This title was given to the Blessed Virgin Mary after she appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, between May 13 and October 13, 1917. Three messages or ‘secrets’ of Fatima stress the importance of repentance, conversion of the heart and dedication to Our Lady, especially through daily prayer...

This title honouring mary appears in early Christian history.  In return for financial assistance in renovating the church of St. Mary Major in Rome, Pope Sixtus III (432-440) granted land to the people of Genazzano, Italy.  Eventually, a church consecrated to Our Lady of Good Counsel was built there and...