May is the month in which the Church pays special attention to Our Lady, the mother Jesus. And so, as we approach this month and as part of the general celebration of Mary we offer the image of one of the Virgins dear to the heart of St. Ignatius.

Early on in his conversion Ignatius visited the shrine of this figure near his home in Loyola. This unassuming statue, known as Our Lady of Aránzazu is located in the village of Oñate in the county of Guipúzcoa, Basque country, in what is today northern Spain.

What is the history of this enigmatic devotion? We will explore some of these lesser known but nonetheless influential devotions in coming editions of ACTS.