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Feast of Mater Admirabilis
The title means "Mother Most Admirable" and is the name of a picture of Our Lady as a young girl, attired in a pink robe. The original Mater, a fresco in one of the Sacred Heart convents in Rome, was painted by Pauline Perdreau, a young Religious of the Sacred Heart. The painting contains several symbols: the lily represents Mary's purity, the distaff her work, the open book of her life of prayer and study of scripture, her downcast eyes representing her humility.Mater's feast, October 20th, is celebrated annually at Duchesne.

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