It looks like the Haitians copied Our Lady of Czestochowa. Rather she was baptized as Haiti's National Protector, Twa Mak. How did that happen? According to US Catholic, there was a slave revolt in 1791 resulting in the slaves taking over the plantations. The Europeans couldn't accept this so Napoleon sent troops over to the island to take over. With the French were 5000 Polish legionnaires and their devotion to Our Lady of Czestochowa. Some of the Poles stayed and Our Lady of Czestochowa made a new home. The Haitians took to her because she looks like she has suffered like themselves. Her scars make her beautiful.
Search This Blog
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Galilean Fish Broil
BIBLICALLY BROILED FISH This Lenten recipe comes from “A Continual Feast.” Note the beautiful story of Jesus appearing to the apostles on t...
-
My Lay Dominican Chapter, Our Lady of Mercy, has the best spiritual director. Today he gave us, what my "cloistered brothers" ca...
-
There is a saying that has often taken up too much space in my head: There's always more to the story because there is more than meets ...
-
See this statue of George Washington. How many times did I pass this statue, when I was a child? It was on Lawrence Street, in my home to...
No comments:
Post a Comment