MargaretTeresa Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ok...I'm a history nerd. So, I was just curious about a list of the various Mary apparitions, etc., and a good place to read about them. And what's your favorite one? I'm particularly interested in Our Lady of Prompt Succor...I know a little, but not much, about that particular story. Thanks. Pax and God bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) My favorite Marian apparition is Our Lady of Grace, which is also known as the Miraculous Medal Image or Our Lady Immaculate or the Immaculate Conception. Mary looks beautiful in this image and, since I am consecrated to Our Lady Immaculate, she is extra special to me. The statue of Our Lady of Grace is the very first statue I purchased ever! [img]http://myplace.frontier.com/~vzerfclw/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/our_lady_of_grace.jpg.w180h284.jpg[/img] My second favorite is Our Lady of Guadalupe. I just feel drawn to that image of Our Lady for some reason. Edited March 30, 2011 by MaterMisericordiae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSister2009 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I love many of them like Lourdes, Fatima, Guadalupe (I still don't know if I can spell that) Our Lady of Grace, Our Lady of the Smile. There's a lot of great ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Our Lady of Fatima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 http://www.marys-touch.com/history/olhelp.htm Our Lady of Perpetual Help also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) +JMJ I was very interested in Our Lady of LaSalette in college and I helped my sister research Our Lady of Akita for her Confirmation Saint. I know the PMer [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showuser=1178"]StColette[/url] is a big Mariologist (and mommy) and could recommend several books if you want to learn more. Here are a few she recommended about Our Lady of LaSalette: [list][*][i]A Woman Clothed With the Sun : Eight Great Appearances of Our Lady[/i] by John J. Delany[*][i]You Will Make this known to all My People[/i] by the Franciscan Friars Of the[*][i]The Final Warning[/i] Paul A. Mihalik[*][i]HOLY MOUNTAIN OF LA SALETTE[/i] Ullathorne.[*][i]The Sun Her Mantle[/i] - Beevers[*]Jaouen, [i]A Grace called La Salette[/i][/list] Edited April 18, 2011 by Piccoli Fiori JMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSister2009 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Are there any stories for L'Innocence and Madonna of the Streets? I love both of them but I do not know the stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth09 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Guadalupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenDeMaria Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) [quote name='MargaretTeresa' timestamp='1301443145' post='2224463'] Ok...I'm a history nerd. So, I was just curious about a list of the various Mary apparitions, etc., and a good place to read about them. And what's your favorite one? I'm particularly interested in Our Lady of Prompt Succor...I know a little, but not much, about that particular story. Thanks. Pax and God bless. [/quote] The best place to read about Marian apparitions is at The Miracle Hunter [url="http://www.miraclehunter.com/"]http://www.miraclehunter.com/[/url] It lists ALL the Marian apparitions, has timelines, gives perspective on legitimacy and Church approval, etc. It's thorough. There's a difference, though, between apparitions, titles and devotional images, which sometimes blur into each other (so the Miraculous Medal is a devotional item resulting from an apparition connected to a title, Our Lady of Grace). It's difficult, though, to find a resource that covers all of them in one place, especially if you're really interested in a devotion related to a title, such as Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Having said that, U Dayton's resource page looks amazing, and I would start there: [url="http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/infomenu.html."]http://campus.udayto.../infomenu.html.[/url] Wikipedia can also be a great springboard: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titles_of_Mary#Names_of_Mary_associated_with_devotions_or_apparitions"]http://en.wikipedia...._or_apparitions[/url] My favorite Marian title is Holy Mother of God. I can't pick a favorite Marian apparition. Edited to add: I've just realized that while I cannot force myself to pick a single Marian apparition as my favorite, I do have Our Lady of Fatima as my profile image at the moment, so there's that Edited May 7, 2011 by JenDeMaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenDeMaria Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 [quote name='FutureSister2009' timestamp='1304535580' post='2236962'] Are there any stories for L'Innocence and Madonna of the Streets? I love both of them but I do not know the stories. [/quote] Both are popular secular images which resonate with Marian devotees -- which means that while there is no apparition, no devotion and no religious title connected to them, and while they were never meant to hang in a Church, they still have the ability to enkindle solid devotion in our hearts. I cannot find anything to share with you on the painting L'Innocence except that it is one of many beautiful images painted by William Bougeureau who specialized in romantic images of either Christian or Mythological origin. The Madonna of the Streets is another story, though. It's interesting that, while it began life as a secular image not necessarily intended to evoke the Blessed Virgin Mary it has become a devotional image and is even part of the habit of a religious order. There is a wikipedia article on the image here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonnina_%28painting%29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSister2009 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 [quote name='JenDeMaria' timestamp='1304733980' post='2238237'] Both are popular secular images which resonate with Marian devotees -- which means that while there is no apparition, no devotion and no religious title connected to them, and while they were never meant to hang in a Church, they still have the ability to enkindle solid devotion in our hearts. I cannot find anything to share with you on the painting L'Innocence except that it is one of many beautiful images painted by William Bougeureau who specialized in romantic images of either Christian or Mythological origin. The Madonna of the Streets is another story, though. It's interesting that, while it began life as a secular image not necessarily intended to evoke the Blessed Virgin Mary it has become a devotional image and is even part of the habit of a religious order. There is a wikipedia article on the image here: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonnina_%28painting%29"]http://en.wikipedia...._%28painting%29[/url] [/quote] Thanks! It's helpful! Those are two of my most favorite images of Our Lady and I did not know any relevance so I'm glad I asked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretTeresa Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks for all the great links you guys! I can't wait to read up on these!!! God bless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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