Christians have called on the Blessed Virgin as Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum) since the early centuries, and the title appears in the Litany of Loreto. Pope Pius VII established the feast of Mary Help of Christians on May 24 in thanksgiving for his return to Rome in 1814 after years of captivity under Napoleon. St. John Bosco later spread the devotion around the world and built the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin. This prayer places us under Mary's