 DIRECTORY  THE ICON, ITS HISTORY, FAVORS, AND SHRINES "Make Her Known Throughout the World." Among Christians, the title "Perpetual Help" is one of the better known titles of the Mother of God, especially among the most needy and afflicted who feel the need for love and protection. The original picture is an Eastern Icon that represents the Virgin of the Passion, painted to inspire hope and prayer. Its spiritual message far surpasses its artistic beauty. An icon is much more than the representation of a person or a historical event. The Icon of Perpetual Help raises our consciousness of the mysteries of the Redemption in Christ and of the intercession of Mary in favor of those who follow Christ, here in the arms of His Holy Mother. Only with an attitude of faith and prayer can one admire this icon. The expression on mary's face is that of a mother who knows pain, and yet, extends her help with serenity and tenderness, as she invites us to obey the Will of God, even when we find it in suffering and the cross, and to offer our lives in service to Him and our neighbor as He did unto death. To learn about the miraculous image of
Our Lady of Perpetual
Help, click the links below, and pray to the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of
Perpetual Help: THE MESSAGE OF THE ICON THE UNIVERSALITY OF THIS DEVOTION AND THE SHRINES FAVORS AND GRACES LITANY OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP TRADITIONAL PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP: NOVENA 2 PRAYER OF CONFIDENCE AND THE CHAPLET OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CONSECRATION TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HLEP WITH TRADITINAL PRAYER PERPETUAL HELP LINKS TEXT ONLY: THE PRAYERS VIEW IMAGES: NOTE ---- FOR PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL USE ONLY BLACK ROBES VERSION 1, LARGE, PLAIN BLACK ROBES VERSION 2, PLAIN MEDIUM STAINED GLASS IMAGE VERY LARGE ICON-LIKE VERSION MEDIUM TRADITIONAL IMAGE WITH BLUE ROBES, PLAIN, LARGE BLUE ROBED VERSION 2, MEDIUM, PLAIN SMALL BLUE ROBED VERSION 3, PLAIN SMALL BLACK ROBED VERSION 3, PLAIN SCULPTURED RELIEF, MEDIUM LARGE MOSAIC WITH REDEMPTORIST SAINTS  NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS A DUPLICATE WITH BLACK ROBING RATHER THAN THE GREEN WHICH IS PUBLIC DOMAIN, OTHER THAN WHICH IT IS IDENTICAL. THE COMPANY I PURCHASED IT FROM OVER THIRTY YEARS AGO WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. THE OTHER VERSION NOW IN PUBLIC DOMAIN IS SOLD THROUGH A DISTRIBUTOR WHICH HAS NO INFORMATION TO PASS ON HOW TO CONTACT THE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT OWNER ABOUT THE AGE OF THIS VERSION. THE IMAGE WAS NOT NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT BACK THEN, SO I AM GOING TO PRESUME IT, TOO, HAS PASSED INTO PUBLIC DOMAIN BECAUSE I PURCHASED BOTH VERSIONS FROM THE SAME COMPANY AND THUS PRESUME THEY ARE OF THE SAME AGE AND ARE BOTH PUBLIC DOMAIN. IF ANYONE KNOWS OTHERWISE, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY SO I CAN REMOVE IT.  E-Mail HOME------------------MARY'S INDEX------------------OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA
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