October 27

Dedication of the Basilica of Mary Our Lady, Help of Christians (Turin, Italy)

Our Lady of Charity (Cuba)

Our Lady of Charity

Take Mary as a model and source of help

Saint John Bosco had the Basilica of Mary Our Lady, Help of Christians, built as a monument to the Virgin Mary, as the Mother Church and spiritual center of the Salesian Congregation. A true pilgrimage to this or any other Marian shrine should entail listening to the Word of God, prayer, Reconciliation, the Eucharist, and last but surely not least trust in Mary. With the Eucharist, we unite with Jesus, our Savior, the meaning and guiding light of our lives. On the Cross, Jesus gave us Mary as our Mother. We trust her as our guide, taking her as a model and source of help on our path towards Christ and the Father. Adapted from www.donbosco-torino.it source of help on our path towards Christ and the Father

O Blessed Rosary of Mary, Sweet chain which unites us to God, Bond of love which unites us to the angels, Tower of salvation against the assaults of Hell, Safe port in our universal shipwreck, We will never abandon you. You will be our comfort in the hour of death: Yours our final kiss as life ebbs away, And the last word from our lips Will be your sweet name, O Queen of the Rosary of Pompeii, O dearest Mother, O Refuge of Sinners, O Sovereign Consoler of the Afflicted. May you be everywhere blessed, Today and always, On earth and in heaven. John Paul II Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, #43 (October 2002)

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Ave Maria!