Lo matou Faletua o Guadalupe
"O le a tatou gagauina le satauro ma sasaa le uaina. —Mujahideen Shura Council, o se faʻalapotopotoga faamalu na taʻitaʻia e le lala a Iraq o al Qaeda, i se faamatalaga i le saunoaga a le Pope talu ai nei; CNN i luga ole laiga, Setema 22, 2006
In 1571, Pope Pius V called all of Christendom to pray the Rosary for the defeat of the invading Turks, a Muslim army far outweighing the Christians. Miraculously, the Christian army defeated the Turks. It is said that the Christian ships hung the image of Lo matou Faletua o Guadalupe on their bows as they sailed into battle.
In 2002, Pope John Paul II called all of Christendom to pray the Rosary for the cause of peace and the family, saying,
O taimi na foliga mai ai na taufaamataʻu le faaKerisiano, o lona laveaʻi na mafua mai i le malosi o lenei tatalo, ma o lo tatou Tamaitai o le Rosario na alofagia o ia lea na avea ma ana fautua i le olataga. -Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 40
He also declared Lo matou Faletua o Guadalupe to be the "star of the new evangelization", hanging her as it were, on the bow of the Barque of Peter, the Church.
For your discernment:
I clearly see the land of Italy before my eyes. It is as if a terrible storm were breaking out. I am forced to listen and I hear a word: ‘Exile.’ —Our Lady of All Nations, allegedly to Ida Peerdeman (20th century)
I saw one of my successors taking to flight over the bodies of his brethren. He will take refuge in disguise somewhere and after a short retirement he will die a cruel death. The present wickedness of the world is only the beginning of the sorrows which must take place before the end of the world. —Pope St. Piux X
I believe today, our prayers should not only be for Pope Benedict, but also for the conversion of those who hate him. If Catholics are to be drawn into a "holy war", may holiness indeed be our only weapon:
To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. (Luka 6: 27-28)
