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 July 2
Our Lady of the Visitation, Piat, Cagayan, Philippines
When Dominican friars from Macao arrived in Piat in 1604, the province
of Cagayan was dominated by warring tribes. As miracles accumulated around
the friars' papier-mâché image of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary,
conversions increased, and converts from antagonistic groups united in
devotion to the Virgin. In 1623, a shrine was built outside of Piat and
the statue brought there in procession. The next day, December 27, the
chapel was blessed. Its title was later changed to Our Lady of the
Visitation, perhaps after 1737, when on July 2, then the Feast of the Visitation,
its roof caved in on a small child found alive after prayers to the
Virgin. The statue was canonically crowned in 1954. A new temple, begun in
1988, was dedicated July 18, 1995 by Jaime Cardinal Sin. The Sambali
festival leading up to the July 2 feast day involves a costumed dance
reenactment of battles between the local tribes and the eventual victory
of Christianity.
Sources:
 | official website of
our lady of piat, www.piatbasilica.com. |
| www.lutongbahay.com (festival information) |
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Because the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of the Visitation on July 2 for a very long period, from 1263 to 1969, many communities still honor Mary
under this or associated titles on this date. Particularly in Italy, the visit
of pregnant Mary to her pregnant cousin Elizabeth has been linked with her
role as bringer of divine grace, and many towns celebrate the Madonna delle
Grazie on July 2.
Also commemorated this date:
| Transfer of the Mantle of the Theotokos at Blachernae,
Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roman Catholic Church (formerly; now May 31) |
| Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Hulpe, Esen, Diksmuide, West Flanders, Belgium, Esen
(Our Lady of Help). Start of novena ending July 10. |
| Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Lombardsijde, Middelkerke, West Flanders, Belgium.
Start of novena ending July 10. |
| Notre-Dame du Rempart, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium (Our Lady of
the Rampart). Chapel
inaugurated, 1682, soon after statue found in town wall. |
| Nuestra Señora del Campo, Bogotá, Colombia (Our Lady of the Field).
Chapel dedication, 1629; annual fiesta. |
| Notre Dame de Grâce, Crévéchamps, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France.
Procession and mass at parish Church of the Assumption. |
| Notre-Dame-de-Beauvais, Le Theil-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany,
France |
| Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, Val-d'Izé, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
(Our Lady of Good Help). Former fête & pilgrimage. |
| Notre-Dame-d'Etang, Velars-sur-Ouche, Côte d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France (Our
Lady of the Pond) |
| Notre-Dame de Vassivière, Besse-en-Chandesse, Puy-de-Dôme,
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Notre-Dame d'Err, Err, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France |
| Notre Dame du Mont Thabor, Le Monêtier-les-Bains,
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. Pilgrimage. |
| Maria vom Blut, Bergatreute, Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
(Mary of Blood). Festal pilgrimage; sung mass, sermon, procession. |
| Maria Hilf, Amberg, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany (Mary Help)l Mountain
Festival; series of sermons; beer & bratwurst. |
| Maria Hilf, Passau, Bavaria, Germany. Shrine's patronal feast (celebrated
on nearest Sunday). |
| Madonna Parè, Limana, Belluno, Veneto, Italy. Shrine's liturgical
feast day. |
| Madonna della Crocetta, Castel di Godego, Treviso, Veneto, Italy.
