May we take the opportunity on the 450th anniversary of the Great Siege and be thankful to our ancestors and the Knights of the Order of St John who fought side by side so our beloved island will remain Christian and not fall into the hands of the Ottomans.
Had that happened, by today, the Island of St Paul would have been led by some dictator affiliated to some terrorist organisation, such as Isis or al-Shabaab. Thank you Lord for protecting us. When you consider the situation in which certain Muslim countries are in today, we have every reason to be grateful that we remained Christian and European.