NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR NEWSLETTER, AUGUST 2018
Director's Message
Dear Friends of Our Lady of Prompt Succor,

The month of August brings us two Marian feasts:  Her Assumption into Heaven on the 15th, and her Queenship on the 22nd. I recently saw a lovely image of the sleeping Mary being carried tenderly by three angels into a golden sky.  However you picture Mary’s Assumption, our celebration of this feast reminds us that Mary, who gave birth to and nourished the Christ in his infancy and who later stood beneath his cross and then held his tortured and bloody body in death, is now with her Son in eternal bliss.

May Our Lady help us to bear our present sufferings and heartbreaks and to help others bear theirs.  May she also strengthen our faith that we will one day be with her and her Son in endless joy, where “every tear will be wiped away.”

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us!

Sr. Carolyn M. Brockland, OSU

SAVE THE DATE

  • Sunday, August 12th: Coffee & Doughnuts Social following the 9:30 am Mass

  • Wednesday, August 15th: 5:00 pm - Marian Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Presider; followed by traditional Herb Blessing ceremony and M. St. Francis Xavier Hebert, O.S.U. tribute

  • Wednesday, August 22nd: 5:00 pm Marian Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Fernand J. Cheri, Presider

  • Monday, September 3rd: Labor Day Mass at 9:30 am; no 5:00 pm Mass

  • Saturday, September 8th: 11:30 am Marian Feast of the Nativity of Mary, Bishop Shelton Fabre, Presider

  • Saturday, October 27th: FUNDRAISING EVENT TO BENEFIT THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR: MEET THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, BRIAN KILMEADE, of Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle that Shaped America's Destiny, and have him personally sign your copy! (Hosted by Frank B. and Paulette Stewart in their home. Reservation information to follow soon!)

  • Mondays & Fridays: ROSARY, 4:30 pm
Please Note:

The National Shrine of Our Lady of prompt Succor is open to the public for pilgrimage visits and private prayer for those seeking Our Lady's help, consolation and peace on weekdays between 10:00 am until after the 5:00 pm Mass. Please call the telephone number posted at the Shrine's entrance and our security guard will greet you and open the doors. The doors will be kept locked during the day except during the hours (7:30 am - 4:30 pm) for Adoration on the first Thursday of each month and for scheduled tours and services. For more information about visiting the shrine or scheduling a tour or other services, please call Mary Lee at (504) 473.6750 or email requests or questi0ns to shrineolps@gmail.com. Thank you for your devotion and cooperation.


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