Refuge of Sinners – Feast Day, August 13
No title has drawn so many to the feet of Mary than that of Refuge of Sinners.
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Our Mother of Perpetual Help-Feast Day June 27
The fabulous history of this miracle-working icon begins in the year 1495 when it was known to have been reverenced in a church on the island of Crete.
Our Lady of the Rosary-Feast Day, October 7
On October 7, 1571, a great naval victory took place in Lepanto when a vastly outnumbered Christian force was able to defeat a mighty Turkish fleet through the intercession of Our Lady.
Comforter of the Afflicted (Consolatrix Afflictorum)
Mary is called the Comforter of the Afflicted because she is the solace, consolation and comforter of our lives.
Feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians
This ancient title derives from Greek inscriptions found in the first centuries of Christianity which referred to Mary as Boeteia (the Helper). The earliest record we have of this title was in a homily by St. John Chrysostom in 345.
Garden Enclosed (Hortus Conclusus)
This title of Mary is derived from the Song of Songs, "A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up" (4:12).
Our Lady of Lourdes–Feast day, February 11
The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world with millions drawn to the scene where Mary appeared to a poor, 14 year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubiroux.
Vessel of Honor (Vas Honorabile)
Depictions of Mary under this title often show her inside a monstrance where she is pointing to a host radiating from her chest.
Tower of David (Turris Davidica)
The scriptural basis for this title is the Song of Songs 4:4, “Your neck is the Tower of David, build on layers, hung round with a thousand bucklers, and each the shield of a hero.”
Our Lady of Walsingham-Feast Day–September 24
Known as “England’s Nazareth”, the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham supposedly originated in 1061 with a noble widow named Lady Richeldis.
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