Our
Lady's Mirror
1926
Our Lady's Well, Walsingham
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We dedicate this little paper to the Glory of God and to the Honour of
our Holy Mother, the Ever Virgin Mary - our Lady of Walsingham.
Our Lady's Mirror will be sent out four times a year to all members of
the Society - and we hope by this means to keep in close touch with one
another and through this means convey to the world the good news of the
favours wrought by Mary in answer to the petitions offered here - or to
those who invoke her under the most sweet title of "Our Lady of Walsingham"
throughout the world.
The headpiece of this paper, drawn by a local artist [Lily Dagless], depicts
the Holy Spirit, the Divine Spouse of our Beloved Lady, who is seated
on her throne with the Holy Child on her knee, as represented in the venerable
image of Our Lady at Walsingham. Supporting the throne, on the right hand,
is S. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and Patron of the Church of Great
Walsingham, while on the left stands S. Giles, the Guardian of Houghton-in-the-Dale.
[click here to see an enlarged version]
The Society was inaugurated during the August pilgrimage in 1925, on August
20th. At the first imposition of the Scapular Fr Fynes-Clinton gave an
address on the meaning and use of the Little Blue Scapular. [printed in
April 1926 issue]
Privileges
of the Society:
Brothers and Sisters are remembered at the daily Rosary said
at the Shrine.
The Saturday Mass is offered on behalf of the Society.
A Requiem Mass is said on the death of a Member, and monthly for the repose
of the souls of all those departed.
All Members receive the Quarterly leaflet.
The Walsingham Pilgrim Shop: the need has been very badly felt, and one
is to be started. The needs of the pilgrims will be met, and also we hope
to be able to supply vestments and church furniture, and altar breads
made by Religious.
A lady artist who has recently visited the Shrine wrote to offer to illuminate
a book to contain the Society's Constitution and
the names of members, which will be kept in a casket in the Shrine.
article: Fr Archdale King, 'A Return to the Ages of Faith'
photograph: Our Lady's Well, Walsingham [above]
gifts: the Bankers' Lamp, presented by a group of Catholic
bankers; a 17th C Spanish green chasuble worked with flowers.
for further details or copies of any part of the paper please contact the archivist