The Feast of Mater Admirabilis (“Mother most admirable”) on 20 October is an important celebration for the Society of the Sacred Heart and a special day for prayer and reflection.
The Mater Admirabilis fresco in the Trinità dei Monti was painted in 1844 by a young postulant to the Society, Pauline Perdrau. It depicts a young, contemplative Mary with a distaff and spindle, an open book at her feet.
