The Grand Priory will keep the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary with sung Vespers and Rosary on Monday 7 October. This feast is also known as Our Lady of Victories or the feast of the Battle of Lepanto, as it commemorates the defeat of the Ottoman fleet at Lepanto in 1571, a defeat attributed by the Pope, St Pius V, to the intercession of Our Blessed Lady after he exhorted all Christians to pray the Rosary for this intention. Galleys of our Order took part this in this decisive naval engagement, which, together with the defeat of the Ottoman attempt to take our island of Malta in 1565, ensured the Christian presence in Mediterranean.

Vespers and Rosary will take place at 6:30pm at the church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street, London, and all are invited to attend.