Meaning: Defining Christian victory in defense of Europe at the Siege of Vienna

This was not the first gate—but it could have been the last.
For a thousand years, Europe had endured the blade beneath the crescent.
At Vienna, the line was drawn again. And it did not move.

Sobieski rode not to conquer—but to prevent collapse.
His sword spoke the silence of a continent.
No chants. No cheers. Just duty.

Say nothing of hatred. Say everything of vigilance.
Write what you would give your life to guard.
Then guard it in thought, word, and bearing.

Tonight, mark a cross.
Small, hidden, your own.
Say: “I remember the wall that held.”
Let your silence honor the dead who kept it standing.