ilar ly , ▁important ▁success es ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁century ▁gained ▁over ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁at ▁Tem es war , ▁in ▁P ann onia , ▁and ▁at ▁Cor fu ; ▁and ▁in ▁both ▁cases ▁these ▁engag ements ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁fe asts ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁public ▁dev ot ions ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary . ▁And ▁this ▁led ▁our ▁prede cess or , ▁Clement ▁XI , ▁in ▁his ▁grat itude , ▁to ▁dec ree ▁that ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Mother ▁of ▁God ▁should ▁every ▁year ▁be ▁especially ▁hon oured ▁in ▁her ▁Ros ary ▁by ▁the ▁whole ▁Church . ▁▁ ▁Leo ▁saw ▁the ▁Ros ary ▁as ▁" an ▁effective ▁spiritual ▁weapon ▁against ▁the ▁ ▁ev ils ▁aff lic ting ▁society ". ▁" Not ▁only ▁do ▁We ▁earnest ly ▁ex h ort ▁all ▁Christians ▁to ▁give ▁themselves ▁to ▁the ▁rec ital ▁of ▁the ▁p ious ▁dev otion ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary ▁public ly , ▁or ▁priv ately ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁house ▁and ▁family , ▁and ▁that ▁un ce asing ly , ▁but ▁we ▁also ▁desire ▁that ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁October ▁in ▁this ▁year ▁should ▁be ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ary ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁further ance ▁of ▁this , ▁he ▁recommended ▁that ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁in ▁every ▁parish , ▁and ▁where ▁pract ic able ▁in ▁every ▁chap el ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁- ▁" let ▁five ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the