Monday, September 8, 2014

Shrine in Tennessee

Virgin of the Poor Shrine
Town of New Hope
South Pittsburgh, TN. 37380
Phone: 423-837-7068


The Shrine of the Virgin of the Poor is a replica of the shrine in Banneaux, Belgium. The origin is as follows:
During the winter of 1933, the Virgin Mary appeared to a young girl in Banneux Belgium eight times. During one visit she led Mariette to a spring and told her: "Plunge your hands into the water. This spring is reserved for me." During another visit Mariette asked her who she was, and she replied, "I am the Virgin of the Poor." The Virgin again led Mariette to the spring, and said, "This is reserved for all nations, for the sick."
During the fourth visit, the Virgin said she would like a little chapel built and made the sign of the cross.
The local shrine was made under the direction of a Benedictine monk, Father Basil Mattingly. The statue of the Virgin Mary was purchased in Banneux, Belgium.
The shrine is open from sunrise to sunset every day.
We do not have a street address but directions are as follows:
From I-24 at South Pittsburgh take SR 156 East 2.2 miles to Burns Island Road. Left one mile, then follow the shrine signs.

Shrine in California

Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
745 Ware Ave.
Colusa, CA. 95932 


Site of the first Catholic mass to be said in Colusa County in May of 1856.
In 1864, a Catholic mission was conducted and a large wooden cross erected to commemorate the occasion. Masses, pilgrimages and visits were made here continuously thereafter.
In order to preserve the identity of the place, Father Michael Wallrath, the first pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, secured a deed from Mrs. Anna Myers to this parcel of land and constructed a small shrine from hand kilned bricks in 1883.
The present cross was erected by the Knights of Columbus and replaced the one erected here in 1864.

Shrines in Minnesota

Assumption Chapel #
c/o St. Boniface Church
418 Main St.
Cold Springs, MN. 56320
http://www.stboniface.com/parish/assumption-chapel.htm


In 1877 Cold Spring was invaded by Rocky Mountain grasshoppers and all crops in the area were destroyed. The farmers promised Blessed Virgin that they would build a chapel in her honor if the grasshoppers left. The grasshoppers left and they built a chapel. The first chapel was destroyed by a tornado in 1894 and was replaced in 1951

Epiphany Fatima Shrine  #
The Church of the Epiphany
1900 111th Ave NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-755-1020
http://www.epiphanymn.org 


A Rosary Garden unlike any other in  the United States. Each "bead" of the Rosary is a white  marble relief of Mary and Jesus.
Stations of the Cross Garden featuring 15 large reliefs showing Christ's passion.

The Basilica of Saint Mary (Co-Cathedral)
88 North 17th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone: 612-333-1381
http://www.mary.org


The main entrance to the Basilica has a 15 foot rose stained glass window above the entrance. The sanctuary is located under a domed roof that rises 138 feet above the floor. The church has sixty stained glass windows. It seats nearly 3,000 people.
It was raised to a basilica by Pope Pius XI on February 1, 1926 making it the first American basilica.
In 1954 eight double bronze doors were installed containing the symbols of the apostles and the evangelists. This completed the requirements that make a church a basilica.  It is on the list of Historical Places.

Saint Odilia Shrine#
Crosier Community of Onamia
P.O. Box 500
Onamia, MN 56359-0500
320-532-3103
Onamiacrosiers@crosier.org
https://www.crosier.org/default.cfm?PID=1.32


In 1952 the Crosier Fathers and Brothers in Onamia received a major relic of Saint Odilia and established a shrine in her honor.
Saint Odilia has promised a stream of graces upon the Crosier Fathers and upon all  those who invoke her aid in their hour of need. Thousands of people, send petitions to be included in novenas, and through her intercession, many have been cured, especially from ailments of the eyes.

Shrines in Indiana

Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
Salvatorian Fathers Monastery
5755 Pennsylvania St.
Merrillville, IN. 46410
The shrine is the ending point and meeting place for Polish walking pilgrimages. Pilgrims usually plan to reach the shrine just before the Solemnity of Assumption which is a national feast day in Poland.

Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
Immaculate Heart of Mary Province

1515 W. Dragoon Trail
P.O. Box 766
Mishawaka, IN 46546-0766
574-259-5427
As we enter the Third Millennium, the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration continue to live and cherish the motto of our Foundress, Ven. Mother Theresia Bonzel, "He Leads, I Follow."
As members of a Papal congregation approved by the Church we are responsible to serve the whole people of God and reverence the Pope and the Magisterium.
In the life stories of founders and foundresses we see a constant and lively sense of the Church, which they manifest by their full participation in all aspects of the Church's life, and in their ready obedience to the bishops - especially the Roman Pontiff.
A distinctive aspect of ecclesial communion is allegiance of mind and heart to the Magisterium of the bishops, an allegiance which must be lived honestly, and be dearly testified to before the People of God by all consecrated persons. (Vita Consecrata)
Open for retreats and special occasions. Web site

Basilica of the Sacred Heart
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana 46556
Phone: 219-631-5000 


Father Edward Sorin, CSC, the founder of the University of Notre Dame, had the first church erected at Notre Dame in 1848.
The current church was begun 22 years later in 1870. After numerous revisions and additions it was consecrated by Bishop Joseph Dwenger on August 15, 1888.
The Gothic Revival church was patterned after the Church of the Gesù in Rome, the mother church of the Society of Jesus designed by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola in 1568. The 116 stained glass windows and over 1200 panels of glass were created in LeMans, France,
In 1968, the church was renovated to bring it to line with the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council. The church again received a renovation 20 years later.
On January 17, 1992, Pope John Paul II raised the Church of the Sacred Heart to the status of Basilica. Web site 


National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence
Sisters of Providence
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana 47876-1096
Phone: 812-535-2949
e-mail provctr@spsmw.org


In May 1925, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods established the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence in the United States.  Sisters of Providence and others gather at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence to pray for the many intentions sent to the shrine. Special prayers are offered for the needs of all families, asking for the protection and intercession of Our Lady of Providence as Queen of the Home.

Buildings on the grounds include:

Church of the Immaculate Conception
Construction of the Indiana limestone Church was started in 1886. By June 1892, plastering had been done and the installation of a temporary wooden floor, seats and altars permitted the sisters to worship in the Italian Renaissance style edifice. Ten years later the organ was installed.
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Sacrament Chapel was "most reflective of her interior spirit," wrote Sister Mary Roger Madden in the third volume of the Sisters of Providence history, "The Path Marked Out." Ground was broken for this Chapel of Perpetual Adoration April 9, 1920. It was consecrated May 19, 1924, by Bishop Joseph Chartrand, who called it the Chapel of Divine Love.

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Shrine of St. Agnes
Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Anne Shell Chapel
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
Shrine of St. Joseph
First Providence Convent
Sisters of Providence web site

Seven Dolors Shrine -- Closed in 2007
The former Seven Dolors Chapel is now
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
356 W County Road 700 N

Valparaiso, Indiana 46385
Phone: 219-759-2521 


The church was originally the chapel on the grounds of the Seven Dolors Shrine. The chapel formed the north wing of the Franciscan Friary. It is designed in a modified Gothic style; so that it might conform to the style and materials used in the Friary itself. The exterior construction consists of yellow-hued bricks with trimming of Indiana limestone. . It was dedicated on July 4, 1959.
Seven Dolors Shrine
Beginnings of the Shrine date back to 1928, when the Friars first arrived in the Midwest. Year by year a portion of the wooded land and weed-covered terrain was slowly cleared. Grottos, monastery, service buildings and chapel began to dot the scene. By the 1960's the Shrine grounds presented a picture of spiritual grandeur in a natural setting of field and forest.
In June of 2007 the shrine was "closed by the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Land Custody, and its grounds sold for real estate."
Our Lady of Sorrows remained a diocesan parish.
"The pond and water-fall at Our Lady Of Sorrows Parish, which is a memorial to Magdalene Kubeck, a Navy Nurse who died for her country at Guam on February 15,1945, has been restored to near original condition. The pond is part of the remaining World War II Memorial on the parish grounds. Visitors and historians are welcome to view the remaining statues and pond which were once part of the Seven Dolor's Shrine."
Parish web site
Shrine history

