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Thousands of Poles Pray on the Border against ‘Islamization of Europe’
Victoria Friedman
8 Oct 2017 - Thousands of Catholics formed a human chain along the borders of Poland on the anniversary of an historic victory by Europe over the Ottoman Empire officially to pray for peace and “against the Islamization of Europe”.
Polish media reports hundreds of thousands of adherents participated in the “Rosary on the Borders” event on Saturday, October 7th, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, where “the Christian fleet overcame the Muslim armada, saving Europe from Islamization”.
The Catholic Feast of the Holy Rosary was established by Pope St. Pius V in 1571 as “Our Lady of Victory” after the Holy League won a landmark victory over the Ottoman Turks at their naval station in Lepanto.
The Solo Dios Basta foundation, which organized the event, attributed the victory to the recital of the Rosary “that saved Europe from Islamization”.
Prayers took place across some 4,000 locations along the country’s 2,000-mile border involving 320 churches from 22 dioceses.
Original here; read more here and here.
Aerial view of the Polish people praying the Rosary on October 7, 2017