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Madonna del Paradiso
Our Society History
Because of its proximity to Rome, the city was chosen by many patricians and imperial courtiers as a site for their country villas. The vast gardens surrounding these villas often served as the stage for perverse feasts, pagan games and heathen rituals in honor of the gods to whom the Romans attributed the fertility of their fields.
One of these celebrations was held every April 25 in honor of the goddess Flora or Venus. For this event, people of all social classes—freemen and slaves, patricians and plebeians—gathered together for a great feast. This practice gradually dissolved and the temples fell into ruins as the life-giving breath of Christianity regenerated the peoples of Europe.
Our Society Today
Mother of Good Counsel Prayer
O God, you gave us Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, to be our Mother. You glorified her in a wondrous apparition as our Mother of Good Counsel. Grant that by always following her counsels we may be able to live after your own heart and arrive happily in our heavenly homeland. We pray through Christ Our Lord.
A Word from our Society President
"Our society is a great society and we welcome anyone that loves Our Lady and wants to be involved. I started in this society to get closer to Our Lady. We do that well and this is a great placeholder for all societies to model their quotes."
Mary Elizabeth Novell 
