▁cent en ary ▁of ▁the ▁appar itions ▁at ▁L our des . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁at ▁Rome , ▁from ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica , ▁on ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Vis itation ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Holy ▁Virgin , ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁pont ificate . ▁▁ ▁The ▁en cyc lic al ▁rec alls ▁pleasant ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁L our des ▁which ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII ▁under to ok ▁as ▁pap al ▁delegate ▁at ▁the ▁E uchar istic ▁and ▁Marian ▁C ele br ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁The ▁Pope ▁rem inds ▁the ▁faithful ▁of ▁France , ▁that ▁every ▁Christian ▁land ▁is ▁a ▁Marian ▁land ▁and ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁not ▁one ▁nation ▁re de emed ▁in ▁the ▁blood ▁of ▁Christ ▁which ▁does ▁not ▁glory ▁in ▁proc laim ing ▁Mary ▁its ▁Mother ▁and ▁Pat ron ess ". ▁He ▁then ▁rec alls ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Marian ▁v ener ation , ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁L our des ▁and ▁the ▁contributions ▁of ▁the ▁Pop es ▁to ▁her ▁v ener ation ▁in ▁L our des . ▁ ▁The ▁Pop es ▁and ▁L our des ▁The ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁en cyc lic al ▁reviews ▁the ▁contributions ▁of ▁the ▁pap acy ▁to ▁the ▁v ener ation ▁in ▁L our des . ▁ ▁P ius ▁IX ▁and ▁Leo ▁XIII ▁The ▁en cyc lic al ▁rec alls ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁Leo ▁XIII