Invoke Our Lady Help of Christians in difficulty and you will be heard

The cult of Our Lady Help of Christians has ancient roots and has its origins in the seventeenth century, in particular in the context of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Tradition has it that the Madonna appeared in various historical moments to protect and assist the Christian people.

It is believed that the devotion to Our Lady Help of Christians began in 1647 in Turin, Italy. In that year, the city was affected by plague, and the population was in fear for their lives. A religious figure, St. Francis de Sales, he addressed the citizens asking them to pray to the Madonna for her help.

Thus it was that a procession was organized through the streets of the city, bringing with it a painting of the Madonna. From that moment, Our Lady Help of Christians was considered the patroness of Turin and his devotion spread rapidly to other parts of Piedmont and later throughout Italy.

La party of Our Lady Help of Christians is celebrated on 24st May, day of his appearance at St. John Bosco in 1862. On this date we commemorate the presence and intercession of Our Lady in the life of Don Bosco, founder of theSalesian Order, and in its work for young people.

How the cult of Our Lady Help of Christians spread

The cult of Our Lady Help of Christians has spread considerably since the nineteenth century, thanks to the work of Don Bosco. It was just him to promote devotion to the Virgin among young people, making her the main banner of his apostolate and founding numerous institutions and schools in his honor. In particular, the Salesians and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

Currently, the cult for Our Lady Help of Christians is spread all over the world, with a considerable number of sanctuaries dedicated to her. In Italy, in addition to the sanctuary of Mary Help of Christians in Turin, one of the most important sanctuaries is the Sanctuary of Valdocco, also in Turin, where he lived and worked Don Bosco.

In Argentina, his cult is particularly ingrained thanks to the immigration of many Italians during the XNUMXth century. Here is the famous StMary Help of Christians antuary in Lujan, one of the main pilgrimage sites in the country. In Brazil, devotion to Madonna Help of Christians was introduced by Salesians At the end of the nineteenth century.