Centenary of the Ottawa Diocese
Marian Congress, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Ad Jesum Per Mariam
Wednesday, June 18th, 1947 - Sunday, June 22, 1947
Short Summary
The Marian Congress was Ottawa’s greatest pilgrimage of faith and drew over a quarter million people to the city.
No other occasion in the History of Ottawa induced as many people to come as far, and stay as long, as did the Marian Congress
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Events which Celebrated
the 70th Anniversary of this historic Congress in 2017
The 1947 procession of the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of the Cape began at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada's National Marian Shrine, on May 1st in advance of the June Marian Congress held in the nation's capital; the congress where the Dominion of Canada was consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
On Mother's Day, 2017 the pilgrim statue, subsequent to a series of seemingly Divinely orchestrated happenings, was installed at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ottawa. Footage of the historic day follows ...
for Mass times & Pilgrim Statue Kiosk hours visit:
http://www.BlessedSacrament.ca
http://www.CatholicInCatholic.com
On Mother's Day, 2017 the pilgrim statue, subsequent to a series of seemingly Divinely orchestrated happenings, was installed at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Ottawa. Footage of the historic day follows ...
for Mass times & Pilgrim Statue Kiosk hours visit:
http://www.BlessedSacrament.ca
http://www.CatholicInCatholic.com
Text of English Video
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Pope Delivers Message for Marian Reception Day
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Text of the Consecration of Canada
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1947
Pope Pius XII Radios Message of Hope to Marian Meet
Holy Father says Consecration of Canada to Mary
was crowning event of Great International Meeting
The Catholic Northwest Progress
Seattle Washington
Friday, June 27, 1947
by J. Frank Williams
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Text of Sermon at Consecration Service
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