Our Lady of the Good Succession of Purification, venerated in the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception

Marian devotion of Quito (Pichincha)

From the perspective of the traditionthe advocation of Our Lady of Good Success goes back to the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the Mother Mariana of Jesus Torres, a religious conceptionist of the Royal Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of Quito, towards 1594. According to these pious stories, the Virgin would have been presented under the title "Good Succession of Purification," communicating messages concerning the life of the monastery and the situation of the Church in the later centuries. These stories, widely disseminated in devotional environments, are part of the spiritual tradition of the monastery, but they belong to the scope of the private mercy and do not constitute a dogma of faith.

Main data

Origin and history

From the perspective of the traditionthe advocation of Our Lady of Good Success goes back to the alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the Mother Mariana of Jesus Torres, a religious conceptionist of the Royal Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of Quito, towards 1594. According to these pious stories, the Virgin would have been presented under the title "Good Succession of Purification," communicating messages concerning the life of the monastery and the situation of the Church in the later centuries. These stories, widely disseminated in devotional environments, are part of the spiritual tradition of the monastery, but they belong to the scope of the private mercy and do not constitute a dogma of faith.

As for the documented history, se constata que el Convent / Monastery of the Immaculate Conception was founded in Quito in 1577, being one of the oldest conceptionist communities in the city. There a Marian image is venerated from ancient times under the title of Our Lady of Good Success, associated with the Feast of February 2, the day when the apparition in Quito according to tradition is especially remembered. The devotion was consolidated in the city and from Quito was later spread to other parts of the world (Spain, the Philippines, Portugal, among others), although the historical cradle of the advocation is recognized in Quito.

It should be noted that, at the present civil-geographical level, the monastery is located in Quito, province of Pichincha, Republic of Ecuadorand not in Colombia. The mention of "department of Pichincha, Colombia" does not correspond to the current political-administrative division.

The image and the sanctuary

The image of Our Lady of Good Success se venera en el Monastery / Convent of the Immaculate (or Limpia) Conception de Quito, house of religious conceptionists of closure. The available sources mention it as a long-tradition Marian image, guarded inside the monastery and especially exposed around February 2, when the doors for the veneration of the faithful are opened. A detailed technical description (material, exact height, author, date of size) is not certain in the sources consulted; therefore, in respect of these specific data it is strictly indicated that no consta.

As for his iconographyDevotional references describe the venerated Virgin under this title as the Mother of God who presents the Child Jesus and is invoked in relation to the "good event" or happy fulfillment of God's will in the life of the faithful. However, the general sources consulted do not provide a complete and verifiable iconographic description (exact posture, specific attributes, precise colors), so again it should be noted that no consta In detail.

The place of worship is the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception de Quito (also referred to as the Monastery of Cleaner Conception), founded in 1577, a building of great historical and spiritual value for the city. It is a monastery of conceptual closure, not catalogued in the sources consulted as a minor basilica or as a national sanctuary; no consta officially such a title in the accessible documentation. It is, however, part of the religious and cultural heritage of the historical centre of Quito, where the religious have kept the image for centuries.

Sponsorship and coronation

The advocation of Our Lady of Good Succession is particularly significant for the city of Quito. According to the documentation available, the image venerated in the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception was canonically crowned el 2 February 1991 how Queen and Patron of Quito. The coronation was performed by the then archbishop of Quito, Monsignor Antonio González Zumárragaon behalf of the Holy See and on behalf of the Pope Juan Pablo II. This data is explicitly recorded in the sources.

Although the title of the Buen Suceso has been received in other places (for example, she is a patron of the Spanish city of Sagunto and the Colombian municipality of Guaduas), the focus of this fact sheet is the venerated image in Quito. With regard to patterns specifically linked to monastery of Quito, the sources highlight above all the character of Queen and Patron of Quitonot to mention a formal patronage of diocese or nation beyond the city. Beyond this title, no consta other specific canonical patronage in the documentation consulted.

Party and devotion

La main party of Our Lady of Good Success in Quito is celebrated the 2 February, coinciding with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the Purification of the Virgin Mary. On this date, the apparition of the Virgin in Quito according to tradition is particularly commemorated, and the monastery opens its doors so that the faithful can venerate the image. Different sources point out that every year the Virgin is publicly exposed around this day, allowing for a greater closeness of the devotees.

The sources mention that devotion is "quite popular in Quito" and that the image remains the subject of special veneration by the many favors attributed to its intercession. However, no specific statistical data of influx (number of pilgrims, etc.) are provided; therefore, no consta a verified figure. The celebration usually includes, Solemn Mass and acts of veneration in the context of the closing monastery, and is inserted into the wider tradition of the liturgical life of the city.

In other places where this advocation is venerated, processions and patronal parties are also noted, but in the specific case of the monastery of Quito the sources consulted underline the celebration of February 2 and the opening of the convent for the veneration of the image, without detailed external processions of this image in the streets of the city; therefore, at this particular point, no consta a more precise official description.

Link to the Rosary

The sources available on the advocation of Our Lady of the Good Succession of Quito do not explicitly mention a specific historical or practical relationship with the prayer of the Rosary (for example, the Rosary's cofradies of this sanctuary, particular indulgences or official campaigns linked to the Rosary). It should therefore be strictly stated that no consta a particular documented link between this specific advocation and a rosarian practice of its own.

However, as with most of the long-standing Marian advocacy, the Rosary It is an ordinary part of the piety of the faithful who come to the Virgin of Good Success. The prayer of the Rosary, by contemplating the mysteries of Christ's life with Mary, naturally harmonizes with the sense of this advocation, which invites us to trust in the "good event" of God's grace in personal and ecclesial history. The contemplation of the joyful mysteries helps to meditate on the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of the Child Jesus, a feast of this advocation; the painful and glorious mysteries, in the light of the cross and the resurrection, illuminate the messages of conversion and hope present in the spiritual tradition linked to the Mother Mariana of Jesus Torres. Thus, even without a specific legal or historical link documented, and