Shrines in Massachusets

Our Lady of La Salette Shrine
947 Park St.
Attleboro, MA. 02703
Phone:  508-222-5410 


Inspired by the tears of Mary shed at La Salette in 1846, we respond to the brokenness of our world. We offer this place of pilgrimage where people are reconciled to God, others, and self in a healing environment of beauty, peace, and prayer.
Web site

Mary, Queen of the Universe National Shrine
150 Orient Ave.
East Boston, MA. 02128
Phone:  617-569-2100


The 35' statue of the Blessed Mother was created by Italian-Jewish sculptor Arrigo Minerbi and is truly a work of art. Web site

Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
1545 Tremont St.
Roxbury,
Boston, MA. 02120
617-445-2600


The image of Our Lady was enthroned in the present Shrine in 1878.  The Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is the heart of the Basilica, where thousands have come to pray before the icon.  On December 8, 1954, hs Holiness Pope Pius XII glorified the Mission Church with the title of Basilica. Web site

St. Anne's Church & Shrine
818 Middle St.
Fall River, MA. 01518


 The lower church was built in 1894-1895. For seven years the construction was suspended to collect sufficient funds. Then the upper church was built from 1902 to 1906. But the focus of pilgrims remained on the lower church.  The upper church, as a shrine, has chapels all around the sanctuary and a passageway, called an "ambulatory" that enables you to walk around. This form of architecture is often found in the cathedrals of Europe. Web site

St. Anne's Shrine
Sixteen Church St.
Fiskdale, MA. 01518


Located in the picturesque small town of Fiskdale (Sturbridge), Massachusetts, Saint Anne Shrine is a sanctuary of peace and tranquility.  The Shrine is situated on 35 acres of rolling hills and woodlands. The Memorial Gardens of Saint Anne Shrine are an important part of the Shrine. Small sections of the grounds are available for "adoption" (through planting and tending) in memory of a loved one. These Memorial Gardens, each one unique and lovingly maintained, enhance the peaceful beauty and serenity of our tranquil Shrine.  The Shrine is located within the Diocese of Worcester and is staffed by the Augustinians of the Assumption. 


St. Anne Shrine Gift Shop
Telephone: 508-347-7461     Web site

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
101 Summer St.
Holliston, MA. 01746
Phone: 508-429-2144
Gift Shop: (11am-5pm) 508-429-8172 


Xaverian Mission Center & Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
Shrine includes Madonna Hill, with its replicas of the Fatima apparitions, Calvary Hill, the Chapel of Lights, the statue of the Angel of Peace, and the shrine grotto, which contains a replica of Michelangelo's pieta. 23 acres of grounds.
Web site

St. Joseph the Worker Shrine
37 Lee St., Box 1276
Lowell, MA. 01853
Shrine Business Office (Main) 1-978-458-6346
Shrine Gift Shop (Main) -- 1-978-459-9522

Web site

National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
Marian Fathers
Eden Hill
Stockbridge, MA. 01262
The Shrine -- 413-298-3931
The Divine Mercy Gift Shop -- 888-484-1112
  Description & album >>
  Web site

Our Lady of Loreto Shrine
Our Lady of Loreto Church
33 Massasoit Rd.
508-791-7171
Worcester, MA 01604


Our Lady of Loreto Shrine is next to to the parish church. It is modeled after the Holy House located in Loreto, Italy.
The Shrine is open daily
Diocese web site

Shrines in the State of Washington

Mossyrock Cross & Chapel Shrine
In The Catholic Pacific Northwest

Mossyrock, WA
Telephone: (360) 983-3783.

Shrine of Divine Mercy
The Cross Of Christ At The Shrine of Divine Mercy:
Visit the Cross of Christ and Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Mossyrock, Washington. A path goes to the top of the hill with permanent Stations of the Cross along the way. On special occasions Holy Mass is held at the foot of the cross to celebrate "The Triumph of the Cross" with The Sister Missionaries of the Fatima Rosary, who are stationed in Centralia, Washington.

