Gospel Verse, John 3:14-15:The Son of Man must be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.The devotion to Our Lady of Good Counsel originated at Gennazzano, Italy, a village in the neighborhood of Rome, where an Augustinian church, in which is enshrined a miraculous picture of our Lady, had been for centuries a place of popular pilgrimage. Canada observes this feast as an Optional Memorial.