Our Lady of La Salette (Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette)

Advocación mariana de La Salette (Outaouais) (Quebec)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

In the Outaouais region, near Gatineau-Papineau, there is a shrine or pilgrimage site associated with Our Lady of La Salette. This devotion refers to the 1846 apparition of La Salette in France, in which Mary called for conversion and penance. In Quebec, it is a place of devotional reception for this particular title, not the site of the original apparition. A detailed chronology of the site's founding is not found in the sources consulted.

Main data

Origin and history

In the Outaouais region, near Gatineau-Papineau, there is a shrine or pilgrimage site associated with Our Lady of La Salette. This devotion refers to the 1846 apparition of La Salette in France, in which Mary called for conversion and penance. In Quebec, it is a place of devotional reception for this particular title, not the site of the original apparition. A detailed chronology of the site's founding is not found in the sources consulted.

The image and the sanctuary

A shrine or place of pilgrimage dedicated to Our Lady of La Salette. There are no verifiable details about the image or a canonical coronation.

Patronage and coronation

The image is dedicated to Our Lady of La Salette, reconciler of sinners. There is no record of a formal decree of local patronage nor a canonical coronation of the image.

Celebration and devotion

The feast day is celebrated on September 19, the feast of Our Lady of La Salette. The devotion commemorates the French apparition and her call to conversion. No specific local anecdote is found in the sources consulted.

Link with the Rosary

There is an indirect link: in the La Salette tradition, penitential prayer and the recitation of the Rosary are part of the associated Marian spirituality. However, there is no evidence of a unique and strong local connection with the Rosary.