Devotion to The Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Snows is tied to the story about a marvelous snowfall in Rome in 352 A.D. Mary had indicated in a dream to a Roman couple that She wanted a church built in Her honor and the site for the church would be covered with snow. On a hot Roman day on August 5, Esquailine Hill was covered with snow. All Rome proclaimed the summer snow was a miracle.
To honor The Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of the Snows is to honor the Mother of the Most High, Jesus Christ. The Blessed Mother's words to the servants at Cana are words addressed to all the faithful followers of Her Son: "Do whatever He tells you to do." These wise words from Our Lady should always be on our minds.