A "Hill of Crosses"
(planned or under development)
Establish at the "Cross of Christ," the "Shrine of Divine Mercy," "Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel" in Mossyrock, a "Hill of Crosses" similar to the one at Siauliai, Lithuania. Select another hill nearby the "Cross of Christ" and place 12 modestly large crosses on it, arranged around a central shrine niche holding a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe and an icon of Saint Michael the Archangel. This special hill area need then be dedicated as a "memorial shrine" to the lives of those babies of the Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, and western Idaho, who have been lost through abortion, and in grave recognition of the national holocaust of 40,000,000+ babies lives, destroyed in the United States. Then, as with the "Hill of Crosses" in Lithuania, invite all persons wanting to do so, to bring a cross and place it in this memorial site.
This memorial should also be dedicated to those babies lost who would have been the Region's religious, the priests, sisters, brothers, deacons, bishops, who are so gravely and greatly missed in this day of need for Church vocations. These souls of our young martyred should be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and entrusted to the heavenly care of Our Lady of Guadalupe (of the Hill of Tepeyac), Intercessor of the Unborn, and of Saint Michael the Archangel (of San Bernabe, Capula).
The Mossyrock "Hill of Crosses" will become a destination point for thousands of persons per year who come to visit and give honor to these our martyred, and who come to place their cross in this special area of rememberance. It will become that place for remembrance of these tiny babies who are now, along with our Saints, in God's Paradise gazing lovingly upon the Face of The Lord Our God. These babies who were sacrificed on "the altar to freedom of personal choice" will become the catalyst that brings forth the future Catholic-Christian Pacific Northwest, a Land guided through a divinely moral people.
Source: the Mossyrock web site

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine
St. George Byzantine Catholic Church
9730 Yelm Highway
Olympia, WA 98513
Tel: 360-413-5651 


The icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is perhaps the oldest actual icon of the Blessed Virgin. According to tradition, St. Luke painted an icon of Our Lady while she was still living in Jerusalem. When she saw the beautiful icon of herself holding the Child Jesus in her arms, she blessed both the artist and his work proclaiming, "My grace will accompany this icon."
The shrine is behind St. George Byzantine Catholic Church
"The church is in full communion with the Roman Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI, and invites all Catholics to come to share the Light of the East! Visitors to weekend or daily Divine Liturgies (Masses), services, and devotions are always welcome."
There are annual pilgrimages to the shrine.
more
web site

Shrine in Puerto Rico

Santuario Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate
Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat

Calle Peregrino
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
(Hormigueros is located in the western region of the island south of Mayagüez.)

This church was named after the statue of the Virgin Mary and infant Christ venerated at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery in the Montserrat mountain in Catalonia.
It may have been built as early as 1590.
In 1998, the Pope John Paul II granted the church the title of Minor Basílica.

Rhode Island Shrine

Shrine of the Little Flower
35 Dion Drive
Nasonville, RI 02830
Phone: 401-568-8280
http://www.sainttheresashrine.com/shrine/Welcome.html


The Saint Theresa parish was founded in August of 1923, four months after St. Theresa was beatified. Through the efforts of pastors and parishioners it grew into a place for thousands of visitors and pilgrims.
The original outdoor shrine and an open air altar were built between 1927 and 1928. Since then outdoor, granite, Stations of the Cross were erected.
Stone Scala Sancta patterned after the Holy stairs which Jesus ascended and descended during his passion lead to a reproduction of the Limpias Crucifix and a shrine of candles.
Under the Holy Stairs is a room of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Mother and the tomb of Jesus.
Near the Tomb is the Garden of the Resurrection
The outdoor wooden chapel was replaced with a new chapel made of Vermont granite and marble.
Parishioners added a 15 decade living Rosary with a statue of Our Lady of Peace.
The Knights of Columbus erected a Pieta shrine.
There are many events held through the year including the annual saint Theresa feast day which is held on the 3rd Sunday of August.

