St Augustine, Florida.and Our Lady of la Leche

DON AND I WENT OUT YESTERDAY WITH TITO TONY AND TITA LALY.
WE SPENT SOMETIME IN ST AUGUSTINE.
THERE WE PRAYED TO OUR LADY OF LA LECHE..THE VIRGIN MOTHER OF THE CHILD.

Jesus caring for His tender Body and nursing Him through the long months of His human helplessness has inspired mothers and mothers to be ever since the miracle of Bethlehem.

Rome's second century catacombs show the Blessed Mother nursing the Child Jesus.
Europe has great art paintings showing Nuestra Senora de la Leche y Buen Parto. Our Nursing Mother of Happy Delivery. These are eloquent evidences of the devotion of women during every century to the Nursing Mother of the infant Jesus.

The story of the devotion starts in Madrid in 1598 .
The early Spanish settlers circa 1620 established the first Shrine in the very spot where the first parish Mass had been offered 55 years before at the Mission of Nombre de Dios in St Augustine, Florida.

This Shrine dedicated to Mama Mary's Divine Motherhood, is visited by thousands of mothers
asking for the blessings of Motherhood...beseeching her intercession that God will grant them a safe and happy delivery and healthy holy children.

Yes , we prayed for all the members of Familia Villanueva and Familia Shelmed and all the other women who we know have been praying for a child.

We think that St Augustine is a lovely place. We plan to return someday.

We mentioned the names of Angel and Jun, Rica and John, Kristine and Sheldon .



SEPTEMBER 8TH , THE NATIVITY OF OUR LADY, IS ALSO THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MISSION OF NOMBRE DE DIOS AND THE CITY OF ST AUGUSTINE, THE NATION'S OLDEST.