons to be Drawn from Lepanto |
PART SEVEN
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FOR TODAY, FROM THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO
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LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FOR TODAY, FROM THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO
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If You Do Not Know History You Will Be Doomed To Repeat It
“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” The quote is most likely due to George Santayana, and in its original form it read, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The phrase itself certainly is catchy. It’s hard to disagree with. It's a big one, not only because it is so common, but also because, if it is true and if history is ugly (which it is), then this saying ought to guide our public and private policy, our spiritual, physical and material lives. Wars that ended with confiscatory terms of surrender inevitably breed more wars based on resentment and a desire for vengeance of some kind—whether it be political vengeance, military vengeance, financial vengeance, etc. Revolutions that give an individual absolute power inevitably, or very often, end up as brutal dictatorships―due to the effects of Original Sin. As the saying goes: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!” Even individuals are subject to this advice. Couples who do not learn from their marital fights, often end up breaking-up. People who don’t learn from their mistakes don’t mature and repeat them over and over in a variety of ways. Holy Scripture puts it this way: “As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly” (Proverbs 26:11)―a somewhat distasteful expression, but it certainly gets the point across! |
Don't Change A Winning Team―If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
We have all heard the sayings: "Don't change a winning team!" and ""If ain't broke, don't try and fix it!" We have the "winning-team" in our pockets and this should produce the winning mentality in our minds and our hearts. The "winning=team" consists of the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary―all chained together to form one team with a roster of fifteen chief players.
► POPE PIUS IX said: "If I had an army to say the Rosary, I could conquer the world." On another occasion he said: "Have courage, my dear children! I exhort you to fight against the persecution of the Church and against anarchy, not with the sword, but with the Rosary, with prayer and good example." He regarded the Rosary as a conquering weapon. He said this because the Holy Rosary, next to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is the most powerful weapon in the Church’s arsenal. You and I have access to that weapon and we need to start using it every day.
► POPE LEO XIII stated: "The Rosary is the most excellent form of prayer and the most efficacious means of attaining eternal life. It is the remedy for all our evils, the root of all our blessings. There is no more excellent way of praying."
► POPE PIUS XI, many years later, spoke in the same spirit as the previous popes had spoken. Pius XI said: "The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors."
► ST. PADRE PIO also took up the idea of the Rosary being a weapon for today, saying: "Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother."
► POPE JOHN-PAUL II also preached the same message. In a 1980 interview for the German magazine Stimme des Glaubens published in October 1981, Pope John Paul II was asked explicitly to speak about the Third Secret of Fatima. The Holy Father was asked: “What about the Third Secret of Fatima? Should it not have already been published by 1960?”
Pope John Paul II replied: “Given the seriousness of the contents, my predecessors in the Petrine office diplomatically preferred to postpone publication so as not to encourage the world power of Communism to make certain moves. On the other hand, it should be sufficient for all Christians to know this: if there is a message in which it is written that the oceans will flood whole areas of the Earth, and that from one moment to the next millions of people will perish, truly the publication of such a message is no longer something to be so much desired.”
The Pope continued: “Many wish to know simply from curiosity and a taste for the sensational, but they forget that knowledge also implies responsibility. They only seek the satisfaction of their curiosity, and that is dangerous if at the same time they are not disposed to do something, and if they are convinced that it is impossible to do anything against evil.”
At this point the Pope grasped a Rosary and said: “Here is the remedy against this evil. Pray, pray, and ask for nothing more. Leave everything else to the Mother of God.”
The Holy Father was then asked: “What is going to happen to the Church?”
He answered: “We must prepare ourselves to suffer great trials before long, such as will demand of us a disposition to give up even life, and a total dedication to Christ and for Christ … With your and my prayer it is possible to mitigate this tribulation, but it is no longer possible to avert it, because only thus can the Church be effectively renewed. How many times has the renewal of the Church sprung from blood! This time, too, it will not be otherwise. We must be strong and prepared, and trust in Christ and His Mother, and be very, very assiduous in praying the Rosary.”
