Our Lady of Liesse/Our Lady, Cause of our Joy: An ancient statue of the Madonna and Child. It was brought from Egypt to France during the Crusades by three Knights of Malta who had been briefly captured by Saracens. It was enshrined at Liesse, diocese of Soissons. The original statue was destroyed during the French Revolution. A duplicate was installed and crowned in 1857. Patronage: Diocese of Soissons, France.
1st Sunday of Advent Year C (2018)
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St Athanasius of the Caves
St Avitas of Rouen
St Bibiana (4th century died c 361) Martyr
Biography here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/saint-of-the-day-2-december/
St Chromatius of Aquileia
St Evasius of Brescia
Bl Francisco del Valle Villar
St Habakkuk the Prophet
Bl Ivan Sleziuk
Bl John Amero
Bl John van Ruysbroeck (c 1293-1382)
St Lupus of Verona
Bl Maria Angela Astorch
St Nonnus of Edessa
St Oderisius de Marsi
St Pimenio in Rome
St Pontian
Bl Rafal Chylinski
Bl Robert of Matallana
St Silvanus
St Pope Silverio
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Greek Martyrs of Rome – (9 saints): Several Greek Christians martyred in the persecutions of Valerian – Adria, Aurelia, Eusebius, Hippolytus, Marcellus, Mary Martana, Maximus, Neon and Paulina. They were martyred by various means between 254 and 259 in Rome, Italy and are buried in the Callistus catacombs, Rome.
Martyrs of Africa – (4 saints): Four Christians martyred in Africa in the persecutions of Arian Vandals – Januarius, Securus, Severus and Victorinus.
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What a wonderful, precious, and fun story about Our Lady of Liesse; and thanks for making available a credible connection of this artwork to Africa.
In addition, that all this has a relationship with both the Knights of Malta and Jean-Baptiste De La Salle—at the same time—points to more than coincidence and not less than Providence.
https://www.dlsfootsteps.org/cities/liesse-notre-dame/
Hmmmm. Looks like Mary managed to fix several red wagons in one shot over several centuries. Rather impressive.☝️👍✌️✊
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Hahahaha Stacy – as always, you spot the details.
Did you read the story of Our Lady of Kibeho, Rwanda?
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Yes, I did. That was tough reading about tough love, about courage and fortitude. 😶
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What a wonderful, precious, and fun story about Our Lady of Liesse; and thanks for making available a credible connection of this artwork to Africa.
In addition, that all this has a relationship with both the Knights of Malta and Jean-Baptiste De La Salle—at the same time—points to more than coincidence and not less than Providence.
https://www.dlsfootsteps.org/cities/liesse-notre-dame/
Hmmmm. Looks like Mary managed to fix several red wagons in one shot over several centuries. Rather impressive.☝️👍✌️✊
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