Our Lady of the Snow (5 August) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On August 5, the traditional Roman liturgy celebrates Our Lady of the Snows, commemorating the dedication of the magnificent Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. In this meditation from The Liturgical Year by Dom Prosper Guéranger, we journey into Christian Rome and contemplate the triumph of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Eternal City. The seven hills once crowned with temples to false gods would instead become foundations of Christian Rome. The great basilicas of St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Lawrence, and St. Sebastian stood as monuments to the victory won through centuries of martyrdom, while the churches associated with Constantine and St. Helena carried the Christian advance further into the ancient pagan stronghold. 🙏 PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS O Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven and Mother of God, look upon your children with mercy. Obtain for us purity of heart. Increase within us love for your Divine Son. Protect the Church. Protect our families. Strengthen our priests. Help Catholic men become faithful defenders and servants of Jesus Christ. And when the heat of temptation, suffering, and worldly distraction surrounds us, cover us beneath your maternal mantle and lead us safely to your Son. Our Lady of the Snows, pray for us. Our Lady of St. Mary Major, pray for us. Mary, Mother of God, pray for us. 📖 Reading: The Liturgical Year ✍️ Dom Prosper Guéranger 📅 August 5 ❄️ Our Lady of the Snows ⛪ Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Our Lady of the Snows, pray for us! 00:00 Our Lady of the Snows — August 5 00:13 Rome Delivered From Pagan Slavery 00:29 Christian Rome and the Seven Hills 00:52 The Great Basilicas of Rome 01:08 St. Helena and Constantine 01:32 Christianity Enters the Pagan Stronghold 01:47 Who Will Plant the Standard of Zion in Rome? 02:19 Christ the King and the Redeemed World 02:27 The Queen Standing at His Right Hand 02:58 Mary Claims Her Place in the Eternal City 03:15 Our Lady Appears Like the Rising Dawn 03:29 Mary's Mantle of Snow 03:37 The Triumph of Our Lady Over Pagan Rome 04:03 Rome Beholds the Mother of the Savior 04:35 Ancient Marian Devotion in Rome 04:43 Our Lady in the Roman Catacombs 05:07 Ancient Churches Dedicated to Mary 05:32 The Greatest Marian Basilica of Rome 05:56 The Treasures of the Snow 06:12 The Miraculous Snowfall of August 5 06:26 Our Lady's Triumph in the Eternal City 07:06 Santa Maria in Aracoeli 07:21 The Pantheon Becomes St. Mary ad Martyrs 07:38 The Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows 07:52 Monument to the Divine Maternity 08:09 St. Mary of the Crib 08:16 Why It Is Called St. Mary Major 08:33 St. Mary Major and the Roman Liturgy 09:01 Popes and Councils at St. Mary Major 09:24 The Ancient Feast of the Basilica's Dedication 10:20 St. Pius V and the Liturgical Office 10:36 John the Roman Patrician and His Wife 10:44 Their Fortune Offered to Our Lady 10:58 Our Lady Answers Their Prayer 11:06 Snow Falls in Rome During August 11:13 Our Lady Appears in a Dream 11:27 Pope Liberius Receives the Same Vision 11:35 Procession to the Snow-Covered Esquiline Hill 11:44 Building the Basilica 11:59 The Dignity of St. Mary Major 12:14 The Annual Solemnity of the Miraculous Snow 12:22 Dom Guéranger's Prayer to Our Lady 12:46 St. Mary Major and the Liturgical Year 13:04 Advent and the Divine Maternity 13:18 The Magnificence of Mary's Basilica 13:32 Our Lady and the Ark of the New Covenant 13:47 Mary at the Passion of Christ 14:02 Our Lady and the Joy of Easter 14:24 Snow, Purity and the Resurrection 14:39 Prayer for Purity, Charity and Holy Works https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/august/august-5-our-lady-of-the-snow/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #OurLadyOfTheSnows #StMaryMajor #TheLiturgicalYear #OurLady #BlessedVirginMary #VirginMary #MotherOfGod #DomProsperGueranger #SantaMariaMaggiore #Catholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #CatholicTradition #TraditionalCatholic #MarianDevotion #CatholicHistory #ChurchHistory #CatholicRome #August5 #CatholicFeast #RomanCatholic #CatholicPrayer #CatholicMen