Feast of Our Lady of La Leche

This Friday, October 11, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of La Leche. Devotion to Our Lady of La Leche – or Our Lady of the Milk and Good Delivery – began in the Roman catacombs, where Mary was depicted nursing her Divine Son. It became popular in Spain after miracles occurred from praying for her intercession.

In August 2021, the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal dedicated a new prayer space to Our Lady of La Leche. We invite you to join us on October 11, when we celebrate this feast day at our 12:05 p.m. Mass. We also welcome you to the Basilica Shrine at any time to visit the Our Lady of La Leche Shrine, created in thanksgiving for answered prayers for family, fertility, and life.  

Take a Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Join us at the Basilica Shrine on Saturday, November 2, 2024, when Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers will present a two-hour Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience™.

As part of this spiritual opportunity to draw nearer to God with Our Lady and St. Bernadette, attendees will touch the Grotto Rock, experience the healing grace of Lourdes Water, and prepare a petition to be placed in the Grotto in Lourdes, France.

A Plenary Indulgence is granted to all the faithful, under the usual conditions, who attend. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

For more information on this and other autumn events at the Basilica Shrine, visit our Fall Events page or contact BeyondSunday@cammonline.org.

Feast of the Holy Rosary

Monday, October 7, marked the Feast of the Holy Rosary. The Rosary is the practice which Mary began in the Church as her way of continuing to make her Son known to us. When she gave this method of praying to St. Dominic, it was to be a simple way of bringing her children to pray to their Father in Heaven, adoring Him and loving Him, confident in His care and relying on His bounty and protection.

At the Basilica Shrine, our usual Monday events took on a special meaning as visitors prayed the Rosary at 11:30 a.m.

The topic of the Perpetual Novena and Holy Masses on Monday centered around Our Lady of the Rosary. Homilist Fr. Thomas McKenna, CM, discussed how the consistency and repetition of everyday behavior, such as saying the Hail Mary and the Rosary, may spill into our everyday outlooks and actions, bringing us closer to the Blessed Mother who models steady, selfless, and loving behavior.

If you could not come to the Basilica Shrine in person on Monday and would like to watch the Perpetual Novena and Mass, and listen to Fr. McKenna's homily, visit our YouTube channel to see the recording.

As a reminder, the 12:05 p.m. (ET) Perpetual Novena and Mass are livestreamed every Monday.

Solemn Novena Takes Place in November

Join us for our nine-day Solemn Novena 2024 from November 18–26. This year we celebrate “The Eucharist: The Source and Summit of the Christian Life.”

We will unite in prayer to our Blessed Mother and her Son, Jesus Christ, and prepare for our celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on Wednesday, November 27.

By attending all nine days of the Solemn Novena in person, you are eligible to receive a Plenary Indulgence under the usual conditions. Veneration of a Holy Relic of St. Catherine Labouré will be offered throughout all nine days of the Solemn Novena.

Allow Your Generosity to Bring Hope and Healing

Did you receive your Fall Newsletter in the mail? This publication for donors to the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (CAMM) is sent twice a year and is your chance to learn more about what is going on at CAMM. You are invited to submit your intentions and make your gift today.

CAMM Leaders Speak

at Diocese of Wilmington's Eucharistic Congress

On Saturday, October 5, members of the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal (CAMM), including CEO Mary Jo Timlin-Hoag and Spiritual Director Fr. John Kettelberger, CM, traveled to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland, for the Diocese of Wilmington’s Eucharistic Congress.

Approximately 2,000 people attended the event, which drew Catholics from Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Between them, Timlin-Hoag and Kettelberger presented three breakout sessions. Topics were: The Miraculous Medal, A Gift from Heaven; The Gift that Keeps on Giving; and Mary, the First Tabernacle.

Additionally, attendees left with Miraculous Medals, and CAMM had an exhibit table at the event promoting the Basilica Shrine and its Beyond Sunday™ program.

Fr. John Kettelberger, CM, presents to a breakout session on Mary, the First Tabernacle.

This week the Basilica Shrine has already seen first-time visitors as a result of its presence in Ocean City.

If you have yet to visit the Basilica Shrine, we invite you to come for Mass, the Perpetual Novena, or a tour of the Basilica Shrine.

Favors Received

In every prayer lifted to Our Blessed Mother, with love and compassion she asks her Son to bestow his grace and blessings upon us.  A Marian devotee recently shared with us: 

“She’s with me every day. I know it was her prayers that brought me my son back from drugs. And I will forever be grateful to her for that.” 

Do you have a story of favors received to share with us?