The Mother of Heaven - Cathedral of Ulan Bator
The Catholic Cathedral of Ulan Bator, consecrated in 2003 and built in the form of a ger (the traditional Mongolian yurta), is dedicated to the Saints Peter and Paul and is the mother church of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulan Bator. In it the size of the Virgin known as "Mother of Heaven," found in a landfill in northern Mongolia, before which Cardinal Giorgio Marengo consecrated the nation to the Virgin Mary on December 8, 2022, is venerated.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The cathedral, consecrated in 2003 by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, has the form of a ger (yurta Mongola), a gesture of closeness to the culture of the country.
- The size of the "Mother of Heaven" was found among waste in a landfill in northern Mongolia by Tsetsee, a non-Christian woman who picked her up captivated for her beauty and ended up giving her to the Church.
- On December 8, 2022, the feast of the Immaculate, Cardinal Giorgio Marengo entered the image in the cathedral and consecrated Mongolia to the Virgin Mary.
- Pope Francis, on the first visit of a Pope to Mongolia (September 2023), blessed the image in the cathedral and met Tsetsee.
Mother of Heaven (Mongolia)
For the small Catholic flock of Mongolia, the cathedral is the heart of its faith, and the "Mother of Heaven" its most beloved Marian sign: an image of the Virgin rescued from the garbage that today presides over the consecration of the whole country to Mary.
"Mother of Heaven, who you wanted to let you find among the poorest," keeps Mongolia. Pray for us.
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