Our Lady of the Consuelo of Chalando

Marian Advocation of Chalando (Diocese of Mpika)
Recognized by the Church

It is the parish of Our Lady of Consolation in the rural town of Chalando, in the diocese of Mpika, Zambia. The community rebuilt the roof of the church after serious damage, with the help of Help to the Church in Need (ACN) and the contribution of the faithful themselves. No detailed historical documentation is available.

Main data

Origin and history

It is the parish of Our Lady of Consolation in the rural town of Chalando, in the diocese of Mpika, Zambia. The community rebuilt the roof of the church after serious damage, with the help of Help to the Church in Need (ACN) and the contribution of the faithful themselves. No detailed historical documentation is available.

The image and the sanctuary

There is no detailed documentation on the image or the sanctuary; the sources describe a poor and very living community, without accounts of concrete miracles.

Sponsorship and coronation

It is not available.

Party and devotion

The advocation of Our Lady of Consuelo, of general Marian tone, is not linked to a concrete universal feast. Devotion is manifested in the perseverance and sense of parish belonging of a poor rural community that trusts in the protection of the Virgin.

Link to the Rosary

To call upon Mary as Consuelo of the afflicted is an echo of the preces of the Rosary, prayer in which the faithful seek amparo in their Mother. The community of Chalando lives its poverty with the confidence of those who are known to be accompanied by the Virgin. The Rosary feeds that serene hope.