Mary

 Marian Church and Shrines  Local shrines  The Miraculous Medal Shrine, Germantown  Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown  National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C. – Patronal Church of the United States  Basilica of St. Mary Major, Rome – Oldest church in the Western world dedicated to the honor of Mary  Loreto, Italy – one of the most famous and venerated Shrines in the world  Our Lady of the Cape, Quebec, Canada

 Marian Church and Shrines (continued)  International shrines of authenticated apparitions of Our Lady  Guadalupe, Mexico  Miraculous Medal of Lourdes, La Salette and Pontmain, France  Knock, Ireland  Fatima, Portugal  Beauraing and Bannex, Belgium  Betnania, Venezula  Akita, Japan

 Marian Church and Shrines (continued)  Shrines of apparitions in process  Garabandal, Spain  Zeitun, Egypt  Cuapa, Nicaragua  Medjugorje, Bosnia  Kibeho, Africa  Damascus, Syria  San Nicolas, Argentina  Oliverto Citra, Italy  Naju, Korea  Scottsdale, Arizona

 Mary in Art  Symbols  Fleur-se-lys: a stylized lily  Heart pierced by a sword  As the Virgin – with long flowing hair  As Queen of heaven and earth – with a crown of twelve stars, robed and surrounded by angels, crescent moon under her foot  As Mother of God – with snake under her foot  Pictures  Cloak of Blessed Juan Diego with image of Our Lady of Guadalupe  Miraculous picture, icon style of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (picture of Madonna and Child)

 Titles of Mary  Mother of God, Mother of the Church  Our Lady (French – Notre Dame)  The Immaculate Conception  Days in Honor of Mary  Aug 5 – Dedication of Saint Mary Major  Aug 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption  Aug 22 – Memorial of the Queenship of Mary  Sept. 8 – Feast of the Birth of Mary  Sept. 15 – Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows  Oct.7 – Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary  Oct. 13 – Our Lady of Fatima  Nov. 19 – Our Lady of Divine Providence  Nov. 21 – Memorial Presentation of Mary  Nov. 27 – Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal  Dec. 8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Patroness of the US and of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia)  Dec. 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe  Jan 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

 Prayers to Mary  The Rosary  The Hail, Holy Queen  The Magnificant  The Memorare  The Angelus/Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven)