NUESTRA SEÑORA, MADRE DE LA CONSOLACIÓN Y CORREA
Patrona de la Orden de San Agustin y la Familia Agustiniana
The Order of Saint Augustine, commonly known as the Augustinians, is an international religious order in the Roman Catholic Church. The Order was founded in 1256, although its rule and spiritual foundations go back to Saint Augustine (354-430 AD). They established their unique devotion to the Our Lady of Consolation as one of their three patrons along with Saint Augustine and Saint Monica. The Augustinian Family venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary with the principal and distinct title of Our Mother of Consolation or of the Cincture. The little rosary, prayed in her honor, known as the 'Coronilla' (Augustinian Rosary) belongs to the tradition of the Order and in the course of the centuries has gathered countless brothers and sisters around Mary, just as the early Christian community was united around her. Augustinians is directly tied to the life of Saints Monica and Augustine, who are commonly depicted together with the figures of Mary and the Child Jesus in interpretations of the image. The other title of the devotion is Our Lady of the Cincture. According to tradition, Monica, immersed in sorrow because of the death of her husband and the waywardness of her son, was granted a vision of Mary and the Child Jesus, who sought to offer her comfort or consolation. "Mary handed her a leather cincture which she asked Monica to wear as a continual reminder of her presence and thus, a visible sign of encouragement. From that moment Monica wore the cincture and, after his conversion, recommended it also to her son as an indication of Mary's abiding protection. Thus, by this same tradition, it became historically, the principal and common symbol for all who follow Augustine's Rule."
