Marian devotion

Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Parish - Our Lady of Asunción

Marian Advocation of Windsor (Ontario)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

Our Lady of Assumption es una de las parroquias más antiguas del oeste de Ontario, en Windsor, Diócesis de London. Sus orígenes se remontan a una misión francesa del siglo XVIII, asociada a los antecedentes de Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, vinculada históricamente a los jesuitas y a los colonos franceses en el área del río Detroit. La parroquia actual conserva una fuerte conciencia histórica, aunque la documentación diocesana disponible al público es bastante general. No se citan milagros concretos; es sobre todo un foco de identidad católica e histórica.

Main data

Place: Windsor (Ontario, Canada)
Party: August 15

Origin and history

Our Lady of Assumption es una de las parroquias más antiguas del oeste de Ontario, en Windsor, Diócesis de London. Sus orígenes se remontan a una misión francesa del siglo XVIII, asociada a los antecedentes de Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, vinculada históricamente a los jesuitas y a los colonos franceses en el área del río Detroit. La parroquia actual conserva una fuerte conciencia histórica, aunque la documentación diocesana disponible al público es bastante general. No se citan milagros concretos; es sobre todo un foco de identidad católica e histórica.

The image and the sanctuary

There is no detailed description of the headline image or of a sanctuary in accessible sources; the parish is distinguished primarily by its ancient and historical value in the region.

Sponsorship and coronation

The advocation corresponds to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The continuity of the devotion to the Assumption among the French-speaking and later among the wider community of Windsor is highlighted. There is no canonical coronation or specific civil patronage.

Party and devotion

The feast is held on 15 August, solemnity of the Assumption. There is no detailed local devotional practice beyond that of the advocation and the commemoration of the French origins of the parish.

Link to the Rosary

Because of the historical and Marian character of the community, the practice of the Rosary is likely, but there is no clear documentary evidence of cofradies or facts specifically linked to the Rosary. By rigor: not recorded.

A flower for the Virgin

Offer a simple prayer to this Marian devotion. Pray a Hail Mary for Canada and for world peace.

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Sources: tradition of the sanctuary, diocesan information and Wikipedia in Spanish. The distinction between popular piety and documented ecclesial history is specific to this fact sheet; extraordinary accounts are presented as devotion and not as doctrinal pronunciation.

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