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| Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel |
Saturday’s Augustinian pilgrimage
took us to Genazzano - a lovely town an hour southeast of Rome. We visited Santuario Madre del Buon Consiglio where
the original miraculous fresco of Our Lady of Good Counsel has had its home
since 1467. According to tradition, in
that year a mysterious cloud crossed the sea and left on the unfinished wall of
the parish church a fresco of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, later given the
name of “Our Lady of Good Counsel”.
Since then hundreds of pilgrims, including a number of popes, have come
to entreat our Lady’s intercession at the shrine. The Augustinian Order has maintained care of the church since 1356. As we celebrated mass in this holy place, we
lifted all of you, our family, friends and community members into the loving
hands of Our Lady of Good Counsel. S. Mary Juan Camacho, SSND
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| Gateway to ambo within the church |
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| Facade of the church |
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| Genazzano street |
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| Genazzano flower shop |
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