Category Archives: Rosary

Ave Maria

Posted on October 23, 2016 by GC

Time is running out on us for the Month of the Holy Rosary. Offered by some of the gents of the young Catholic Australian liturgical singers, Prima Luce. From memory it’s Jacques Arcadelt’s quite ‘umble and merciful Ave Maria, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Culture, Devotion, Hymns, Latin, Music, Rosary, sacred music | 14 Comments

The Church is Holy

Posted on August 2, 2015 by GC

A little vid which might cheer some of us up a bit, with some help from Gustav Holst. It did me, just a moment ago. The church, of Our Lady of Lourdes, is that built in 1928 by French priests … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Culture, Church Teachings, Living Catholic lives, Rosary, Sacraments | 28 Comments

October, month of the Holy Rosary

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

 Pope Leo XIII: In Mary, God has given us the most zealous guardian of Christian unity. There are, of course, more ways than one to win her protection by prayer, but as for Us, We think that the best and … Continue reading →

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Maria Victrix

Posted on October 7, 2013 by The Raven

Veronese, the Doges’ palace, Venezia The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in … Continue reading →

Posted in Church History, Devotion, Mahometans, Marian, Rosary, The Holy Rosary | Tagged , , | 47 Comments