MARIAN_TITLE
Our Lady of Good Counsel
A title of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary venerated under the image enshrined at Genazzano, Italy, invoked by those who seek wisdom and right judgment in the decisions of life.
origin
The fresco of Our Lady of Good Counsel at Genazzano, venerated since 1467, was widely propagated; Pope Leo XIII added the invocation 'Mater boni consilii' to the Litany of Loreto.
theological Significance
Under this title Mary is honored as the Mother of Good Counsel who obtains for her children the gift of wisdom to follow the will of God.
feast Day
04-26