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Above Mary, a magnificent mural depicts the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, crowning Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth.Two sculpted cherubs (not pictured here) keep watch over the sanctuary.
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Above the entrance to the St. Faustina Chapel is a mural of the “Apostolic Approval of the Marians.” St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński, the founder of the Marian Fathers, kneels as he receives the Rule of the Ten Virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Pope Innocent XII. Standing next to him is Venerable Servant of God Fr. Casimir Wyszyński, MIC (1700-1755), a zealous religious who deeply loved his order and its founder; a great devotee of the mystery of the Immaculate Conception; an intercessor for the Holy Souls in Purgatory; and a promoter of the Blue Scapular.
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Above the entrance to the St. Joseph Chapel is a mural that depicts the “Renovation of the Marian Fathers.” The mural shows Fr. Vincent Senkus-Senkowski, the last Marian to wear the white habit, handing on the authorization to Blessed George Matulaitis, the Marian Renovator, to renovate and update the Constitutions of the Marians. Saint Pius X and cardinals are represented giving the apostolic approval for the renovation of the Congregation.
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At the back of the church, above the choir loft, a grand rose window depicts various symbols of Mary, taken from the Litany of Loreto.
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Just above the Divine Mercy Image is a statue of Mary, the Immaculate Conception, carved from white Carrara marble.
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Pilgrims may venerate a first-class
relic of St. John Paul II inside the
Shrine. It’s encased in the marble
pedestal to the right of the main
altar in front of a statue of the
beloved pontiff. Saint John Paul II
has proven himself a powerful
intercessor in Heaven. The
miracle that led to his beatification
concerned a French nun, Sr. Marie
Simon-Pierre, who was healed
from an aggressive form of
Parkinson’s disease after her
congregation prayed for her
to John Paul II following his death
in 2005. The miracle that led to his
canonization involved Floribeth Mora Diaz of Costa Rica. She was healed from a cerebral aneurism on May 1, 2011, the very day of John Paul II’s beatification in Rome, which was Divine Mercy Sunday that year.
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The high altar is made of Vermont marble. It holds the tabernacle for reserving the Eucharist.The Divine Mercy Image is above the altar surrounded by golden rays, and is flanked by hand-carved statues of the apostles, each carrying their instruments of evangelization or martyrdom.
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The motto of Blessed George Matulaitis, the Renovator of the Marian Fathers, as a bishop is displayed on the left side of this chapel: “Conquer evil with good” (Rom 12:21). His second-class relic is encased in the kneeler for veneration.
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On the left wall of the St. Joseph Chapel is the bas relief honoring the Marian Martyrs of Rosica. Blessed Anthony Leszczewicz and Blessed George Kaszyra were martyred by fire in February 1943 by the Nazis in Rosica, Belarus. These priests were given a chance to escape, but instead chose to die with their parishioners. On June 13, 1999, Pope St. John Paul II beatified Bl. Anthony and Bl. George as part of a group of 108 World War II martyrs
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The St. Faustina Chapel is located to the right of the high altar. Pilgrims can venerate a first-class relic of St. Faustina encased in the kneeler in her chapel along with two other saints’ relics: Blessed Michael Sopoćko, the spiritual director of St. Faustina, and a first-class relic of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the 17th-century French Visitation nun and mystic. She is depicted in a stained-glass window on the right of this chapel.
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The chapel also includes a glass case within which are relics of Pope St. John Paul II. Saint John Paul offered this zucchetto (white skull cap) to the National Shrine on June 2, 2000. It was worn by His Holiness in 1980. The Rosary beads were originally in the hands of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.
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The statue of Our Lady of Fatima, located in the right corner, is modeled after the description the children gave of her. It is a reminder to heed herwords and pray the Rosary for the conversion ofthe world. The statue was made in Fatima wherethe Marian Fathers maintain a pastoral presence.
On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary
first appeared to three shepherd children in
Fatima, Portugal — Lucia dos Santos, age 10,and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto,ages 8 and 7. Our Lady appeared each month from May until October 1917. Our Lady emphasized the importance of praying the Rosary daily for peace in the world, offering sacrifices for the conversion of sinners, and spreading devotion to her Immaculate Heart
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The St. Faustina Chapel is located to the right of the high altar. Pilgrims can venerate a first-class relic of St. Faustina encased in the kneeler in her chapel along with two other saints’ relics: Blessed Michael Sopoćko, the spiritual director of St. Faustina, and a first-class relic of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the 17th-century French Visitation nun and mystic. She is depicted in a stained-glass window on the right of this chapel.
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