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Our Lady Star of the Sea is the patron of the AOS. [17] The Apostleship of the Sea has for many years now, been commemorating the Feast of Stella Maris, Our Lady, Star of the Sea, with Mass each year in September for seafarers. It is a day to pray for all seafarers and give thanks for their contribution to global trade.
The thin, 14 foot gold cross [5] atop the bell tower was repurposed from the former parish of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Quincy, and the bell inside was crafted by The Verdin Company. [1] [25] When the cross was lifted on the tower, the workmen at all the construction sites in the area stood silently and removed their hardhats in reverence. [2]
Our Lady and St Michael's Church also known as Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Michael's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Workington, Cumbria, England. It was built in 1876 by the Benedictines. It is located on Bank Road and Banklands to the south west of the town centre.
Our Lady Star of the Sea is a Catholic church in Staithes, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Until the late 19th century, Catholics in Staithes worshipped at Ugthorpe or at Loftus. A church was constructed between 1884 and 1885, to a design by Martin Carr, in the Gothic revival style. It cost about £1,250, and the first resident priest ...
Stella Maris offers practical and pastoral care to all seafarers, regardless of nationality, belief or race. The Apostleship of the Sea in Great Britain is part of an international network known to the maritime world as Stella Maris, working in more than 311 ports served by 216 port chaplains in more than 30 countries around the world.
Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea (Key West, Florida) Star of the Sea Painted Church, Kalapana, Hawaii; St. Mary, Star of the Sea (Baltimore, Maryland) Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Solomons, Maryland) St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan) Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea (Staten Island), New York
Meanings ascribed to Mary's name by the early Christian writers and perpetuated by the Greek Fathers include: "Bitter Sea," "Myrrh of the Sea", "The Enlightened One," "The Light Giver," and especially "Star of the Sea." Stella Maris was by far the favored interpretation.
Front entrance, Mary Star of the Sea. San Pedro was incorporated as a city in 1888, and Mary Star of the Sea parish was formed one year later in 1889. The original church, built in the 1890s, was a small wooden structure on West Ninth Street. In 1905, a larger church was built on Vinegar Hill (NW corner 9th St and Centre St). [4]