OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR - 12 OCTOBER

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER

Saints celebrated on the 12th of October

Marian Feast Days

O glorious Virgin, Mother of God, blessed among all nations, worthy of praise and the greatest of praise, intercede for me with thy beloved Son. O honoured Lady, Mother of the King of Angels and Archangels, assist and deliver me from every difficulty and danger.

O Blossom of the Patriarchs, the Virgins and the Angels, Hope of Glory, Beauty of Virgins, Admiration of the Angels and Archangels, remember me, and forsake me not, I beseech thee, at the terrible hour of my death. O Star of the Sea, Gate of Heaven, Temple of God, Palace of Jesus Christ, Harbour of Safety, Power of all Nations, Pearl of all Sweetness, Hope of the Faithful; O Queen who shelters the guilty, who surpasses in radiance the Virgins and the Angels, thy presence gives joy to all the hosts of Heaven.

Therefore, O Mother of Mercy, I place in the protection of thy holy hands my going out, my coming in, my sleeping, my waking, the sight of my eyes, the touch of my hands, the speech from my lips, the hearing of my ears, so that in everything I may be pleasing to thine own beloved Son. Amen.

OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR

The first Marian apparition ever happened in this way: Our Lady, during her time on earth, had promised St James the Apostle (St John's brother) that when he needed moral support during his mission to the pagans in today's Spain, she would appear to him to encourage him. 

In the year A.D. 40, the Virgin indeed appeared in Spain by bilocation; she was seen by many witnesses. She held the Child Jesus in her arms. Our Lady asked St James and his eight disciples to build a church on the site. The church of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, is the first church dedicated to Mary in history and it remains standing to this day.