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A Prayer for England on the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham

O Blessed Virgin Mary,Mother of Godand our most gentle Queen and Motherlook down with mercy upon England your Dowry, and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in you.By you it was that JesusOur Saviour and our hope,was given to … Continue reading

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The dowry of Our Lady

Comments on an earlier post led me to wonder about the origin of the tradition that England is the dowry of Our Lady. So I did a bit of a hunt, and found that England has been formally consecrated to … Continue reading

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