National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother - Oregon

The Grotto
The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother

8840 NE Skidmore Street
Portland, Oregon 97220
Telephone 503-254-7371
GIFT SHOP: Telephone 503-261-2424
http://www.thegrotto.org

The Grotto opened in 1924. The Pietà by Michelangelo atop the altar in the cave is the focal point for the devotion to Mary.
in 1933 the first International Marian Congress held in the United States was held at the shrine. St. Anne's Chapel was built for the occasion.  Statues and paintings depict the stations of the Via Matris which tell the story of the seven major sorrows in the life of Mary.
St. Joseph’s concern and care for Mary and Jesus is depicted in the Seven Joys and Sorrows of Joseph. St Joseph is the co-patron of the Order.  The compound also has a monastery and a convent. It is staffed by the Order of Servants of Mary

Shrines & Basilicas in New York City, New York

Manhattan

National Shrine of the Motherhood of St. Ann
St. Ann's Church
110 East 12th St.
New York, NY. 10003

St. Patrick's Basilica, the Old Cathedral
263 Mulberry Street
New York, NY, 10012
Phone: 212-226-8075

source

Church of Notre Dame
114th St. and Morningside Dr.
New York, NY. 10027
Phone: 212-866-1500

source

St. Paul's Church
Shrine of Our Lady of Provolision
113 East 117th St.
New York, NY 10035
Phone: 212-534-4422

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church & Shrine
448 East 116th St.
Manhattan
New York, NY 10029
Phone:  212-534-0681

Grotto Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Aberdeen St. & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY. 11207

Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
275 North 8th St.
Brooklyn, NY. 11211

Regina Pacis Votive Shrine
c/o St. Rosalia Church
1230 65th St.
Brooklyn, NY. 11219

The Cathedral Basilica of St. James
Jay Street and Cathedral Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-852-4002

Website:  http://www.brooklyncathedral.net

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Basilica

526 59th St.
Brooklyn, NY. 11220

Website: http://www.olphbkny.org/english.html

Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
225 Siegal St. (Between Bushwick & White Aves.)
Brooklyn, NY. 11206
Phone: 718-497-0614
Shrine may be under construction. Call before going.

Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes
833 Mace Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone: 718-882-0710


The small stone grotto quickly became the object of pilgrimages from not only New Yorkers, but people from across the United States. Even today, the faithful swear by the healing properties of the water.

Kansas Shrine

Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne
Mound City, Kansas
Phone: 636-946-6127 


Saint Philippine Duchesne was born in France in 1769. From early childhood she wanted to help heathen in distant lands and the neglected and poor at home.  She was educated by the Visitation nuns and entered the convent of Ste-Marie-d'en-Haut. During the French Revolution the convent was used as a hospital and she helped the sick and the poor . In 1804, she accepted the offer of Mother Barat to merge her community into the Society of the Sacred Heart.  In 1818 Mother Duchesne set out with 4 companions New Orleans. They sailed up the Mississippi to St. Louis and finally her colony settled at St. Charles. There she opened a school, later a convent, and an orphanage. At the age of 72 she started a school for the Potawatomi Indians in Kansas. She returned to St. Charles where she died on Nov. 18, 1852. On May 12, 1940 she was beatified and canonized by Pope John Paul II. on July 3, 1988.
The Shrine
The original site of the community has been preserved as a park and shrine. Seven crosses mark the graves of over 600 Indian Catholics who lived and are buried at the site. A massive altar and cross were been erected at the site of the original church. Foundations and remains of the original buildings, which housed the priests and nuns adjoin the memorial. Nearby, the Mound City Catholic Church features beautiful stained glass windows depicting the life of St. Philippine Duchesne.

Kentucky Shrines

Shrine of Mary, Mother of The Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
434 Church Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: 270-782-8328 


This Marian shrine is located on the grounds of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. It has 9 stained glass windows commemorating Cana, Guadalupe, La Salette, Miraculous Medal, Tri-Millennium 2000, Legion of Mary, Lourdes, Fatima, and Tre Fontane, a large window recalling the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima and the visionaries,- Blessed Francesco, Jacinta, and Sister Lucy, and 3 life-size windows of St. Peter and Paul and the Jesus of Mercy.  

Web site

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
617 East Main Street
Carlisle, Kentucky 40311
Phone:  859-289-5502
Web site

The Shrine of The Little Flower
St. Therese Church
11 Temple Place
Southgate, KY 41071
Phone:  606-441-1654 


The reliquary includes 3 first-class relics of St. Therese.

