June 6
Vodica Virgin Mary, Ruski Krstur, Kula, Vojvodina, Serbia
Outside the Ruthenian village of Ruski Krstur was a well that began to be known for supernatural phenomena in the early 1800s. People saw light, fire, or stars coming from it. Curious villagers came to check it out. Spiritual seekers came to pray. On June 6, 1822, two girls, Elizabeth Ramach and Helen Vislavski, reported seeing the Virgin Mary at the well, dressed in beautiful clothes. Apparitions and miracles continued through the 1820s. But it was not until 1857 that the Greek Catholic bishop approved the building of a church there.[1] Built and funded by its architect, Karlo Gferner, the church was dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on May 21, 1860 (though the name Vodica means Epiphany).[2]
Following a devastating hailstorm in 1853, the Vodica shrine began holding processions on the Tuesday after Pentecost to invoke Mary's protection of and help with the crops. Since 1922, it celebrates a week of special services in May.[3]
[1] "Водица (Руски Крстур)," Википедија, слободна енциклопедија, sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Водица_(Руски_Крстур)
[2] Photo of 1861 icon in the church by Small Comet, 2011, "Датотека:Najstarija ikona u Vodici.jpg" — Vikipedija, slobodna enciklopedija, sr.wikipedia.org/sr-el/Датотека:Najstarija_ikona_u_Vodici.jpg
[3] VODICA - Ruski Kerestur, www.vodica.org/index-2.html
Also celebrated this date:
 | Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary founded, 1610, in Annecy, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Madonna del Carmine, Luino, Varese, Lombardy, Italy. Church consecrated, 1487. |
| Madonna del Monte, Teolo, Padova, Veneto, Italy. Sanctuary reconsecrated, 1942. |
| Madonna della Bruna, Castel Ritaldi, Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Miraculous image painted, 1506. |
| Madonna di Casaluce, San Benedetto in Perillis, Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. Festa. |
| Santa Maria delle Grazie, Terrasini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. First church dedicated, 1683. Festa September 8. |
| Matka Boza Wejherowska, Wejherowo, Pomerania, Poland, in St. Anne's Church. Pope John Paul II crowned painting, 1999. |
| Svetogorska Kraljica, Sveta Gora, Solkan, Goriska, Slovenia. Painting crowned, 1717. |
| Virgen del Rosario, Villarreal de Huerva, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. Romerías to sanctuary May 1, Pentecost, & June 6 (procession, mass, meal). |
| Virgen de la Caridad, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. Image supernaturally lit as oil flowed from lamp, 1608. |
| Madre de Dios de la Misericordia, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. Statue arrived, 1956; blessed June 10. |
| Irzhavska Mother of God, Irzhavets, Ichnia, Chernihiv, Ukraine. Icon installed in village church & wept, May 24 / June 6, 1716. |
| Our Lady of the Sierras, Hereford, Arizona, USA (near Bisbee). First message from Mary to Patricia Chouinard, Friday night canyon rosary, June 6, 1997. Mass at shrine second Sunday in June. |