October 22
Maria Santissima, Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily, Italy
The story goes that in the night of October 22, 1598, the Raffa brothers were guarding the castle on Cape Orlando when they heard a noise. They saw a man sound a horn and run away, leaving behind a small box. Inside it the watchmen found a statuette of the Madonna and Child. On October 22, 1600, the image was installed in a new sanctuary on the mountain, where for centuries the Virgin watched over the Cape and protected it from earthquakes, storms, and pirates. In 1925, after the original was stolen, a silver replica was substituted. The region celebrates October 22 with a pilgrimage to the sanctuary and procession through the streets. (Information and picture from www.capodorlandonline.it.)Also commemorated this date:
 | Inner Life of Mary, Sulpician Order |
| Maria Santissima della Neve, Torre Annunziata, Napoli, Campania, Italy (Most Holy Mary of the Snow). Festa commemorates lava from Vesuvius stopping outside town, 1822. Another festa August 5 commemorates 1354 finding of statue on feast of Our Lady of the Snows. |
| Virgen de la Soledad, Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Statue crowned, 1943. |
| María Auxiliadora, San José del Valle, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain (Mary the Helper). Town patron. Statue crowned, 1961. Fiesta May 24. |