"Succor" is a noun or verb that means help, support, or relief given to someone in need or distress. It often refers to ...

The votive shrine’s beautiful statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 10, 1810, after Our Lady had answered the prayer of Mother St. Michel Gensoul, an Ursuline in France, ...

NEW ORLEANS — If anyone knows what it’s like to need help and need it fast, it’s the people of Louisiana. Lucky for them, there’s been a saint on their side for more than 200 years. Our Lady of Prompt ...

Our Lady of Prompt Succor in Chalmette held its annual Wild West Tomato Fest, Saturday, April 20, 2024. The three day event featured live music, games, carnival rides, food and fresh tomatoes, and a ...

“As the fire of 1812 threatened New Orleans, the nuns set this statue in their convent window, praying, ‘Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us or we are lost.’ The winds quickly changed ...

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, the stately L-shaped chapel at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, will be celebrated at a gala concert on the occasion of the 100th year of the church.

As Hurricane Matthew whipped up Florida’s Atlantic coast in 2016, Beth Williby got scared. “That hurricane, in particular, just got my back up,” the Jacksonville mom of four recalled. “So, I did what ...

On praying past the end of silver linings to a God who often does not answer as I hope. Around the bonfire at church camp on the Oregon coast, we sang “River of Life” to get warmed up, and then, to ...

Friends are over for a meal on this summer afternoon, and we start with cocktails on the front porch. I guess you could say I'm an old-fashioned girl: I like front porches and drinks served in ...

Our Lady of Prompt Succor School is a private school located in Chalmette, LA. The student population of Our Lady of Prompt Succor School is 300. The school’s minority student enrollment is 20.3% and ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 65, No. 9 (Oct., 1978), pp. 943-952 (10 pages) The organic chemical profiles of fossil Acer and Quercus leaf tissues are presented and correlated with those of ...