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The Perpetual Help Story

ur Lady of Perpetual Help of His passion and death awaiting
Catholic Church is named for Him. In His haste to find refuge in the
Mary the mother of Jesus, and one of arms of His mother, His sandal has
her titles, which reminds us that she is come loose and it seems to be falling
always giving us her loving help and from His foot.
guidance. Two angels in the upper corners
This portrayal of our mother is of the picture carry the instruments of
depicted in a painting of Byzantine Christ's passion. His fingers hold His
art, the original of which, according mother's right hand, yet they rest
to legend, is said to have been done quite loosely there. Though Mary is
from life (Mary's Recollections) by St. His mother He is her God. To Him
Luke. This style of art attempts to she owes all her graces. Always at His
teach a lesson rather than to portray side as the companion of His sorrow
persons and objects in their natural is His mother Mary
surroundings. The original painting is on
The painting shows Mary holding display in St. Alphonsus Liguori
Jesus in her arms Angels in the Church in Rome, where it is vener-
background complete the story ated by the Redemptorist Fathers.
The theme of the picture is a An updated version of this image,
portrayal of sorrow The center of commissioned by Father Power has
interest is the figure of Mary Her been done in black and white pencil
head tilts with maternal affection by Melanie Bruno, a member along
toward the Child Whom she holds in with her family, of this parish since
her left arm. She gazes toward those 1975 and is now on the cover of the
who are looking at the picture Christ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
has a look of fright and sorrow as He bulletin.
gazes into the future and sees a vision

Our Lady's Grotto
The Hail Mary

ur Lady's Grotto, currently in
front of the parish hall, has a
history as colorful as that of our C7/atl Mary, full
parish. It was originally constructed at of grace! the
the Lyons Avenue and Walnut Street Lord is with thee,
church site to house the statue. A
group of the parish men fashioned blessed art thou
the nine foot grotto out of native among women, and
stone and cement during the early blessed is the fruit of
1940's. It was moved from the old
church site in 1967 and the schools thy womb, Jesus
first graduating class donated a new Holy Mary, Mother
statue for the grotto The niche was
remodeled during the 1977 78 school of God, pray for us
year In the 1994 earthquake the sinners now and at
statue fell and was broken but has the hour of our
now been replaced and has resumed
its rightful place. death Amen

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