Our Lady
Our Lady of Knock
Title of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Feast August 17
Mary venerated under the silent apparition at Knock, Ireland, where she appeared with Saint Joseph, Saint John, and the Lamb upon an altar.
Origin
On August 21, 1879, the Blessed Virgin appeared silently at the gable of the parish church in Knock, County Mayo, to fifteen witnesses; the apparition has been honored by the Church and Knock is a national Marian shrine of Ireland.
Why it matters
The silent apparition, centred on the Lamb upon the altar, draws the faithful to the Eucharist and to confidence in Mary's intercession amid suffering.
Feast day
August 17