Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotional Society
The Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotional Society is the patronal devotional sodality of our chaplaincy, dedicated to venerating the ancient Byzantine icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Mission and purpose
To spread devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, intercede for the sick, afflicted, and suffering, and inspire believers to place complete childlike trust in Christ through Mary.
Catholic identity and spirituality
Contemplation of the mysteries depicted in the sacred icon—the Child Jesus seeking refuge in his mother's arms while gazing upon the instruments of the Passion—and relying on Mary's perpetual, maternal protection.
History of the wider movement
The historic icon was venerated in Rome for centuries and entrusted by Pope Pius IX in 1866 to the Redemptorist missionaries with the commission: Make her known throughout the world. Novena devotions spread globally and became a foundational pillar in Nigerian Catholic parishes.
Major activities and apostolate
Weekly Perpetual Help novenas, first Saturday devotions, procession on the patronal feast day, intercessory prayers for hospital patients and students, and distribution of novena booklets.