Our Lady of Hope of Tignish

Marian Advocation of Tignish (Prince Edward Island)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

Our Lady of Hope (Our Lady of Hope) is a Marian advocation venerated in the historic parish of Tignishat the north end of the Prince Edward Island. His devotion is linked to the history of the and of the fishermen who populated this coastal community, for whom the Virgin of Hope was protected in the work of the sea.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of Hope (Our Lady of Hope) is a Marian advocation venerated in the historic parish of Tignishat the north end of the Prince Edward Island. His devotion is linked to the history of the and of the fishermen who populated this coastal community, for whom the Virgin of Hope was protected in the work of the sea.

The image and the sanctuary

The advocation is venerated in the iglesia parroquial histórica de Tignish. No consta that appears as a formal Marian sanctuary in accessible diocesan documents; its entity is that of a traditional devotion very rooted in a parish of strong acadian memory.

Sponsorship and coronation

No consta a patronazgo civil ni a canonical coronation documented from the image. Devotion is local in nature, linked to the acadian and fishing identity of the community.

Party and devotion

No consta a own party date documented in the sources consulted. Devotion is expressed in the ordinary life of the parish and in the memory of the settlers and fishermen who invoked Our Lady of Hope.

Link to the Rosary

For a community of fishermen, the hope put in Mary is naturally prayed by the Rosary, simple and repeated prayer as the rhythm of the sea. To call upon Our Lady of the Hope of Tignish is to entrust to Our Lady, mystery to mystery, the tidings and desires of those who live from work and waiting.