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ACH161: The oldest shrine in the US dedicated to the Blessed Mother is St. Augustine’s Our Lady of La Leche shrine. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how this devotion to the physical aspects of Mary’s motherhood of Jesus came to be in Florida and the unusual honor it has received from Pope Francis.

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Links for this episode:

• National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche – Mission Nombre de Dios – St. Augustine, Florida
• Our Lady of La Leche statue has special place in Florida diocese's history – The Catholic Sun
• Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Announced as National Shrine | Diocese of St. Augustine
• National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche – Wikipedia
• Our Lady of the Nursing Child (Our Lady of La Leche) – The American TFP
• Infertility and the Miracles of Our Lady of La Leche – OnePeterFive

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