Our Lady of Solitude, Mexico
Commemorated on September 1.
Devotion to Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Solitude, was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin during her solitude on Holy Saturday, as she awaited with faith the Resurrection of her Beloved Son, the Savior of the world.
In the 17th century, devotion to Our Lady of Solitude increased when an unattended, heavily-laden pack donkey staggered into Oaxaca, Mexico and died. No one knew where it had come from, who owned it, or what it carried. When the people examined his pack, they found a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Solitude. She wore a crown of diamonds with a huge drop pearl in the middle, and a black velvet robe. The people decided that as the donkey had died at that spot, they would build a church there to house the little statue. Since then devotion to Our Lady of Solitude has grown, especially in Latin America.
Our Lady of Solitude is the patroness of mariners and her Feast Day is Holy Saturday, which is also the birthday and baptismal day of our new Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI.
Our Lady of Solitude Contemplative Retreat in Black Canyon City has been a place of silent retreat for many years now, under the direction of Sister Therese Sedlock. After we are settled into our new home at Our Lady of Solitude, we hope to once again have retreatants come for their time of solitude and prayer. Please keep eye on the website for further details as to when this will be available once again.
Devotion to Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Solitude, was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin during her solitude on Holy Saturday, as she awaited with faith the Resurrection of her Beloved Son, the Savior of the world.
In the 17th century, devotion to Our Lady of Solitude increased when an unattended, heavily-laden pack donkey staggered into Oaxaca, Mexico and died. No one knew where it had come from, who owned it, or what it carried. When the people examined his pack, they found a beautiful statue of Our Lady of Solitude. She wore a crown of diamonds with a huge drop pearl in the middle, and a black velvet robe. The people decided that as the donkey had died at that spot, they would build a church there to house the little statue. Since then devotion to Our Lady of Solitude has grown, especially in Latin America.
Our Lady of Solitude is the patroness of mariners and her Feast Day is Holy Saturday, which is also the birthday and baptismal day of our new Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI.
Our Lady of Solitude Contemplative Retreat in Black Canyon City has been a place of silent retreat for many years now, under the direction of Sister Therese Sedlock. After we are settled into our new home at Our Lady of Solitude, we hope to once again have retreatants come for their time of solitude and prayer. Please keep eye on the website for further details as to when this will be available once again.
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