Titles are not images.
Back in Chapter 21 we saw that there were three distinct images of Our Lady of Consolation in one video made by the sisters at Vilvoorde. In Chapter 25 I wrote about the Augustinians. Their image of Our Lady of Consolation is usually seated with Jesus and is often holding a cincture.
Recently I got a medal of Our Lady of the Rosary to celebrate 21 years as a member of the Rosary Confraternity. The image on the medal shows Mary and Jesus seated. They are handing rosaries to St. Dominic and St. Catherine. Around the edge of the medal is written "Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Pray for Us." This image is also known as Our Lady of Pompeii.
If you Google "Our Lady of the Rosary" you will find many different images. I have a holy card that has a picture of Our Lady of the Rosary that is actually a statue at the Rosary Center ran by the Dominicans. It shows Mary giving a rosary to St. Dominic. Jesus is on her lap and holding His hand up to bless St. Dominic and the rosary. Our Lady of the Rosary, or Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, are titles. Various images are associated with the titles. Here is a picture of that holy card.
The title Our Lady of the Rosary has helped me to better understand the title Our Lady of Consolation. Some titles, such as Our Lady of Lourdes or Our Lady of Guadalupe, are normally associated with one image. However, some titles are not associated with just one image. Such is the case with Our Lady of Consolation. The statue at Luxembourg is today the most common representation of Our Lady of Consolation that I am aware of, however, there are others. And some of those are quite old.
Of course, we should not get too worried about images. One day we will see that Mary is much more beautiful than any work of art here on Earth.
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