Crusader friar of Habsburg Austria [Battle of Vienna, Sept. 11, 1683

Oriensjournal.com ^ | 2003 | James Bogle

[Salvation]

The red highlighting is mine. Does the date ring a bell with Americans.

Fall on your knees and pray the Rosary!

[Salvation]

I never knew that this battle against the Muslims took place on September 11th until tonight. We are having a mission and the mission priest was talking about the Rosary and brought it up.

Wow!

Did any of you know of the significance of September 11th?

Catholic Ping!

[Salvation]

The Rosary, Bob and Penny Lord

The Battle of Lepanto - October 7, 1571
It was the sixteenth century, and the Body of Christ was being attacked from all sides. On one side, poor innocent believers were falling to an enemy from within the Church. The Church in Europe would lose 6,000,000 of her most precious, faithful children to heresy. As they did not know what was happening, they did not fight. They did not pray for our Mother Mary's intervention. And so, they were lost to us. Praise God, they are now coming back home to their Church, and they are so very beautiful. Could it be the many rosaries said by their families and friends?
As this sneak attack was going on, other enemies of the Church were attacking. Turkish forces were overtaking much of Christian Europe. As this wave of followers of Mohammed invaded a country, they not only took lives, they took souls. The name of Christ was not heard in these lands for up to 700 years. They knew that they would never be able to subjugate their conquests unless they could take away all hope. Had Satan told them of his motto over the gates of hell, "All you who enter here, abandon all hope."
But they were not victorious where people prayed! The Turkish fleet was attacking Austria. The Austrian fleet under Don Juan was no match against the superior Turkish fleet. It looked as if another country would be lost to Islam. Her family is in danger? They need her? Mary to the rescue! Pope Pius V sent out word to the forces of Christ, to pray the Rosary. A Rosary Crusade was waged on the knees of the faithful, and the battle was won.
To the eyes of the world, the Austrian fleet was outnumbered. But there was a powerful general that could not be seen by human eyes. It was Mary and her Heavenly Army of Angels! Although the Austrian fleet appeared finished, they were not. They were joined by the Angels, with Michael the Archangel in front. Swords of faith drawn, they were poised, just waiting for their Queen's command. The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was placed at the helm of the ship leading the Austrian fleet into battle, to victory.
Man's weapons could not defend their land, but roses in the form of rosary beads moved Jesus' Heart and through His Mother Mary, He did the rest. Jesus, I trust in You!

Pope Pius V instituted the Feast of the Holy Rosary after this battle.

Battle of Vienna - September 11, 1683
We're in the seventeenth century and the Turkish forces are still forging ahead, hell-bent on conquering and subjugating all of Christian Europe. We find ourselves in Vienna, in 1683. The Emperor of Austria's forces are exhausted and discouraged. They are badly outnumbered and weary from battle. The Emperor in a last ditch effort, sends word to King John Sobieski, Sovereign of Poland, imploring his help.
Now, this was not the first time that King Sobieski faced overwhelming odds in battle. But the pendulum swung so overpoweringly in the enemy's favor, he did not know if this was to be his death rather than his victory. As the Turkish invaders were converging on Vienna, King John Sobieski turned to Our Lady of Czestochowa: "Give us victory, My Lady, grant us your help and salvation. As for me, do whatever you choose. I'll accept your will, whether it's life or death."
Suddenly a thought came to him: "Instead of honoring her (Mother Mary), we have passed a lot of responsibility on to her. Seeking honor and glory for ourselves, we've left the toil to her. But she has accepted it. I don't know why she loves us, yet she does love us, even if we repay her with ingratitude and disloyalty."
"Give us victory," he prayed, "and let it be your victory alone." He came before the people and asked them to join him in publicly placing all their trust in Our Lady. He knelt humbly before his Queen, Mary most holy and one by one all the people knelt with him. He began the Apostles Creed, reminding them what they believed, and what so many before them had died for. All the faithful prayed, only now, the prayers took on different meaning. They were no longer just words; they were a battle hymn: This is what we believe; and for this we die, rather than deny our Lord.
As they continued the Rosary, now reciting the Lord's prayer, the words "thy Will be done" took on new meaning. They were truly commending their lives to the Father, self-abandonment, the trust of children, of whom Jesus said: "The Kingdom of Heaven is theirs". The King placed his troops and all of Vienna under the protection of Our Blessed Mother. Man, woman and child, peasant and noble, King and soldier all intoned, with one voice and one hope, the supplication, "Mary help us". And help them, she did.
80,000 Christian troops, with King John Sobieski in front, defeated a fierce Turkish army consisting of 250,000 barbarians.
Now, the Turkish army was known for their inhumane treatment of soldiers and citizens. The mere thought of them approaching a village would bring terror into the hearts of men as well as women. What gave these people the courage to fight and win? The Mother of God, "Mary, Help of all Christians". What gave them the power and the ammunition to use against the enemy? The Rosary!

