Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish – Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo

Marian Advocation of Vancouver (British Columbia)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish is a parish of the Archdiocese of Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, entrusted to Salesian spirituality, with special devotion to Mary Helper and Our Lady of the Good Council. There are no local accounts of specific apparitions or miracles in public documents.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish is a parish of the Archdiocese of Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, entrusted to Salesian spirituality, with special devotion to Mary Helper and Our Lady of the Good Council. There are no local accounts of specific apparitions or miracles in public documents.

The image and the sanctuary

There is no description of the headline image or the existence of a sanctuary in accessible sources. The parish life includes a strong youth and educational dimension, which is typical of the Salesian tradition.

Sponsorship and coronation

The advocation of Our Lady of the Good Council refers to Mary as a guide and inspiration to the decisions of the faithful. There is no canonical coronation or specific civil patronage.

Party and devotion

The memory of Our Lady of the Good Council is celebrated on April 26. In the community Mary is invoked as Mother and Teacher, within the Salesian tradition of love for the Virgin, rather than in a sanctuary-like cult.

Link to the Rosary

Salesian spirituality promotes the Rosary, but online consulting documents do not identify an official group of the Rosary in this parish. Therefore, there is no specific institutional link, although it is reasonable to assume the daily practice of the Rosary among the faithful.