Architecture The church was built between 1855 and 1859 on the design of Scottish architect George Wigley. It is one of the rare examples of Neo-Gothic style in Rome. The Armellini gives a negative opinion: "The architecture of the church is rather ostrogothic than Gothic" (op. Cit., 813). It is one of the last [...]

CONTEMPLATING THE ICON (seated / a copy of the icon be given to each pilgrim) The icon of OMPH reminds us of Mary and Jesus facing the reality of suffering, particularly Jesus’ suffering and death. At the same time the icon reminds us of the salvation brought to us by Jesus Christ and the [...]

NOVENA PRAYER Mother of Perpetual Help * look at us your children. * We are proud to be your children * and happy to call you Our Mother. * We are not all we ought to be * so we come to you our Mother. You are always ready to accept us as we [...]

Pellegrini welcome The original icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help is venerated above the main altar of the shrine in the Church of St. Alphonsus in Rome. This church is on the Esquiline Hill, near St. Mary Major Basilica, at Via Merulana, 26. The tradition is that in the XVth century, a merchant [...]

Liturgy And Prayers Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, intimately participates in the economy of salvation, especially in the mystery of Christ's Redemption, cooperating with the Son in the salvation of men. As a result, it is for all Mother of Perpetual Assistance. An image under this title, according to an ancient tradition, was [...]

A Message of Peace and Love 125 years have passed since April 26, 1866, when Pope Pius IX entrusted your institution with the spread of worship to the Virgin of Perpetual Assistance. From then on you have not ceased to love this Byzantine icon, coming from the Orient, and has become a reference point [...]

The iconography Marian icons never show their hair, symbol of the virtues and beauty of the woman, and are veiled to indicate the total membership of God. The Virgin carries a green-blue-colored headgear, symbolizing divine humanity, as well as the tunic. The color of the mantle is obtained by the blend of brown color, [...]

Spirituality The Mother of God is painted in a half-bit front position and holds the Child with his left hand, while the right indicates it and gives it the help. In fact, through awareness of his destiny of pain, passion, and death, through the vision of the instruments shown by the Archangels Michael and [...]

Devotion   According to tradition in relying on the Icon to Redemptorists (1866), Pope Pius IX expressed the desire to make it known throughout the world. Since then devotion to the Mother of Perpetual Relief has spread to the world and has become universal. Thousands of copies of the painting have been spread all [...]

Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (Great Britain), was born in Crosby in the Archdiocese of Liverpool on November 8, 1945 by Henry Joseph and Mary Russell. After attending the primary schools of Saint Peter and Paul parish and Saint Mary's College in the native town of Lancashire, in 1963, he moved [...]