8 2 Saint John Paul II Plaza 1 Your journey begins with a self-guided tour. In 1943, the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary purchased this property long known as Eden Hill, which currently spans 375 acres. This statue of the Immaculate Conception was one of the first landmarks the Marians erected here. They entrusted the property and their work to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Eden Hill. Below the statue is inscribed a favorite prayer of their Founder, St. Stanislaus of Jesus Mary Papczynski. In English, the prayer says, “May the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception be our health and our protection.” Our Lady of Eden Hill In 2001, the 60th anniversary of the Marian Fathers’ involvement in the spread of Divine Mercy, Pope St. John Paul II sent a special apostolic blessing and a renewed call to the Marian Fathers. “Be apostles of Divine Mercy under the maternal and loving guidance of Mary,” he wrote. Inspired by the Great
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