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Ash Wednesday and the Distribution of Ashes
Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person’s forehead, he speaks the words: “Remember that you are dust,... [Read more...]
UPDATE: TRAIL IS OPEN!
Saturday, March 2nd. Clear for shuttle service up to the Shrine Church. The trail continues to be walkable – please use caution and wear appropriate footwear and attire. Pilgrim Center, Gift shop and Café are open. Read More →
Feast Day of Saint Blaise and the Blessing of Throats
February 3rd is the feast day of Saint Blaise, bishop of Sebaste in Armenia during the 4th century. Blaise was a physician before becoming a bishop. Tradition holds that he was to have miraculously cured a child who nearly died because of a fishbone caught in the throat. From the 8th century on, Saint... [Read more...]
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
On February 2nd the Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. It is also World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Holy Mass will begin in the Narthex with the blessing and lighting of candles, followed by a Procession into the Church! This year it is also First Saturday! A... [Read more...]
PLEASE NOTE: SHRINE CLOSED THURSDAY, January 31 !
PLEASE NOTE: SHRINE CLOSED THURSDAY! Due to the continuing extreme cold temperatures forecast for tomorrow, Thursday, January 31, the Shrine will be closed. The Shrine will re-open on Friday, February 1. Read More →
Day of Prayer for Life 2019
THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE WILL HOST A DAY OF PRAYER FOR LIFE JANUARY 22, 2019 Guest Speaker: Joseph M. Scheidler, National Director of the Pro-Life Action League, a national pro-life educational and activist organization headquartered in Chicago. SCHEDULE 10:00am –... [Read more...]
Inventory Time in the Gift Shop
Please Note: Flores Mariae Gift Shop will be closed for inventory from Wednesday, January 2nd through Thursday, January 3rd. Read More →
Holiday Hours – New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe will observe the following hours: New Year’s Eve – Day: Regular Hours: 9:00A-4:00P New Year’s Eve – Night: Schedule/Details, CLICK HERE. Solemnity, Mary Mother of God (Jan. 1) Shrine will be closed. Read More →
Plan a Pilgrimage for the 3rd Weekend Advent!
December 14-15, 2019 Pontifical High Mass (Extraordinary Form) – Saturday, December 14, 2019 – 11:00am – Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke Christkindlmarket – Saturday and Sunday, December 14 & 15, 2019 – 9:30am-3:30pm Bambinelli Sunday – Sunday, December 15, 2019 –... [Read more...]
Bambinelli Sunday – A Tradition on the Third Sunday of Advent
Bambinelli Sunday – December 16, 2018 3rd Sunday of Advent After all Sunday Masses (9:30am, 11:00am, 1:00pm) Read More →
Christkindlmarkt – Christmas Market!