Tribute to Mary, Help of Christians. 💙

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The beautiful image of "Maria, Auxiliadora de Los Cristianos" (Mary, Help of Christians in Spanish) is based from the popular iconography of the Virgin under this title as seen by St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesian Order and known as the great promoter of the devotion in modern times. The Virgin standing on a cloud, holding a scepter and the Child Jesus on the other hand. The Virgin wears the diagnostic (for this Marian title) blue and pink robe while the Child wears a green and brown robe. Both the Madonna and Child are presented as the King and Queen of Heaven and Earth and it is emphasized with the placement of the crowns on their heads and a scepter to the Virgin. The regal Mother and Child looks down to their devotees to emphasis their attentiveness to the supplications of the faithful.
The origin of the devotion to Mary, Help of Christians in the Philippines began thru the efforts of then Papal Nuncio Archbishop William Piani, SDB where during his 27 years of his tenure as the Papl Nuncio, he spread the devotion far and wide throughout the country. He populated the country with numerous images of Mary Help and he established several parishes under her patronage, prior to the arrival of the Salesians in 1951, and the establishment of the Archconfraternity of Mary Help of Christians to further propagate the devotion. The Mary, Help of Christians Minor Seminary in Binmaley, Pangasinan was established in 1929. The image of Maria Auxiliadora was given by then Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop William Piani to then Bishop Cesar Ma. Guerrero, then Bishop of the Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan (which was later elevated to an Archdiocese) as a gift to the seminary. Bishop Guerrero was known to be a good friend of Archbishop Piani and he became the first Filipino Bishop to become a member of the Archconfraternity.
The image of Mary Help of Christians of the seminary is currently enshrined at the Mary Help of Christians Theology Seminary in Palapad, San Fabian, Pangasinan. A small shrine was constructed behind the Seminary chapel for pilgrims to come for veneration without disrupting the seminary silence and discipline. A Confraternity will also be established to further propagate the devotion to Mary Help of Christians to the whole Archdiocese. As per the decree issued by the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, the image will be transferred to the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Cathedral every August 22, Feast of the Queenship of Mary, to celebrate the Anniversary of her Canonical Coronation which will be known as her second fiesta.
The devotion to Mary, Help of Christians have come a long way over the past centuries, from a succor for the protection of the Catholic faith in the whole Christendom and a Mother who cares for her faithful children to a nurturer of vocations for her Son's vineyard. In these tough times where Our Holy Mother Church is being persecuted here and the rest of the World, the Blessed Mother once again is showing her concern to us by nurturing and strengthening our priests and future priests so they can perform their priestly ministry not only to bring the Gospel to the people and defend it, but also to continue the perpetual sacrifice of Calvary in the offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to atone for all the sins of mankind and appease the Divine Justice.
Description from Escu Family. 💙

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Where is this statue of Mary help of Christian from?

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Amen😂