Wednesday night, June 23, 2010, St. Catherine of Siena Church will celebrating “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” – also know as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (memorial on June 27th). Here is tonight’s schedule:
- All-Day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 7:00 pm
- Holy Rosary at 6:15 pm
- Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 6:30 pm
- “Special” Mass of Thanksgiving at 7:00 pm followed by Potluck in the narthex
For many centuries throughout the world, the picture of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help” has been revered as an icon of hope and inspiration.
The original picture of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a product of Byzantine art. It is known to be at least 500 years old in its present form. Painted in tempura on hard nutwood and only 17″x21″, the picture may date back another 1,000 years to the ancient madonnas of Constantinople. Some church legends even date the picture to the first century and the hand and brush of St. Luke the Evangelist.
