Blessed Bartolo Longo
Posted by admin on Oct 4th, 2006
And Our Lady of Pompeii
Thanks to Don Marco I remembered it is Bl. Bartolo’s feast day! He established the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii. The image is a Spanish Colonial retablo he found, poorly painted, and had it re-touched and installed as the central image of the shrine, the centerpiece of devotion. Many miracles are attributed to it, or rather through the devotion of the Holy Rosary the image inspired. It remains my favorite image of the Queen of the Holy Rosary.
Check out Don Marco for more details.
