“Governments come and go, Christ reigns as King forever.”
~ Pope Pius XI

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Queen of Portugal.
The original image, as well as the devotion, came from England, and made its way to the Iberian Peninsula by means of English Crusaders, in the 12th century.

People often forget, but England was once the Church’s proudest Jewel. God bless England! And may Our Lady help the English people in this time of need and peril.

To dogs, therefore, is given the ability to bark in defense of their masters and their homes. Thus you should learn to use your voice for the sake of Christ, when ravening wolves attack his sheepfold.

- St. Ambrose

Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison

The image is actually St Pius X’s chasuble