Today, Father Bernard had another stellar sermon - this time on the feast of the Holy Rosary (which is our parish's feast day) and how the Muslims today are still trying to do what they have done throughout history - wipe out Christianity!   I found this list on another website and thought it was interesting and very timely.   Please note that especially #5 was defeated through the recitation of the rosary:


Even many Catholics are unaware that Mohammendans have tried to stamp out Western Civilization and the Catholic Church on six major occasions:

1. In 846 the Mohammedans raided Rome.
2. In 711 the Mohammedans took city after city in Spain, which they retained until King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella retook the Alhambra in 1492.
3. In 732 the Mohammedans would have conquered Western Europe, had not the Franks under Charles Martel "The Hammer" (Carolus Martellus) beaten their immense army in the battle of Tours.
4. In 1565 the Mohammedans tried to conquer Malta, but were defeated by the Catholic forces.
5. On October 7, 1571, Pope St. Pius V's admiral defeated a far larger contingent of Mohammedans in the Battle of Lepanto.
6. On September 11, 1683, Poland's great military leader, and later king, John III (Sobieski), commanding a woefully outnumbered Christian army mustered by Pope Innocent XI, stormed the enemy camp of the Mohammedans and miraculously routed the Muslim invaders in Vienna.