127- Our Lady of Mariners – Constant Procession

The Virgin Mary appeared to a French fisherman at the beginning of the thirteenth century as his boat was being tossed about in gale force winds that began churning up the waters surrounding his little craft as he fished in the Mediterranean Sea.

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(This podcast is a re-play of Season 4- Episode 75)

Photos found on Wikipedia (link is below)

Old time photo dramatically portrays the 30' size of the statue compared to the worker standing at it's base, apparently in a workshop. Also of note is a diagram that illustrates the spiral staircase inside the statue, that is much like the Statue of Liberty! — Old time photo dramatically portrays the 30′ size of the statue compared to the worker standing at it’s base, apparently in a workshop. Note it’s spiral staircase inside like the Statue of Liberty!

Old time black and white photograph showing a wide shot of the Basilica with people dressed in the fashions popular as the dates turned from 1800's to 1900's. — Old time black and white photograph showing a wide shot of the Basilica with people dressed in the fashions popular as the dates turned from 1800’s to 1900’s.

Old time photograph of the lift that allows visitors to easily ascend to the top of the mountain where the Basilica stands with the 30' Madonna placed at it's very top. — Old time photograph of the lift that allows visitors to easily ascend to the top of the mountain where the Basilica stands with the 30′ Madonna placed at it’s very top.

Photo of the 30' statue of the Madonna high atop the Basilica. Baby Jesus is in her arms and though she is looking far out to the sea, he is looking down and waving to those at the Basilica. — Close up of the 30′ statue of the Madonna high atop the Basilica. (notice how she is looking out to sea, while Baby Jesus waves to those who are coming to the Basilica)

Color photo of the gold gilded 30' statue of the Madonna as it looks today perched at the top of the Basicila. — Color photo of the gold gilded 30′ statue of the Madonna as it looks today perched at the top of the Basicila.

Sources and more information on Our Lady of Mariners- aka Our Lady of the Guard:

Apparitions and Shrines of Heaven’s Bright Queen by William J. Walsh

Official website of Notre-Dame de la Garde

Wikipedia for more info on Our Lady of the Guard

Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book Constant Procession.

(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)

Constant Procession; the podcast; is published here every Tuesday morning.

I’ve read the entire book from cover to cover (Installments 93-110)

To listen from Installment 93

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