The Cathedral of Luxembourg and the Octave de la Consoladora
The jewel of the cathedral of Notre- Dame de Luxembourg is the size of the wood of the tile, 73 centimeters, of Mary Consoladora de los Afligidos (Consolatrix Afflictorum), venerated since 1624 and patron of the city since 1666 and of the whole country since 1678. Its annual eighth is the largest religious date of the Grand Duchy.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The devotion was born on December 8, 1624, when the students of the Jesuit school carried in procession the size of the Virgin to the Glacis, before the walls.
- Our Lady was chosen protector of the city in 1666 and of the ducate in 1678; around 1640 a list of 33 undisputed cures was compiled.
- The Oktav was born in 1639 and now lasts sixteen days, from the third to the fifth Sunday after Easter; each year the votes of 1678 are renewed before the Grand Duke and the authorities.
- During the Eighth, the image has been enthroned since 1766 in a cast altar of forged iron; during the occupation of World War II, the statue was a sign of comfort and national identity.
Consolatrix Afflictorum (catedral y Oktav)
The cathedral of Notre-Dame keeps the Marian heart of Luxembourg: the small size of the Consoladora to which the whole country renews its vows every spring, with tens of thousands of pilgrims.
"Consolatrix Afflictorum, Consolador de los Afligidos," pray for us.
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