The Shrine Church
About the Shrine

The Shrine Church, done in the Romanesque style, is the heart of the Shrine. It is the goal of every pilgrim to enter the Church and to pray there, especially before the Blessed Sacrament reposed in the tabernacle, directly behind the altar of sacrifice and beneath the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pilgrims will come to the Shrine Church, most of all, to receive God's forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance and to participate in the Holy Mass. Through her beautiful image behind the altar of sacrifice, Our Lady of Guadalupe will continue her mission of bringing Christ to us and bringing us to Christ.

In the transepts and along the side aisles are many devotional areas with beautiful paintings of Saints and Blesseds. In many cases you will find a First Class Relic of the beloved saint or Blessed below the painting. Stained-glass windows depict the life of the Blessed Mother and titles of honor from the Litany of Loretto etched in gold-leaf throughout the main floor. The church seats approximately 400 people on the upper level.

The crypt of the Shrine Church is the local of many inspirational talks and spiritual presentations.

A beautiful bronze image of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the tilma of Saint Juan Diego in the presence of Bishop Juan de Zumárraga is in the plaza of the Shrine Church.

Construction for this beautiful church was begun on May 13, 2004.  The corner stone was blessed and placed by Archbishop Raymond L. Burke on May 19, 2005.  The church was dedicated in July, 2008