Votive offerings are a direct testimony of how Mary has helped people in big and little ways. After a prayer has been answered the supplicant gives thanks in the form of a physical object, often a heart. When the problem has disappeared the heart regains peace and harmony, which is symbolised by the heart shaped offering.
The pictures above were taken at the shrine of the Madonna del Divino Amore in Rome. For centuries the people of the city have come there to thank Mary for restoring their hearts.
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