Anecdotes about the Virgin Mary
The Virgin who opened her eyes
El June 22, 1888the ancient stone chapel of Cap-de-la-Madeleine was solemnly consecrated to the Virgin of the Rosary, fulfilling the promise made years ago.
That night, according to the account of the sanctuary, Father Luc Désilets, the Franciscan father Frédéric Janssoone y un feligrés, Pierre LacroixThey were in prayer before the image of the Enthroned Virgin.
The episode, known as "the prodigy of the eyes", marked the beginning of the extraordinary growth of the pilgrimages to Our Lady of the Cape, today the national shrine of the Rosary of Canada.
It's preserved as reorganization of the sanctuary: the testimony of the three men and their role in the history of the place are firmly established in the memory of Notre-Dame-du-Cap, although, like all prodigy, it is proposed to piety and not as doctrinal pronunciation.
A flower for the Virgin
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