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Mary. Marian Church and Shrines Local shrines The Miraculous Medal Shrine, Germantown Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C. – Patronal Church of the United States
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Marian Church and Shrines • Local shrines • The Miraculous Medal Shrine, Germantown • Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown • National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C. – Patronal Church of the United States • Basilica of St. Mary Major, Rome – Oldest church in the Western world dedicated to the honor of Mary • Loreto, Italy – one of the most famous and venerated Shrines in the world • Our Lady of the Cape, Quebec, Canada
Marian Church and Shrines (continued) • International shrines of authenticated apparitions of Our Lady • Guadalupe, Mexico • Miraculous Medal of Lourdes, La Salette and Pontmain, France • Knock, Ireland • Fatima, Portugal • Beauraing and Bannex, Belgium • Betnania, Venezula • Akita, Japan
Marian Church and Shrines (continued) • Shrines of apparitions in process • Garabandal, Spain • Zeitun, Egypt • Cuapa, Nicaragua • Medjugorje, Bosnia • Kibeho, Africa • Damascus, Syria • San Nicolas, Argentina • Oliverto Citra, Italy • Naju, Korea • Scottsdale, Arizona
Mary in Art • Symbols • Fleur-se-lys: a stylized lily • Heart pierced by a sword • As the Virgin – with long flowing hair • As Queen of heaven and earth – with a crown of twelve stars, robed and surrounded by angels, crescent moon under her foot • As Mother of God – with snake under her foot • Pictures • Cloak of Blessed Juan Diego with image of Our Lady of Guadalupe • Miraculous picture, icon style of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (picture of Madonna and Child)
Titles of Mary • Mother of God, Mother of the Church • Our Lady (French – Notre Dame) • The Immaculate Conception • Days in Honor of Mary • Aug 5 – Dedication of Saint Mary Major • Aug 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption • Aug 22 – Memorial of the Queenship of Mary • Sept. 8 – Feast of the Birth of Mary • Sept. 15 – Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows • Oct .7 – Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary • Oct. 13 – Our Lady of Fatima • Nov. 19 – Our Lady of Divine Providence • Nov. 21 – Memorial Presentation of Mary • Nov. 27 – Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal • Dec. 8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Patroness of the US and of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia) • Dec. 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe • Jan 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Prayers to Mary • The Rosary • The Hail, Holy Queen • The Magnificant • The Memorare • The Angelus/Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven)