O MARY OF GOOD COUNSEL, INFLAME THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO ARE DEVOTED TO YOU, SO THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE SHELTER IN YOU, O GREAT MOTHER OF GOD.

O COUNSELOR OF THEIR SOULS, SINCE YOU ARE, AS SAINT AUGUSTINE SAYS, THE COUNSEL OF THE APOSTLES AND THE COUNSEL OF ALL PEOPLES. AMEN.

- Short Prayer to Mary Most Holy of Good Counsel to Implore Her Protection (1796) -

Who is Our Lady of Good Counsel?

Our Lady of Good Counsel is one of the many titles given to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Because she is Mother of God, she is also Mother of Counsel, a gift of the Holy Spirit.

The title also points to a wonderful event during the Feast of Saint Mark in Genazzano, Italy in 1467.
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