guess what i saw in Catholic Trade Store in Tayuman....... OUR LADY OF SHESHAN - also known as Our Mother of Zose (Zose being the Shanghainese pronunciation of Mandarin Sheshan), is a celebrated Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by Chinese Roman Catholics. Among its religious devotees, the statue is sometimes known as Our Lady of Luck or Our Lady of Good Luck due to the Chinese symbology of Fu (福) associated with the styling posture of the entire image. The original image is currently enshrined in the National Shrine and Minor Basilica of Our Lady, MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS in Shanghai, China. (2nd picture ) In May 24, 2009, during his Regina Caeli papal address, Pope Benedict XVI designated May 24, the Feast of MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS , as a day of prayer for Chinese Catholics calling them to renew their fidelity to the Pope as the sole successor of Saint Peter. The image features the stand-erect Blessed Virgin Mary carrying a Child Jesus on her head, while his arms outstretched in a cruciform gesture. At the base is the original Chinese dragon, representing the Devil with a trident tail, being crushed and defeated by the Madonna.
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