An urgent request from Cardinal Raymond Burke who is urging priests to form a “Holy League” of Catholic men. The Holy League is not a new group of our Church, it was first initiated by Pope St. Pius V to combat the threat of Islam overtaking Christian Europe. The purpose of the “Holy League” of men was to pray for victory in a significant battle called Lepanto, which took place in 1571. In this battle, Pope Pius V and the “Holy League” prayed the rosary and sought intercessory prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Through our Lady’s help, Christians defeated the Islam and drove Muslims out of Europe to where they currently are to this day. If Christians lost the battle of Lepanto, there would be no telling what influence Islam would have had over Europe! On March 7, 2015, Cardinal Burke announced the relaunching of the need of the men’s group, the “Holy League” to combat the influence of Islam and onslaught of Muslim aggression. He is calling on all priests to initiate the “Holy League” in their parishes and Father Capoverdi wants to respond to that call. As mentioned above, it only requires ONE hour of your time, once a month. The fate of Western Civilization could be in the balance as it was in 1571, which is why now, more than ever, we need to band together to seek our Lady’s help.