Our Lady of Perpetual Help Plaque from Veronese Collection in lightly hand-painted cold cast bronze. Stands or hangs. Size: 6″ x 9″.
The Veronese Collection is well known for outstanding quality and magnificent craftsmanship. Paolo Veronese has always been appreciated for the chromatic brilliance of his palette, the splendor and sensibility of his brushwork, the aristocratic elegance of his figures, and the magnificence of his spectacle.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Florentine Plaque is a perfect devotional art for any church inspiring faith and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The original picture of Perpetual Help is an icon, done in the Byzantine manner on a tablet of hardwood. Because of its oriental origin, the dark oriental features of Our Lady, its oriental conception of the shining mystery of the Divine Maternity.
“From Crete to Rome, through Rome to the farthest corners of the earth has spread the devotion to this miracle-working image. The title “Perpetual Help” is of Mary’s own choosing so that all her children everywhere might feel free to call on Her at all times in all their needs. The Church celebrates the feast of Mary as the Mediatrix of all graces. Millions recognize this truth when they salute Her as OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP. ” ~ The Redemptorist Fathers, 1948.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Instructions
- Place a picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in a prominent place in your house, and before the picture two beeswax candles, which should be burning while the prayers of the Novena are being recited.
- Say nine Hail Marys each day of the Novena, with one of the prayers.
- If possible, have all the members of your family join in the Novena.
- Perform little acts of self-denial. Give alms to some poor person or assist in other good works.
- Make some promise to Our Blessed Lady, should the request be granted, for instance, to have a Mass of Thanksgiving said in her honor.
- Receive the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion during the Novena, thereby rendering yourself more worthy to obtain the favor asked.
A Novena in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help may be made at any time during the year; but it is very appropriate to make it during the nine days preceding the principal feasts celebrated by the Church in her honor, which are the following:
- The Purification, Feb. 2. Novena begins January 24
- The Annunciation, Mar. 25, Novena begins March 16
- Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the Sunday preceding June 24.
Novena begins Friday of the foregoing week - The Visitation, July 2, Novena begins June 23
- The Assumption, August 15, Novena begins August 6
- The Nativity, September 8, Novena begins August 30
- The Presentation, November 21, Novena begins November 12
- The Immaculate Conception, December 8, Novena begins November 29
