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Canada's Lepanto Moment
Greetings everyone,
So, I've been in Kingston with visiting family this past week, and contemplating whether I should return early to trek on up to Parliament Hill this Saturday. Well, this morning I received my answer. I talked to a lady from Oakville whose group is coming to Parliament Hill with 650 rosaries to hand out to the Truckers and those open to praying with us. After a chat about the logistics of our Rosary service, she made this simple observation: "You know, John, this is our Lepanto." I reflected on that for a moment. And, do you know, what? She's absolutely right. There's no more going back to the Shire because there won't be a Shire if Mordor wins. We need to dig in and win this. We cannot afford to lose this fight. Now, more than ever before in our country's history, we need Our Lady's intercession, but she needs us and our faith to step up to the plate and engage. We need to shake off complacency and embarrassment because if we don't, these …