Pope Francis has approved the canonical coronation of the revered image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel enshrined at the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in New Manila, Quezon City.
The Diocese of Cubao said the Vatican approved the petition last May 13, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
“A canonical coronation is a pious institutional act, wherein the Pope, through a bull, designates a crown or stellar halo to be added to a Marian image under a specific devotional title in a particular area or diocese,” stated the Catholic News Agency.
The Pontifical crowning of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, whose feast day was observed last July 16 in the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, will be the third canonical coronation that will take place in the diocese.
The two other Marian images that have received Pontifical coronations are the Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary de Manila and the Our Lady of Lourdes, both well-venerated in their national shrines in Quezon City.
The Diocese of Cubao said, the coronation is “the Pope’s way to affirm the devotion of the faithful to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.”