Catholic Prophecy Prophesies Another Christian-Islam 'Lepanto'
In his book Catholic Prophecy, a subject that he had researched for over 40 years, Yves DuPont paints a picture that is almost a repeat of Christianity’s struggle with Islam during the Middle-Ages. Here are just some of the bullets or points that he takes from Catholic prophecies in trying to piece together the possible series of events that are to come.
► GENERAL EVENTS
● Not a two-camp war, but a multi-sided war.
● Not a war only, but a world-wide revolution as well.
● Not simply a man-made holocaust, but also a God-sent chastisement, accompanied by cosmic disturbances.
● To last about four years.
► PARTICULAR EVENTS
● The whole world will be involved in the fighting.
● A unique feature is the internal disintegration of the Western democracies and the invasion of Western Europe by Arab forces.
● The roles of the U.S.A. and Russia are not clear in the beginning. The U.S.A. may be involved in the Far-East or at home or both. Russia may want to keep out of the fray at first, while abetting the Arab world, or may be involved in Siberia.
● Civil wars rage in Western Europe.
● The Church is persecuted; the Pope leaves Rome and dies in exile: an anti-pope is installed in Rome; the Catholic Church is split, leaderless and completely disorganized.
● Communism is victorious.
● The Mohammedans invade Europe and commit innumerable atrocities.
● In the West, however, Christians rally around an unexpected leader, an army officer of royal blood, but their chances seem very slim.
● The natural disturbances begin: floods, droughts, famines.
● A comet approaches the Earth: Whole mountains split open; huge tidal waves swallow up low-lying lands; stones fall from the sky; a deadly fog or gas poisons the atmosphere; a prolonged darkness envelops the Earth.
● Two-thirds or three-fourths of the human race is wiped out.
● The powers of evil are shattered. The Christian Prince leads his growing army to battle and wins victory upon victory. In West Germany he crushes a Germano-Russian Army. Communism collapses everywhere. The Mohammedans are thrown back to the sea. The war is carried to Africa and the Middle East, where the Arab Power is dealt a deadly blow. At this stage, if not earlier, U.S. troops come to the assistance of Western Europe.
● Russia and China are converted to Catholicism, as also the Mohammedans. All non-Catholics return to Mother Church.
● A holy Pope is elected; he shows great firmness; and he restores all the former disciplines in the Church.
● All the nations of Western Europe unite and form a new Roman Empire, and accept as their emperor the great Christian Prince, chosen by God, who works hand-in-hand with the holy Pope. The triumph of the Catholic Church is universal.
● The whole world enjoys a period of complete peace and unprecedented prosperity in mutual love and respect among people and nations.
● This great peace will last until the coming of Antichrist.
We have all heard the sayings: "Don't change a winning team!" and ""If ain't broke, don't try and fix it!" We have the "winning-team" in our pockets and this should produce the winning mentality in our minds and our hearts. The "winning=team" consists of the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary―all chained together to form one team with a roster of fifteen chief players.
► POPE PIUS IX said: "If I had an army to say the Rosary, I could conquer the world." On another occasion he said: "Have courage, my dear children! I exhort you to fight against the persecution of the Church and against anarchy, not with the sword, but with the Rosary, with prayer and good example." He regarded the Rosary as a conquering weapon. He said this because the Holy Rosary, next to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is the most powerful weapon in the Church’s arsenal. You and I have access to that weapon and we need to start using it every day.
► POPE LEO XIII stated: "The Rosary is the most excellent form of prayer and the most efficacious means of attaining eternal life. It is the remedy for all our evils, the root of all our blessings. There is no more excellent way of praying."
► POPE PIUS XI, many years later, spoke in the same spirit as the previous popes had spoken. Pius XI said: "The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors."
► ST. PADRE PIO also took up the idea of the Rosary being a weapon for today, saying: "Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother."
► POPE JOHN-PAUL II also preached the same message. In a 1980 interview for the German magazine Stimme des Glaubens published in October 1981, Pope John Paul II was asked explicitly to speak about the Third Secret of Fatima. The Holy Father was asked: “What about the Third Secret of Fatima? Should it not have already been published by 1960?”
