Our Lady of Pilar Shrine in Zaragoza

Our Lady of Pilar Shrine in Zaragoza Spain

According to an ancient and venerable tradition, our Lord sent His Angels to accompany and transport His Mother and their Queen to visit Saint James in Zaragoza, Spain where he was staying at the time. 

Her mission, was to tell Saint James that He, the Lord was pleased with the work he had been doing, evangelizing the people of Spain, but that now his Lord's desire was that he return to Jerusalem to be martyred. 

The tradition of Our Lady of Pilar Shrine, for almost 2000 years, has been that our Lady was carried on a cloud by the Angels to Zaragoza during the night. 

The following events are chronicled to have taken place on the night of January the 2nd, 40 A.D.  While they were travelling, carrying their precious Passenger, they were industriously fashioning a pilar of marble and a miniature image of our Lady that became know as Our Lady of Pilar.

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