The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
HOLY ROSARY MONTH
OCTOBER so CELEBRATED
IN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Special Services Tomorrow in All
Churches-To Be Continued
During the Month.

In all Roman Catholic churches tomor-
row the Feast Of the Most Holy Rosary
will be observed with musical
and on this feast a plenary indulgence may
be obtained by all who receive holy COM
munion. Holy Rosary societies will re-
ceive communion in a body in various
church ..
This month is dedicated in the Catholic
Church to the Holy Rosary, and special
prayers are recited at the morning and
evening services.
At st. Patrick's Cathedral the rosary is
recited every night. followed by the
litany OF the Blessed Virgin, and closing
with benedietion of the Blessed Sacrament.
At the other churches there are special
devotions two nights In the week, besides
on Sunday evenings.
The feast was instituted By Pope Gregory
Kill. In commemoration of the victory
gained by the Christians over the Turks
at Lepanto during the pontihcate of st.
Plus ", a Dominican. At ST. Antoninus's
Church. South Orange avenue and South
Ninth street, which is under the direction
of the Dominican Fathers, there will be
a special service tomorrow.
Solemn high mass will be sung at IL a..
m. with the following priests officiating:
Holy Rosary Church, Minneapolis. MINI,
as celebrant; the Rev. F. A. Feely, dea-
con. and the Rev. d. l. Donahue, subdea-
con. The sermon will be preached by
At 1880 }. m. there will be vesper service,
rosary procession and benediction of the
most blessed sacrament. During the pro-
tdren viii march, and fifteen banners, rep
resenting the mysteries of the rosary, will
be carried. The, privilege of gaining the
plenary ~indulgences begins tomorrow.
Following is a resume Of the Lepanto
battle, as told in Roman CATHOLIC history:
The favored country of the East, the
0raAla pf tho human ronn and af Tfbrfa-
tianity was brought under the subsection
of the young and warllke peoples-ths
Arablans and Turks, The latter, born
conquerors. had begun long ago to expand
their domain. Having taken possession OF
Constantinople in 1883, they proposed to
subdue the whole Of Europe. and in 1870.
Under the empire of Selim. took Cypress. a
possession Of Venice, as the first bulwark.
Saint Plus v, after overcoming untold diff
f%iculties, united Christianity into a league,
which was proclaimed in Rome on De-
Turkish fleets met in the waters of Lepanto
near the Curzolral Islands. The feet OF the
League under the command Of John Of Aus
trim, brother OF the King of Spain, con-
sisted # s4S ga,leys. Isis cannon, 2S,00D
soldiers, 34,SSg harii,es and 1850 oarsmea
The Turkish fleet under the command
of All Pasciu consisted of 222 galleys, 60
brigs. $50 cannon. $4,000 soldiers, Il, 600
marines and 41.0O0 oarsmen. The conflict
vas terrific: the wind, at first favorable
TO the Turks, by a manifest Intervention of
providence. suddenly turned in favor of
the Christians. The efforts of Mussulman
valor were futile, and after a furious en-
gageinent the Christians succeeded in TAX
ing 100 vessels of the enemy, burned l07.
killed 1000 soldiers and marines. cap
tlred 5000 prisoners and liberated 10,0a0
Christians.
While these events We're taking place, all
Christendom recited the rosary, according
to the desire of the sovereign pontiff, who,
absorbed in prayer, saw the battle and
victory of the Christians and announced
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offer up prayers of Thanksgiving to God
and the Blessed Virgin.
The results of that victory which ruined
forever the naval power of the Turks, al
ready masters. to a great extent, of Asia.
Egyp+. Africa, of many European PROV
tnces and the fleets of Greece, were incal-
culable and have lasted TO the present
day. Thus. in one day the terrible dam
ger which menaced Europe was dispeIled.