Marian devotion
Our Lady of Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaican Catholics venerate the Virgin Mary in the country's capital.
In Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, the Cathedral of the Most Holy Sacrament is the center of the Catholic faith. The Irish missionaries established devotion in the 19th century.
Faith in the English-speaking Caribbean
Jamaica is a mostly Protestant country. Catholics are a minority, but their faith is deep. The Virgin Mary is the mother who protects them in an English-speaking country.
Tradition tells that the Virgin protects Jamaican Catholics, who are a devout minority. The faithful pray the Rosary in their homes, knowing that the Virgin listens to them.
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