What is the origin of the icon of Perpetual Help?

It is a Byzantine icon venerated since the Middle Ages and enshrined in Rome, spread worldwide by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Feast day: June 27

Mother of God venerated in the Byzantine icon of perpetual help.

The icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Byzantine image depicting Mary holding the Child Jesus.

Jesus grasps Mary's hand and wears sandals, symbols of his humanity and coming Passion.

Two angels present the instruments of the cross, recalling the redemptive mystery Mary accepted in faith.

Tradition attributes the image's origin to the Cretan School, between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Enshrined in Rome, the icon was entrusted to the Redemptorists, who spread devotion worldwide.

The liturgical feast is June 27, when the Church invokes Mary's maternal help.

To the Mother of God of Perpetual Help, we ask aid in our needs and trust in her intercession.