To celebrate Mary is to celebrate the closeness and tenderness of God who is with His people, who does not leave us alone, who has given us a Mother who cares for us and accompanies us.” Pope Francis, 2023.

DevotionsTV in Honour Our Mother of Perpetual Help (DTV) is a half-hour daytime program on Vision TV and Salt+Light TV, broadcasting continuously every week since 1995.

The goals of DTV and RTV include:

1. To honour Mary, Mother of God.

2. To make better known the devotion to Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help, a worldwide Redemptorist ministry for more than 150 years.

3. To make better known the history, charism and current ministries of Canadian and worldwide Redemptorists.

4. To promote Redemptorist principles re vocation in all walks of life, in particular what it means to have a vocation to become a Redemptorist brother or priest.

5. To highlight the spirituality and Church leadership of women through presentations of their homilies and reflections.

6. To highlight the spirituality of young people through their choir singing for the program, under the direction of some of Canada’s top sacred music directors. Also, through their prayer recitals (Prayers of the Faithful, Prayer to Mary, Our Mother of Perpetual Help) for the program and through their reflections on Mary and how her example and modeling the teachings of Jesus helps young people through everyday problems. Suggestions for the program from young people always welcome.

7. To create a program, essentially pastoral and teaching, in the service of people at a wide range of spiritual engagement that includes men and women of all ages, cultural, educational backgrounds, economic and professional status.

DTV is produced by Redemptorist.TV (wholly owned by Redemptorists of Canada). If you miss the VisionTV or S+L TV’s broadcast or want to see it again, go to Watch This Week’s Program.

DTV is the only Canadian Catholic program to honour Mary. Mother of God, Mother of Jesus, a central figure in Catholic teaching and in the lives of everyday Catholics around the world. Devotion to Mary under the title of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH) is a world-wide Redemptorist ministry mandated by Pope Pius IX in 1866.

The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists, was founded in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Ligouri of Scala, Italy; today its 5,300 priests and brothers serve in 78 countries.

St. Alphonsus was an accomplished artist, musician and writer, eventually published in 70 languages and through 20,000 editions of his works.

A doctor of the Church for his foundational work in moral theology, St. Alphonsus was also devoted to Mary; the order he founded would be dedicated to her and to her example of modesty and humidity as Redemptorists undertook their charism of compassion and service, working and living with the poorest of the poor.

As early as 1840, the Redemptorists began their mission in Canada, eventually taking responsibility in 1881 for St. Patrick’s OMPH Shrine Parish on McCaul Street, Toronto. Since then, the parish has offered Wednesday OMPH devotions attracting thousands every week. The Wednesday Devotions are a feature of many parishes across Canada, many in fact named for OMPH.

Known as The Global Madonna, her iconic image can be found everywhere in the world where there are Catholics, in their homes, schools, and parishes.

Every week DTV on VisionTV and Salt+LightTV continues the tradition of the Wednesday Devotions, urging viewers to attend in-person services while offering an alternative for those unable to attend a parish Church.