Canadian Marian Advocations
In Canada the great Marian center is Our Lady of the Cape (Notre-Dame-du-Cap), national sanctuary, next to the historical Good Aid de Montreal y la Assumption, patron of Acadia.
- Wonders and Marian Anecdotes of Canada
- Notre-Dame-du-Cap (Cap-de-la-Madeleine) - according to tradition, in 1888 the statue opened his eyes before several witnesses; and in 1879 a providential "ice bridge" on St. Lawrence allowed to bring the stone for the sanctuary.
- Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours (Montreal) - the chapel of the sailors, founded by Saint Margarita Bourgeoys; from the roof they hang models of ships as exvotes of saved sailors.
- Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal - Neogotic jewel whose stained glass narrates the religious history of the city.
Mary Queen of the Hearts
In Catholic spirituality, the title "Mary Queen of the Hearts" is based especially on the teaching of St. Louis Mary Grignion of Montfort, who presents the Virgin as Queen for her intimate union with Christ the King and for her...
"Our Lady, Mary Queen of Hearts, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Assumption, patron of Acadia and the Acadians
In the Catholic tradition, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary - her elevation in body and soul to the heavens at the end of her earthly life - is a dogma defined by Pope Pius XII in the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus (1950).
"Our Lady of the Assumption, patron of Acadia and the Acadians, pray for us.
Our Lady of Montreal
The advocation of Our Lady of Montreal is closely linked to the history of the Basilica of Notre- Dame de Montreal, the main historical church in the old town of Quebec, Canada.
"Our Lady of Montreal, pray for us.
Our Lady of Quebec
The advocation of Our Lady of Québec is first and foremost linked to the ecclesial history of the city of Quebec and the first Catholic community established in North America in northern Mexico.
"Our Lady of Quebec, pray for us.
Our Lady of Good Help
The advocation of Our Lady of Good Relief (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) is linked to the Catholic origins of Montreal in the 17th century, within the current Quebec (Canada).
🙏 Our Lady of Good Help, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Cape
The advocation of Notre-Dame-du-Cap is linked to the sanctuary of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, where local tradition places a providential development of Marian devotion since the 17th century and, more...
"Our Lady of the Cape, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Saguenay
In the region of the Saguenay fjord (Quebec, Canada) there are tourist and heritage references to a great statue of the Virgin Mary on a cliff, related in a generic way to the protection of the sailors of the...
"Our Lady of the Saguenay, pray for us.
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