[eyedigress]

It coincided with a waxing moon. I honestly believe September 11, 2001 was meant to mock our emergency system.

[Salvation]

**It thus began on the date that is now known to us as “9/11”, the day of the attack upon the Twin Towers in New York in 2001. The choice was doubtless deliberate on the part of the Muslim terrorists, but they did not reckon with its other resonances.**

I still believe that through prayer and a change in her ways (abolishing abortion) in the United States that we will win this continuing battle.

[G8 Diplomat]

September 11.

I think al-Qaida chose this date to attack for a reason....

[eyedigress]

Did you happen to catch that abortion is the number one killer against the 6 inflictions combined against the black community. Why is this dismissed? It makes no sense.

May God be with you and keep you. The closer you get the harder the struggle.

[Salvation]

Yes, I think I bumped that thread that wagglebee posted about it.

[Melian]

I knew they chose that date because of some historical perceived injury, but this is very interesting.

[piytar]

“feared that the beatification might lead to hostile reaction from Islam”

Cartoons lead to hostile reaction from “islam.” Those in power feared it then, and those in power fear it now. That is unless, of course, they embrace it.

It’s going to get ugly. That said, there are true men (and women) of stature who will rise to the challenge...

[Biggirl]

Could September 11, 2001 had been realized because the Muslim world has not forgotten the September 11, 1683?

[mlizzy]

I still believe that through prayer and a change in her ways (abolishing abortion) in the United States that we will win this continuing battle.

What does Mary do in heaven every day? I think she listens for our prayers -- I couldn't agree with you more.

The Rosary Online

[afraidfortherepublic]

Could September 11, 2001 had been realized because the Muslim world has not forgotten the September 11, 1683?

After our 9/11, passing reference was made in the "popular" many times about the fact 9/11 had some significance to Muslims. Never did I see it explained. That just shows how immune most journalists are to the history Christianity. Thanks for posting "the rest of the story.".

[C19fan]

Not only Protestants, but also the devious and scarcely Catholic King Louis XIV of France, did not hesitate to side with the Turks against the Empire

Just to be fair, Protestant Saxony, a traditional ally of the Hapsburgs, was part of the Christian coalition. Also, the French were traditional allies of the Turks going back to the rise of the Hapsburgs. The French did not take kindly to having Hapsburgs surround their territories in modern day Belgium, parts of modern day France, Germany and Spain. By the time of the siege of Vienna religion was not the factor it was before. Protestant William of Orange was organizing coalitions with anybody to stop the expansionist policies of Louis XIV.

[PGalt]

I read that before (not in this detail) somewhere on Islam Watch (cannot find the exact article)...but more background information...here...

“On September 11, 1581, Queen Elizabeth granted exclusive trading privileges to 16 individuals, including Staper and Osborne. This agreement led to the founding of the Levant Company.”

from...

http://www.islam-watch.org/AdrianMorgan/Clash-of-Civilizations-Shakespeare.htm

also...

Janos (John) Hunyadi, Hungarian warrior and captain-general, is today virtually unknown outside Hungary and the Balkans, but he probably did more than any other individual in stemming the Turkish invasion in the fifteenth century. His actions spanned all the countries of south-eastern Europe, leading international armies, negotiating with kings and popes. He died of plague after having destroyed an Ottoman fleet outside Belgrade in1456. His work slowed the Muslim advance, and may thus have saved Western Europe from falling to Islam. By extension, he may have helped save Western civilization in North America and Australia, too. Yet hardly anybody in West knows who he is. Our children don’t learn his name, they are only taught about the evils of Western colonialism and the dangers of Islamophobia.

from...Fourteen Centuries of Jihad against European Civilization...here...

http://www.islam-watch.org/Fjordman/Fourteen-Centuries-of-Jihad-Against-European-Civilization.htm

Thanks for the ping/post, Salvation. Fascinating, educational, enlightening.

[bboop]

Yes, I knew! The muzzies never forget, and they always go back to finish something they did not do right — Twin Towers, for instance.

[Judith Anne]

Thanks for the great history thread. Amazing.

[Bigg Red]

Wow! Wonderful. Thanks for posting this.

[Salvation]

**It’s going to get ugly. That said, there are true men (and women) of stature who will rise to the challenge...**

It could get very ugly for us.....but look at the long term goal of happiness in heaven.

[Salvation]

There are other evils to abolish along with abortion — how about the belittling of the Sacrament of Matriomony that is happening.

Prayers for couples who are dedicated to their Catholic and Christian marriages.