Our Lady of the Rosary of Windsor

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

Our Lady of the Rosary (Our Lady of the Rosary) gives name to a Windsor parishin the diocese of London, Ontario. The community was born to care for Catholic families in the area, including groups of Italian and Polish immigrantsunder the patronage of the Rosary. No consta the exact year of foundation in the accessible sources, which place it in the mid-20th century as an active parish.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of the Rosary (Our Lady of the Rosary) gives name to a Windsor parishin the diocese of London, Ontario. The community was born to care for Catholic families in the area, including groups of Italian and Polish immigrantsunder the patronage of the Rosary. No consta the exact year of foundation in the accessible sources, which place it in the mid-20th century as an active parish.

The image and the sanctuary

The advocation is venerated in the iglesia parroquial de Our Lady of the Rosary. No consta that the diocese recognize it as a formal sanctuary; its entity is that of a parish of strong Marian devotion, with prayer groups of the Rosary in its ordinary life.

Sponsorship and coronation

No consta a canonical coronation of the image or a civil patronage. The parish welcomes the spiritual patronage of the Virgin of the Rosary over the community.

Party and devotion

The main party is the 7 October, memory of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated in the parish. Devotion is expressed in processions of the Rosary in October and May, especially with the Italian and Polish communities, and in novies preparatory to the party.

Link to the Rosary

The link is direct and is in the very title of the parish: here the Rosary is the center of devotion, particularly prayed in October. No consta a co-fraternity of the Rosary canonically erected, but yes stable groups of prayer that keep this Marian prayer alive.