Pope John Paul II replied: “Given the seriousness of the contents, my predecessors in the Petrine office diplomatically preferred to postpone publication so as not to encourage the world power of Communism to make certain moves. On the other hand, it should be sufficient for all Christians to know this: if there is a message in which it is written that the oceans will flood whole areas of the Earth, and that from one moment to the next millions of people will perish, truly the publication of such a message is no longer something to be so much desired.”
The Pope continued: “Many wish to know simply from curiosity and a taste for the sensational, but they forget that knowledge also implies responsibility. They only seek the satisfaction of their curiosity, and that is dangerous if at the same time they are not disposed to do something, and if they are convinced that it is impossible to do anything against evil.”
At this point the Pope grasped a Rosary and said: “Here is the remedy against this evil. Pray, pray, and ask for nothing more. Leave everything else to the Mother of God.”
The Holy Father was then asked: “What is going to happen to the Church?”
He answered: “We must prepare ourselves to suffer great trials before long, such as will demand of us a disposition to give up even life, and a total dedication to Christ and for Christ … With your and my prayer it is possible to mitigate this tribulation, but it is no longer possible to avert it, because only thus can the Church be effectively renewed. How many times has the renewal of the Church sprung from blood! This time, too, it will not be otherwise. We must be strong and prepared, and trust in Christ and His Mother, and be very, very assiduous in praying the Rosary.”
Catholic Prophecy Prophesies Another Christian-Islam 'Lepanto'
In his book Catholic Prophecy, a subject that he had researched for over 40 years, Yves DuPont paints a picture that is almost a repeat of Christianity’s struggle with Islam during the Middle-Ages. Here are just some of the bullets or points that he takes from Catholic prophecies in trying to piece together the possible series of events that are to come.
► GENERAL EVENTS
● Not a two-camp war, but a multi-sided war.
● Not a war only, but a world-wide revolution as well.
● Not simply a man-made holocaust, but also a God-sent chastisement, accompanied by cosmic disturbances.
● To last about four years.
► PARTICULAR EVENTS
● The whole world will be involved in the fighting.
● A unique feature is the internal disintegration of the Western democracies and the invasion of Western Europe by Arab forces.
● The roles of the U.S.A. and Russia are not clear in the beginning. The U.S.A. may be involved in the Far-East or at home or both. Russia may want to keep out of the fray at first, while abetting the Arab world, or may be involved in Siberia.
● Civil wars rage in Western Europe.
● The Church is persecuted; the Pope leaves Rome and dies in exile: an anti-pope is installed in Rome; the Catholic Church is split, leaderless and completely disorganized.
● Communism is victorious.
● The Mohammedans invade Europe and commit innumerable atrocities.
● In the West, however, Christians rally around an unexpected leader, an army officer of royal blood, but their chances seem very slim.
● The natural disturbances begin: floods, droughts, famines.
● A comet approaches the Earth: Whole mountains split open; huge tidal waves swallow up low-lying lands; stones fall from the sky; a deadly fog or gas poisons the atmosphere; a prolonged darkness envelops the Earth.
● Two-thirds or three-fourths of the human race is wiped out.
● The powers of evil are shattered. The Christian Prince leads his growing army to battle and wins victory upon victory. In West Germany he crushes a Germano-Russian Army. Communism collapses everywhere. The Mohammedans are thrown back to the sea. The war is carried to Africa and the Middle East, where the Arab Power is dealt a deadly blow. At this stage, if not earlier, U.S. troops come to the assistance of Western Europe.
● Russia and China are converted to Catholicism, as also the Mohammedans. All non-Catholics return to Mother Church.
● A holy Pope is elected; he shows great firmness; and he restores all the former disciplines in the Church.
● All the nations of Western Europe unite and form a new Roman Empire, and accept as their emperor the great Christian Prince, chosen by God, who works hand-in-hand with the holy Pope. The triumph of the Catholic Church is universal.
● The whole world enjoys a period of complete peace and unprecedented prosperity in mutual love and respect among people and nations.
● This great peace will last until the coming of Antichrist.