Our Lady of the Gas Station

Our Lady is not bound by means!

The Gas Station Mary. She perfectly blends our ancient reliance on the Blessed Mother with our modern reliance on petroleum.  It is nice to see her out there, braving it in the world, bringing peace and dignity to places where she is honored, even gas stations.

Our Lady of the Youngsville Highway Texaco Station

Our Lady of the Youngsville Highway Texaco Station

Our Lady of the Ambassador Wines and Spirits

Our Lady of the Evangeline Thruway Tobacco Plus

Our Lady of the West Willow Shop-Rite

ShopRite at Carencro

Opelousas

"Our Lady of the Petrol. The Virgin reigning over a lighted and landscaped corner of a Shop Rite gas station along the main drag just off an Interstate 10 exit." (via Keith)

Shop Rite aux Opelousas vers Bellevue- day

Shop Rite aux Opelousas vers Bellevue- night

Abbeville Shop Rite photo (credit: Alice Cantrell)

These pictures are from the Lafayette, Opelousas and Abbeville areas. Thank you Shop-Rite Stores (and the Youngsville Highway Texaco Station) for placing Our Lady prominently in the community! Whether she blesses all who buy the petroleum products stored under her feet, or those who pass her on the busy Acadiana highways, it is great to see her where she is needed most.

PS. If I ever own a gas-station, I would do it like this: this.