Our Lady of Consolation Shrine Carey, Ohio

by Tamara
(Avon Ohio US)

We had many times driven past Our Lady of Consolation Shrine, and talked about stopping. We weren�t Catholic, just curious. We drove through Carey, Ohio often, and one day decided that we would just stop and see what exactly the shrine looked like.

The statue of the Virgin Mary was a replica of her as the Consoler of the Afflicted, and was the first such shrine in the United States, built in 1875. Many people have reported favors and small miracles after having visited the shrine. The original church where the statue was held is a small white frame building, located across the street and just down the road from the newer basilica. The basilica is filled with ornate stained glass windows, depictions of various holy scenes, and is fairly large.

While we were there, tours were being given, but we just went in and sat quietly for a few moments admiring the architecture.

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Grace
by: Anonymous

We visited for daughter who after 7 years was blessed with a daughter, Grace and now 2 healthy boys to commplete her family. Please now pray for Andrea who needs healing...

Miracle at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine
by: Anonymous

When I was a child my grandmother would take me to the shrine on a bus trip from Ravenna, Ohio. This was mainly because I had a condition known as leg perthes. I wore a full brace on my right leg and a large 6" cork base shoe on my left foot. At 7 years old I was told that this condition would last for my entire life. After 3 years of Assumption visits I was cured. My brace is in the basement of the old church along with various other peoples crutches, bandages, etc.
I am now 53 years old and eternally grateful to the Blessed Mary for helping me.

memories
by: Anonymous

I have very fond memories of staying at the shrine as a child. We would stay and sleep in the old church on the pews. Our uncle would make breckfast for us but not before we went to mass. How much fun we had, our Lady was so good to us. Thank You!!!

encouragement to visit on night of AUG 14th
by: Anonymous

This is a wonderful shrine to visit, and I'm sure you were able to experience at least a special time to yourselves for your taking the time to visit. Just wanted to encourage you to experience the fullness of one of the particular feast days where you will see literally tens of thousands of visitors at this shrine, celebrating with music that is quite angelic and so very beautiful, on the feast day of the Assumption, of Our Lady.

It is celebrated on the night before the feast day, most specially, Aug 14th, with the candlelight procession to the shrine park altar, then with Mass, and then, on the next day of course, which is the feast day when the Church celebrates that day when Our Lady was [also, as Christ] taken body and soul into heaven, called the Assumption of Our Lady. Then, you will be able to see an outpouring of love that is quite amazing. You become apart of it...

--tim