Message From the Director
Dear Members of Mary’s Spiritual Family,
Grace and Peace be yours!
As the crisp air of autumn settles in and trees shed their final leaves, we enter November, the month the Church dedicates to the memory of all souls.
The season invites us to reflect on the mystery of life, death and resurrection. We begin with All Saints Day, honoring those who have gone before us in holiness. Then, on All Souls Day, we turn our hearts and prayers to all the faithful departed, praying for their eternal peace and rest.
I have a memory in which my mother was filling out a form from Our Lady of Angels Association with names of all the deceased she wanted remembered in the thirty days of Masses celebrated by the Vincentian Fathers during November.
I encourage you to remember your loved ones this November by enrolling them in the thirty days of Masses that we will celebrate for them this month.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
In Mary Our Mother,
Fr. Michael J. Carroll, C.M.
Executive Director
The Blessing of Our Lady of Angels Association’s Shrine
Tuesday, September 16th, was truly a spectacular day here in Western New York. God had given us the best of days to rededicate our Shrine of Our Lady of Angels.
The Shrine was erected on August 26, 1999, at Niagara University on the beautiful lawn surrounded by Our Lady of Angels Library, the Gallagher Gym and the DePaul Hall of Science. For 26 years it stood as a visible witness to Mary’s maternal presence among us.
Thanks to the generosity of many of you, we have been able to refresh our shrine and restore her original brilliance. I believe that this sacred space will continue to draw countless souls into prayer and peace for another quarter of a century.
Our Scripture reading for the blessing recalled the events surrounding the Annunciation, which was Mary’s first encounter with an Angel.
Our Blessing Prayer followed:
“Almighty and eternal God, you have exalted the Blessed Virgin Mary above all creatures and crowned her Queen of Angels. We now ask you to bless this renewed shrine, made radiant once more through the hands of those who love her. May all who come here find solace and strength beneath her mantle. May our prayers ascend on angel’s wings to your throne of mercy. Through Mary’s loving guidance, grant us peace in this world and life everlasting in the world to come.
We then sprinkled Holy Water on the Shrine and those gathered followed by the Litany of Our Lady of Angels.
Thanks to all of you for your generosity and for making this possible.
In Mary Immaculate,
Michael J. Carroll, C.M.
Executive Director
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