Posted on 09/12/2013 6:22:49 AM PDT by markomalley
The Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire were at war. Vienna had been under siege for months. On 11 September a coalition of Christian forces, a Holy League blessed by Bl. Pope Innocent XI, arrived with Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, to lift the siege.
When he saw that the Turks were about to breach the walls of the city, Sobieski attacked earlier than he had intended.
On 12 September at 4 am the battle was closed. Sobieski had called on the protection of Our Lady of Czestochowa before the battle.
He sent his forces of 81,000 against the Turks 130,000. In the afternoon Sobieski led a downhill charge which broke the Turkish line and then seized the abandoned tent of the Ottoman general who had fled.
The Battle of Vienna halted the spread of the Ottoman Empire eastward into the rest of Europe.
Bl. Innocent XI commemorated the victory at Vienna by extending the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, which had been observed in Spain and by the Carmelites, to the whole Latin Church. One of the pair of churches in Rome near the Forum of Trajan is dedicated to the Name of Mary.
Today is the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, which in part commemorates the defeat of the Islamist Ottoman Turks by Jan Sobieski at the walls of Vienna.
Concede, quaesumus, omnipotens Deus: ut fideles tui, qui sub sanctissimae Virginis Mariae Nomine et protectione laetantur; eius pia intercessione a cunctis malis liberentur in terris, et ad gaudia aeterna pervenire mereantur in coelis.
Perhaps you readers can offer your accurate yet smooth versions.
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Sts. Nunilo and Alodia
All that can be done is to make sure they don’t run out of ammo. The ideal outcome of a muzzie-on-muzzie war is, the last two combatants deliver each other’s death blows, and have at least one round left when the ‘bring out the dead’ guys get there.
Catholic Poland repels the Islamic invasion of Europe, A.D. 1672-1683 (Poland vs Ottoman Empire)
This time the muzzies are conquering Europe without a fight and without an army.
I recommended to everyone Wheatcrofts The Enemy at the Gate.
Nice. Thanks, Civ, I always learn from you.
We need that spirit and that faith again now.
Good thing Europe has gun control. ;’)
:’) Thanks BR.
Thanks.
Do you guys ever mention Jesus??? Mary is the focus and apparent God of your religion...You guys can’t hardly post an article or story without the mention of Mary...
Thank You! I have watched that before, I find Poland’s History to be fascinating. Poland is a blessed Country.
If you haven’t read them, yet. I highly recommend Norman Davies’ “God’s Playground.” It’s actually two volumes.
Poland will fight.
I have not read them yet, they will put on my Amazon Order List Immediately, it sounds wonderful!
Deep in my Ancestry I am sure we have Polish Blood, Hell for Centuries Poland was the only country on earth where Jews were even tolerated. No wonder why we have so many Polish Names. (P.S. that is why Poland was/is blessed, because they stood by us)
Did it ever occur to you that Christ has worked many miracles through the intercession of his mother? Seems to me I read something about a wedding and some water jars that played out along those lines...
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