Our Lady of Good Success
Our Lady of Good Success is the English translation of the Spanish-language Catholic Marian title Nuestra Señora de la Buena Suerte. This title is associated with Marian images located in the Spanish cities of Granada and Zaragoza, the island of La Gomera, and the region of Catalonia. The seaside location of many of these images suggests that Spanish sailors would invoke Mary under this title specifically to petition for safe voyages.[1]
Conflation with "Buen Suceso"
Among English speakers, this title (Buena Suerte) is often confused with a similar title, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso (meaning Our Lady of the Good Event), due to the superficial similarity between "success" in English and "suceso" in Spanish. The Buen Suceso title, however, refers specifically to the "good event" of the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.[2]
References
- ^ "Our Lady of Good Success". University of Dayton.
- ^ Governing Council of the Real Monasterio de la Immaculada Concepción of Quito, Equador (2017-07-01). "Clarification on the Title 'Buen Suceso of the Purification'".