瑪利亞進教之佑慶日, Solemnity of Mary Help of Christians
  • 戰爭以前，教宗聖碧岳五世請教友唸玫瑰經。祈求聖母瑪利亞在最危險的時候幫助他們。Before the battle, Pope St. Pius V asked all Catholics to pray the rosary and asked Mary to help them in this most dangerous time.
  • 戰爭的原因
  • Reason for battle
  • 奧斯曼要侵入歐洲
  • OTTOMAN Want to invade Europe
  • 日期 DATE
  • October 7, 1571
  • 地點 Place
  • 格林多海灣
  • Gulf of Corinth
  • 戰爭的結果
  • Result of battle
  • 天主教海軍戰勝穆斯林
  • Catholic navy won over the Muslims
  • Battle of Lepanto的戰爭
  • 快速回顧一下歷史。。。
  • 在雷班多戰役後四百三十年。。。
  • Fast forward in history…
  • Exactly 430 years after the Battle at Lepanto.
  • 美國和英國軍隊開始打擊恐怖份子訓練營的基地組織和阿富汗軍事設施的塔利班政權。 American and British military forces begun strikes against al-Qa'eda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
  • 指揮員Commanders
  • Catholics 天主教﹕
  • 奧地利的若望
  • Don Juan of Austria
  • Muslims 穆斯林﹕
  • 阿李派查
  • Ali Pacha
  • 兵力 Military Strength
  • 天主教﹕
  • 206艘船和6條小船
  • 穆斯林﹕
  • 220 – 230艘船和50-60條小船
  • 天主教海軍路線
  • Catholic Navy route ----
  • 穆斯林海軍路線
  • Muslim Navy route ---
  • 死傷者 Casualties:
  • 天主教Catholics
  • 死傷 9,000
  • dead and
  • wounded
  • 12 條船下沉
  • sunk ships
  • 穆斯林Muslims
  • 死傷 30,000
  • dead and
  • wounded
  • - 240 條船下沉 sunk ships
  • 教宗碧岳給了瑪利亞一個新的頭銜﹕進教之佑「援助」。Pope St. Pius V gave Mary a new title: Mary Help (Succor) of Christians.
  • 2. 所有天主教奴隸被解放。
  • All Christian slaves were freed.
  • 3. 教宗碧岳五世
  • 宣佈:10月7日為玫瑰聖母慶日。Pope St. Pius V declared October 7th to be the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary.
  • 拿破崙
  • 教宗碧岳七世
  • 四年前拿破崙立自己為皇帝。 4 years before, Napoleon crowns himself as emperor in December 2, 1804
  • 1813年10月19日拿破崙 在德國雷班多戰敗了。Napoleon lost in the Battle of Leipzig (Germany) in October 19, 1813.
  • 所以教宗在1814年3月17日被市釋放。And so Pope Pius VII was released on March 17, 1814.
  • 教宗終於在1814年5月24日凱旋的回到羅馬。一年以後他首先在意大利宣佈了這一天為聖母進教之佑的慶日,後來全世界都這樣奉行。
  • The Pope triumphantly reached Rome on May 24, 1814. A year after, he instituted the Feast of Mary Help of Christians first in Italy, then later throughout the whole world.
  • 鮑思高的時代﹕很多人攻擊教會。Don Bosco’s time: the Church was also under attack from anti-clericals.
  • 很多人反對教宗和神職人員。Many people were against the Pope and the clergy.
  • 敬愛聖母進教之佑, 在你的生命中你會看到很多奇跡。Have devotion to MHC and you will see a lot of miracles in your life.
  • 如果你敬愛她、她不只會給你祝福更會幫你爭取天堂。If you are devoted to Her, She will not only shower blessings on you but will secure heaven for you.
  • 條件﹕保留一顆純潔的心給聖母瑪利亞。
  • Requirement: Preserve a pure heart for Mary!
  • 在2007年5月27，聖神降臨節，寫了
  • 一封信給我們、特別給中國的教會。On 27 May, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in the year 2007, wrote a letter to all of us especially to the Church in China.
  • 教宗寫到：可把 5月24日子定為全世界的天主教友以祈禱，與在中國的教會聯合一起的機會。
  • The Pope writes: “That 24 May become an occasion for the Catholics of the whole world to be united in prayer with the Church which is in China”.
  • 在上海的佘山聖母聖殿內、人們非常熱誠地恭敬進教之佑聖母。
  • This day is also the Feast of Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the Marian Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai.
  • “Per Mariam Numquam satis.”
  • For Mary nothing is enough!
  • 為了瑪利亞我們值得付出一切。