The Feast Day of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - June 27

A Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

In this novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help we pay tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary by asking for her assistance. It is a powerful devotion to Our Lady, Our Mother. Mary is Our Mother and all graces she gives us come directly from our Lord. She is always a mother ready to intercede with Him on our behalf.

Information About the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help has provide strength, comfort and even miracles to the faithful for centuries! First placed in the Church of San Matteo in Rome in 1499, the Icon was thought to be lost, but it eventually ended up in the Redemptorist Church of St. Alphonsus in Rome where in 1866 it could again be viewed publicly. On June 23, 1867, Pope Pius IX granted the image its Canonical Coronation along with its present title. Pope Pius also charged the Redemptorists to make Our Mother of Perpetual Help through the Icon known throughout the world. Since then it has been copied and venerated in churches and homes worldwide. For information about the symbols found in the icon, click the button below:

Icon Symbols