Our Lady Help of Christians is the Patroness of Australia and her feast day is 24th May. The month of May is Our Lady's month, so it seemed somehow fitting to choose a statue of Our Lady for this month's theme day. Little is known about this beautiful statue other than it was donated in the 19th century.
In 1844, Mary, under the title of Our Lady Help of Christians was chosen as the Patroness of Australia at the First Provincial Synod of Sydney although this wasn't confirmed by the Holy See until 1852, due to the decree going astray in Bishop Pompallier's mislaid suitcase!
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Today's Quote: Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings - Chrysostom.
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Melbourne Daily Photo
Hello, I created this blog because Melbourne is my city and I want people to see what a beautiful place it is. So come with me on a journey of discovery as we traverse the dining precincts, the culture, the laneways and hidden gems that make Melbourne marvellous.
15 comments:
A lovely image and a very nice post.
It's very colourful.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
Beautiful choice. How is your grandson?
Beautiful choice, lovely statue.
You Got A Posty ~ PFF
Theme Day ~ Statue
Adorable statue and very beautiful post!
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Léia
What can you say to this one except...Beautiful!
My blog is here Barb's Blog Hope you can take a look. Happy theme day!
Looks like an interesting church. So much of 'church art' is of unknown origin. Except the really well-known pieces, of course.
Lovely photo!
A mislaid suitcase? Must check this. Nice shot!
A heavenly statue to show us on theme day! Lovely!
What a beautiful statue and interesting story for Theme Day.
Pour le 1er Mai, «Louis» vous donne un bouquet de Muguet!
hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....
A beautiful statue. So sorry to hear about your grandson. I hope he is OK.
How goes, BFG?! I'm missing your daily photo posting.... Hope all is well with you and yours!
Kind regards from EAGAN daily photo
the images of saints cause me very strong inner peace, the environment in which are situated always helps, but the way in which they are made up, the expression of the eyes is all too real.
very successful this picture, being in a dark place and brightness of the Virgin.
a greeting! .. lots of kisses and take care
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