Around the World with Our Lady: Resources

As I googled my way around the world, I found a few sites that might whet your appetite for this journey:

• Marian Patronage Around the World - an interactive map from The Mary Page, a site which is itself a treasure trove of information. On the title page, click on the "P" in the blue disk that appears to the left - it took me a while to figure this out! Select a continent, then scroll over the markers to see the Marian patronal image, or click on them for information.
  
• There's Something About Mary - fifteen stories about Mary by Ann Ball on the Holy Spirit Interactive website.
• Marian Shrines Around the World - short histories by Fr. John A. Hardon.
• Pictures of Mary from the Boston Catholic Journal - only a few "round the world" pictures, but this page has some beautiful images.

Two special buildings have a global Marian theme:

• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington
• Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth - the upper Church has a series of mosaics of Mary given by communities around the world. You can see a few of them here.
  

And ... there is a book! The Other Faces of Mary by Ann Ball. Here is a table of contents and sample chapters.

I am planning to get posts up a day or so ahead of time. Watch this space!