Thursday, July 17, 2008

Our Lady of Treille, France..........July 17



Our Lady of Treille, France
Patron of Lille, France

"Hold Him fast,
O sweet Lady::
hold Him Whom thou lovest,
............"
St. Aefred of Rievaulx




Let us always look for Jesus...
He will be in Mary's arms.


"Lille had been known for the miraculous statue of the Virgin protected by an iron trellis (hence the name 'Notre-Dame de la Treille' – Our Lady of the Trellis) since the Middle Ages."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I miss you, Micki. I hope all is well. Affectionately and in prayer, a 'Holy Cards for your Inspiration' devotee

Micki said...

Anonymous - I'm wondering why you "miss me". I hope you are not having any trouble opening the blog....I've been here all the while. Thanks for your prayers.

Anonymous said...

Good morning, all.

I didn't see this card yesterday, but I found this info today:
"Lille had been known for the miraculous statue of the Virgin protected by an iron trellis (hence the name 'Notre-Dame de la Treille' – Our Lady of the Trellis) since the Middle Ages."

John

Micki said...

John - I've always wondered about this card. Thanks for the explanation.