Devotion

According to tradition in relying on the Icon to Redemptorists (1866), Pope Pius IX expressed the desire to make it known throughout the world. Since then devotion to the Mother of Perpetual Relief has spread to the world and has become universal. Thousands of copies of the painting have been spread all over the world. The spread of devotion has contributed considerably to Novena Perpetua, born in 1927 in St. Louis (U.S.A.).

This novena is known for its perpetual name because it is celebrated on a fixed day (usually on Wednesdays) of all weeks of the year. During the novena recitation, the faithful present to the Madonna not only their traditional prayers-Romana supplication, but also their letters with supplications and thanksgiving, accompanied by community invocations and meditation on spiritual life.

The Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Relief is celebrated on 27 June.