7 October 1571: The Holy League of southern European nations destroys the Ottoman fleet off of Western Greece at the Battle of Lepanto. Considered by many to have been one of the most important naval battles in human history, this battle saved the West from defeat by the Ottoman Turks.
In the encounter, which lasted about five hours, more than 30,000 Muslim Turks and 8,000 Christians were slain. It was also remarkable as the last and greatest engagement with oar-propelled vessels.

Book recommendation on the Battle of Lepanto for homeschoolers: The Blood Red Crescent by Henry Garnett. An exciting story particularly for young boys who dream of heroism. They can live the battle of Lepanto through the eyes of a lad, next to Don Juan of Austria

https://watch.formed.org/the-blood-red-crescent-by-henry-garnett

A recipe for meatless Fridays:

Margherita pizza:

-300g of 0000 flour
-½ teaspoon of yeast
-¾ teaspoon of salt
-1 teaspoon of sugar
-1 tablespoon of olive oil (any oil would do actually)
-200 ml of water.


Mix the dry ingredients together, then add the spoonful of oil and then slowly incorporate the water. Start mixing together until you have a dough. Let it rise for two hours.
After the two hours have passed, using a rolling pin or your hands, fit to your tray of choice. Cook for 5-10 minutes in high heat (the highest the better) then add tomato sauce with chopped garlic. Once the sauce is added, you can put the toppings on. My favorite ones are champignon, olives, hard boiled egg. After the toppings are added it's time to put the mozzarella on top. Do so to your taste and put back in the oven for 5- 10 minutes.

Since yesterday was the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, it's fitting to share this very valuable book, since we're called by Our Lady to pray the Rosary daily.

Today's the Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin

Fun, useful craft to do, make some for friends and family for impending holidays. ❤️

https://youtu.be/NhDlF7-qg3E

Happy feast of Our Lady of the Pillar. The apparition is dated to 40 A.D, when Our Lady hadn't yet been assumpted into Heaven.

How were women depicted in the past? How are they depicted now?

The answer is very clear, but us, ladies, what are we doing to restore feminity?

104 years ago the miracle of the sun took place in Fatima.

Hard times are coming. Prepare yourself and your family.

https://youtu.be/BhoWhNMpXW0

“Those women who have no husband nor wish to have one, or who are in a state of life inconsistent with marriage, cannot without sin desire to give lustful pleasure to those men who see them, because this is to incite them to sin. And if indeed they adorn themselves with this intention of provoking others to lust, they sin mortally; whereas if they do so from frivolity, or from vanity for the sake of ostentation, it is not always mortal, but sometimes venial. And the same applies to men in this respect” - Summa Theologiae II-II, q. 169, art. 2

Protect your children. They might not want to openly kill them, but they want to steal their innocence by corrupting them in every way and form.

Photo of Russian Children before the Russian Revolution

Русские дети, которых так ненавидел Ленин, делая их сиротами, растлевая и уродуя их души атеистической пропагандой. Здесь, на старом, дореволюционном фото, в обнимку стоят дети из разных семей. Счастливые дети, не знающие о Ленине.

"Russian children, who were so hated by Lenin, who made them orphans, slaughtering them and degrading their souls with atheist propaganda. Here, in an old, pre-revolutionary photo, there are children from different families in a hug. Happy children who do not know about Lenin."

Credit: D. Kuznetsov

Here a tutorial on how to put together a maxi skirt for every day use. I personally prefer skirts that cover the knee for doing chores because longer ones get dirty easily and might be stepped on, but to each their own.

https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/everyday-maxi-skirt-easy-sewing-tutorial.html

A recipe for meatless Fridays: Frico

Ingredients
Serves 4-6

-1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced
-700g potatoes, peeled and diced
-350g Montasio cheese (emmental or any other semi hard cheese can be used), coarsely shredded or cut into small dice
-Salt and pepper
-Olive oil, or lard minced into a paste (if it's done on a Friday, obviously stick to olive oil)


Preparation:

Sauté the onion gently in the olive oil or lard or minced lardo in a skillet (nonstick is best) until soft and translucent.

Add the potatoes and mix together with the onions. Season generously with salt and pepper, then add a glassful of water and cover. Let the potatoes simmer until soft, adding more water if necessary. Uncover and let any remaining liquid evaporate, smashing the potato with a wooden spoon into a very rough purée. (Leave some of the potato dice whole for a more interesting texture.)

Add the cheese and fold it well into the potato and onion. Stir from time to time over gentle heat until the cheese melts completely. Continue simmering for another 5-10 minutes, until the mixture has thickened enough that it forms a solid mass.

Now flatten out the mixture and turn the heat up. Let the mixture form a nice brown crust on the bottom, then flip it over and let it brown on the other side, as if you were making a frittata, about 3-5 minutes per side. Serve right away.