Marian Valley has been blessed with many chapels, shrines and outdoor statues built through the generous donation of various cultural or ethnic groups. They have become one of the main attractions of the shrine.
Blessed Jacques Laval (Mauritian Chapel)
Blessed Jacques Laval is known as the "Apostle of Mauritius" for his tireless missionary work on the island. BLESSED JACQUES DÉSIRÉ LAVAL Blessed Jacques Laval
- Feast day 9 September.
- Born in Normandy, France, on the 18 September 1803
- He was known to be of a docile, timid and humble nature. However, his spiritually gifted mother was instrumental in the flourishing of his priestly vocation.
- A one-time country doctor, after a conversion experience following an accident, he found his overwhelming longing to bring souls to Christ grew stronger, and his prayers were graciously answered when he was ordained a priest on 22 December 1838.
- Assigned ...
Our Lady of Aitara
Our Lady of Aitara is the National Marian Shrine in Timor Leste. The Virgin Mary appeared to several women near a Banyan tree on Aitara Hill, above Soibada in Timor Leste, on 16th October in the early 20th century. Since the Apparition, the site on Aitara Hill has been a place of great religious significance to the Timorese people and the nation. Every year there is a festival to celebrate the Apparition. In addition, hundreds of people from all over Timor Leste make an annual pilgrimage to the Chapel at Soibada to deepen their faith. Our Lady of Aitara This ...
Our Lady of Akita
In 1973, Our Lady appeared three times to Sr. Agnes Sasagawa in the convent of the Institute of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, Setai Hoshikai (Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist) in Yuzawadai on the outskirts of Akita, Japan. The Blessed Mother stressed the need for reparation, sacrifice and daily Rosary for the Pope, bishops and priests. She also warned of the serious consequences of unrepentant sin. Our Lady of Akita Between 1975 and 1981, the wooden statue of Our Lady in the convent cried 101 times. This was witnessed by about 500 persons, ...
Our Lady of Fatima Grotto
The Grotto is a very special place of prayer. A beautiful wooden statue of Our Lady of Fatima placed in a Grotto is surrounded by picturesque cliffs at the end of the Valley. On all major Feast Days, including the First Saturdays and 13th of each month, a Eucharistic Procession culminates at the Grotto with Benediction and the special blessing of every person present. Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Fatima On 13 May 1917, Our Lady appeared to three children, Lucia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, in the Cova da Iria near Fatima, a ...
Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni (Indian Chapel)
Since the Sixteenth century, the Shrine of Vailankanni, in Madras (Chennai), Southern India, has been the place of great pilgrimage and devotion to Our Lady. Our Lady of Vailankanni especially intercedes for the sick, leading to the Shrine being called the "Lourdes of the East". Our Lady of Vailankanni, Good Health Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni Vailankanni in Madras (Chennai), South India, is a spiritual place of Marian devotion. The miracles and pilgrimages commenced during the 16th century when Our Lady first appeared to a crippled milk vendor requesting a drink for the Baby Jesus. The boy obliged but ...
Our Lady of Graces (Eritrean Chapel)
Under the shade and enfolded in the spreading limbs of the giant Lillipilly Australis, you will find Our Lady of Grace. The immaculate Conception invites all to pause and rest here, savouring her gentle and motherly care for us. Eritrea Eritrea Eritrea, located on the western coast of the Red Sea, won its independence as recently as 1993. Its history pans back to the 4th century as the gate for Christianity to the African continent and later (7th century "Hegira") as a refuge for the first disciples of the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed. This Red Sea nation of ...
Our Lady of Lebanon
The chapel of Our Lady of Lebanon was built at Marian Valley by the Australia Middle East Christian Association, which consists of several Middle Eastern communities that have immigrated to this country of opportunity, which we now call Australia home. This shrine is a replica of the Our Lady of Lebanon monument, situated over the picturesque city of Jounieh, which is visible for many miles, even as far away as the city of Beirut. Sighting of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Middle East Our Lady of Lebanon In the city of Cana in Galilee, to the south of modern ...
Our Lady of Lourdes
This beautiful Grotto was built through the generosity of donors and the selfless effort of volunteers. World Day of the Sick is celebrated annually on February 11th, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Pilgrims come from near and far in buses and cars, with friends and family assisting those in wheelchairs. A special blessing of each person with the Most Blessed Sacrament is given after Benediction. Our Lady of Lourdes St. Bernadette On February 11th 1858, a little girl, Bernadette Soubirous, was walking by a rocky cave near her native town of Lourdes in the Pyrenees Mountains in France ...
Our Lady of Madhu (Sri Lankan Chapel)
Madhu is located in Northern Sri Lanka. In 1706 Br Joseph Vaz founded the present Shrine as a place of pilgrimage, prayer and reconciliation between races and religions. It still serves those original purposes. Our new statue has a beautiful smile. I like to think She is smiling at the devotion of her children. Our Lady of Madhu — Sri Lanka Our Lady of Madhu (Sri Lankan Chapel) Madhu in northern Sri Lanka is located 275 kilometres from Colombo. It is a place of Marian Devotion and a pilgrim venue where the feast is held on 2 July and 15 ...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Filipino Chapel)
The Filipino community has erected this Chapel. Our Lady of Perpetual Help (or Succor) reminds us of our Heavenly Mother’s maternal care for us, her children. Our Lady is always there to nurture us with the Grace of Her Son. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Filipino Chapel) According to the legend, the Evangelist Luke painted a picture of the Blessed Mother while she was still living in Jerusalem. And when St. Luke presented her with the picture, she said, “my grace will go with it everywhere”. That picture was placed by St. Pulcheria at the ...