Apparition, 1420. |
| Madonna della Visitazione, Loana, Savona, Liguria, Italy. Festa del Mare. |
| Madonna della Cappelletta, Masone, Savona, Liguria, Italy
(Madonna of the Little Chapel). Procession thanks the Madonna for help
during the plague of 1656. |
| Nostra Signora dell'Orto, Chiavari, Genova, Liguria, Italy (Our Lady of
the Garden). Apparition, 1610. Solemnity observed with pontifical mass, fair; procession July 3. |
| Nostra Signora di Montallegro, Rapallo,
Genoa, Italy. Apparition, 1557. |
| Madonna delle Grazie al Sasso, Pontassieve, Metropolitan City of Florence,
Tuscany, Italy (Madonna of the Graces at the Rock). Apparition, 1484; festa. |
| Madonna dell'Oliva, Assisi, Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Apparition, 1399. |
| Santa Maria Liberatrice, Rome, Italy. Procession on nearest Sunday. |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Itri, Latina, Latium, Italy. Festa: procession,
mass, concert, fireworks. |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Esperia, Frosinone, Latium, Italy. Pilgrimage, sung
mass. |
| Santa Maria delle Grazie, Teramo, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. Festa. |
| Madonna della Croce, Roio, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy, Poggio di Roio
district. Sanctuary consecrated, 1837. Festa Sun. on or after; also May 3. |
| Madonna della Valle, Taranta Peligna, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Madonna dell'Oliveto, Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Villa Santa Maria, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Corvara, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Città Sant'Angelo, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Santa Maria delle Grazie, Pianella, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy |
| Madonna del Piano, Molise, Molise, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Vastogirardi, Isernia, Molise, Italy |
| Madonna della Colomba, Atena Lucana, Salerno, Campania, Italy
(Our Lady of the Dove) |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Benevento, Benevento, Campania, Italy. Festa. |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Cerreto Sannita, Benevento, Campania, Italy. Festa. |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Massa Lubrense, Napoli, Campania, Italy, Sant'Agata
sui Due Golfi district. Festa: mass, procession, concert. |
| Maria Santissima delle Grazie, Alia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Isola delle Femmine, Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Montevago, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Gela, Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy |
| Vergine delle Grazie, Fiandaca, Acireale, Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Laganadi, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy |
| Maria Santissima delle Grazie, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria,
Calabria, Italy (Pezzo district) |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Motta Santa Lucia, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Aiello Calabro, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Lattarico, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy |
| Madonna della Bruna, Matera, Basilicata, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Albano di Lucania, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Nemoli, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Latronico, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Pescopagano, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Satriano di Lucania, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Muro Lucano, Matera, Basilicata, Italy |
| Santa Maria della Grotta, Carpignano, Lecce, Puglia, Italy. Festa
commemorates apparition July 2, 1568, to old blind man Francisco Vincenti. |
| Madonna del Canneto, Castrignano del Capo, Lecce, Puglia, Italy |
| Santa Maria della Libera, Rodi Garganico, Foggia, Puglia, Italy |
| Madonna delle Grazie, Surano, Lecce, Puglia, Italy |
| Matka
Boża Lipska, Lubawa, Iława, Warmia-Masuria, Poland |
| Matka
Miłosierdzia, Skarżysko-Kamienna, Skarżysko, Świętokrzyskie,
Poland. Icon crowned, 2005. |
| Virgen de la Salud, Aliva, Liébana, Cantabria, Spain. |
| Virgen de la Salud, Camaleño, Liébana, Cantabria, Spain |
| Virgen del Carmen, San Sebastián de Garabandal, Rionansa, Sanja-Nansa,
Cantabria, Spain. Start of apparitions, 1961, annually commemorated. |
| Virgen de los Remedios, Ruiloba, Occidente, Cantabria, Spain, Liandres
district. The Virgin's statue processes from her shrine, meeting with St.
Elizabeth's from the parish church. |
| Virgen de los Remedios, Ongayo, Suances, Besaya, Cantabria, Spain |
| Virgen de La Antigua, Zumárraga, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, Spain.
Romería. |
| Nuestra Señora de Montgarri, Naut Aran, Aran Valley, Lleida, Catalonia,
Spain |
| Virgen de Santa Isabel, Buesa, Sobrarbe, Huesca, Aragon, Spain (Virgen
de Bun) |
| Virgen de la Fuente, Gómara, Soria, Castile and León, Spain |
| Virgen Peregrina, Sahagún, León, Spain (Pilgrim Virgin) |
| Virgen del Mercado, Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos, Castile and León,
Spain (Virgin of the Market). Town patron. |
| Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, Los Llanos de Aridane, La Palma, Santa
Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Our Lady of Madhu, Wanni, Sri Lanka |
| Unsere Liebe Frau im Eigenthal, Schwarzenberg, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Plague chapel consecrated, 1517. |
| Maria Heimsuchung, Stans, Nidwalden, Switzerland. Feast day of Mettenweg
Chapel. |
| Maria Heimsuchung, Leukerbad, Leuk, Valais, Switzerland |
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