Our Lady of the Southern Cross
Marian Valley's rain forest hides a treasure - the only one of its kind - a statue of Our Lady of the Southern Cross. Here one can identify with the beauty and spirituality of Australia in the great silence. Our Lady of the Southern Cross Our Lady of the Southern Cross This Statue sculpted by Father Dominic Cremasco, SVD (Divine Word Missionary) of Brisbane, Queensland, was dedicated by him on the 1st of May 1999. The Statue has seven symbolic meanings.
- The five stars in the constellation are in our southern sky. The seven points of each of the four ...
Our Lady Star of the Sea (Indonesian Chapel)
The idea of Mary as a guiding star for seafarers has led to the devotion to Our Lady Star of the Sea in many Catholic coastal and fishing communities. In addition, numerous churches, schools and colleges are dedicated to Stella Maris, Our Lady Star of the Sea, or Mary Star of the Sea. Our Lady, Star of the Sea Our Lady Star of the Sea Our Lady, Star of the Sea, is one of the oldest titles attributed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. As early as the year 420, the great biblical scholar Saint Jerome, in commenting ...
St. Barbara
St. Barbara was an early Christian Martyr. Her father so hated that she had chosen to become Christian that legend tells us that he carried out her death sentence himself. St Barbara Virgin and Martyr St. Barbara Saint Barbara is usually pictured with a tower and ciborium with a host above it. She was probably from Asia Minor and martyred in the 3rd or 4th century. By the 9th century, however, her veneration was widespread in both the Eastern and Western churches, and she has remained an immensely popular saint down through the ages. She was the daughter of a ...
St. Lucy
St. Lucy was an early Christian martyr condemned after refusing to marry a pagan. St Lucy, Virgin and Martyr St Lucy Virgin and Martyr St Lucy is one of the seven women martyrs mentioned in the Roman Canon (First Eucharistic Prayer) of the Mass, indicating that she was held in great respect and widely venerated in the early Church. This love and veneration has endured down through the centuries. Lucy was born into a wealthy family in Syracuse on the island of Sicily around 283. Her father, who died when Lucy was only an infant, was thought to have been ...
St. Mary Mackillop
Near the entrance is a memorial to Blessed Mary MacKillop — Australia's first saint. She bids all pilgrims welcome to the Shrine, and as they leave, she sends them off with a blessing of peace. Saint Mary MacKillop (Born 1842 - Died 1909) Icon of St. Mary Mary MacKillop with Relic of her Coffin Mary MacKillop was born to Scottish parents in Melbourne on January 15th 1842, the first of eight children. Due to impoverished circumstances, she was educated at home by her father. He nurtured Mary's keen intelligence with theology, philosophy and languages and imbued her with a profound ...
St. Philomena
Virgin and Martyr
Patroness Of Infants, Babies, And Youth Saint Philomena was born on the Greek Island of Corfu. Her parents were the King and Queen. The Roman Emperor Diocletian declared war on them, so they decided to go to Rome to see him personally and attain peace if possible. When Diocletian saw Philomena, he was taken by her beauty and immediately wanted to marry her, but Philomena had taken a vow of virginity to God. Her parents tried to talk her out of not marrying, but Philomena remained firm in her decision. St. Philomena When Philomena’s father told Emperor Diocletian ...
Patroness Of Infants, Babies, And Youth Saint Philomena was born on the Greek Island of Corfu. Her parents were the King and Queen. The Roman Emperor Diocletian declared war on them, so they decided to go to Rome to see him personally and attain peace if possible. When Diocletian saw Philomena, he was taken by her beauty and immediately wanted to marry her, but Philomena had taken a vow of virginity to God. Her parents tried to talk her out of not marrying, but Philomena remained firm in her decision. St. Philomena When Philomena’s father told Emperor Diocletian ...
St. Pius X
St. Pius X was a much-loved pope. He was raised in a poor family as the second of ten children. As Pope, he is known for opposing modernism and promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox theology. St. Pius X, Pope (1835-1914) St. Pius X Giuseppe Sarto was born in Riese (Treviso, Italy) in 1835, the second of ten children. His father died when Giuseppe was sixteen, leaving the family in financial straits. Still, the mother insisted that the boy continue his education to fulfil his boyhood desire to become a priest. At the age of twenty-three, he was ordained Priest ...
St. Therese of the Child Jesus
St. Therese of the Child Jesus of the Child Jesus has a special chapel in the cloister-like natural surroundings. Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
(Born 1873 - Died 1897) St. Therese of the Child Jesus A Carmelite cloistered nun, popularly known as the Little Flower, Therese was devoutly religious from childhood. After a conversion, shortly before her 14th birthday, she strongly desired to enter the Carmelite convent in Lisieux, France. Therese applied for admission, but because of her age, there was a year’s delay before she was finally permitted to enter. St. Therese’s life as a cloistered nun was marked ...
(Born 1873 - Died 1897) St. Therese of the Child Jesus A Carmelite cloistered nun, popularly known as the Little Flower, Therese was devoutly religious from childhood. After a conversion, shortly before her 14th birthday, she strongly desired to enter the Carmelite convent in Lisieux, France. Therese applied for admission, but because of her age, there was a year’s delay before she was finally permitted to enter. St. Therese’s life as a cloistered nun was marked ...