Lourdes Rosary Shrine
1104 S. Sixth Street
Louisville, KY 40203-3395
Phone: (502) 583-1950 


The Lourdes Rosary Shrine resembles the grotto at Lourdes, France, where, in 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared eighteen times to the child Bernadette. It was erected in 1884, twenty-six years after the miraculous apparitions to St. Bernadette.
It is located in the Church of St. Louis Bertrand and is conducted by the Dominican Friars.
As at Lourdes, here too, many wonderful favors, both spiritual and material, have been granted in answer to prayers at the Grotto. Web site

Shrines in Florida

Shrine Our Lady Of Charity - National Sanctuary
3609 S Miami Ave Miami, Florida 33133
Phone: 305-854-2404
Web site


"Dijo María: He aquí la sierva del Señor; hágase en mí según tu palabra."
This shrine was built by Cuban immigrants in honor of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba. The Sanctuary was started in 1959. On September 8, 1961 a replica of Our Lady was secretly brought over from the Cuban city of Guanabo, near Havana and is now the center point of the shrine.

The House of Prayer
la Casa de Oración

2300 S.W. 67 Avenida
Miami, Florida 33155 

Phone: 305-267-9061 
E-mail: misericordia@bellsouth.net
Information & novena


The chapel of the Most Holy Blessed Sacrament is on the upper floor of the House of Prayer. The chapel has a relic and image of Saint Faustina, images of the Divine Mercy, the Black Virgin of Chestoshowa (the patroness of Poland) and Pope John Paul II.
See also: newmiamiarch.org

Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe
8300 Vineland Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32821
Phone:  407-239-6600
Web site


It is estimated that half million pilgrims and tourist visit the shrine annually.

Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche
27 Ocean Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone:  904-824-2809 


Web site


A shrine to our Lady of La Leche was established here in 1615. It is the first shrine dedicated to Our Blessed Mother in the United States.  The site has a Chapel of Our Lady of La Leche, a church dedicated to the Prince of Peace and an outdoor altar with a 208 foot cross. Thousands of visitors and pilgrims make their way to this Shrine asking for the blessings of motherhood.

Shrine - Washington, D.C.

Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family
4250 Harewood Rd. NE
Washington, DC 20017
Office: 202-526-3737

The Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine was started when 1979. Pope John Paul II blessed the cornerstone of the Lower Church. The Great Upper Church of the National Shrine was completed in 2004. 


Website:  http://www.ucns-holyfamily.org

Location:

Approximately 3 1/2 miles north of the U.S. Capitol building, the Shrine is adjacent to St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, and across the street from the campus of the Catholic University of America. We are also a very short distance from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center. 

Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette - New Hampshire

Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette
P.O. Box 420
410 NH Route 4A
Enfield, NH 03748
Phone: 603-632-7087
Website:  http://www.lasaletteofenfield.org


Office hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Email:  renebutlerms@gmail.com

The shrine is located on a hill overlooking Lake Mascoma.
Besides the chapel, pilgrims may meditate at the facsimile of the Apparition, the Rosary Walk, the Peace Walk, Mary's Garden, or anywhere on the Shrine's thirth acre property. 


GIFT SHOP HOURS

Monday—Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: noon to 4:30 p.m.
Gift Shop phone: 603-632-4301



INTERNATIONAL NATIVITY SETS EXHIBIT
Open daily
10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Call 603-632-7087

SHRINE NEWS, updated September 8, 2014 (Reflection, Prayer requests)

PROGRAMS
The Mass Schedule is given above.
Shrine devotions (Rosary, Adoration, etc.) are every Sunday afternoon at 1:00, through Sept. 14.

COMING UP:
September 14, 11:50 a.m., Healing Service
Immediately after the 11:00 Mass, the La Salette Prayer Group will conduct our final Healing Service of this year's Shrine Season. We are very grateful to Mark and Madeline Kelley for organizing this event.
Mark and Madeline are well known in charismatic circles, especially for their "Emmaus Retreats" which over 3000 students and adults have experience at La Salette Shrine over the last twelve years.
September 19, 20 and 21, Triduum in Honor of Our Lady of La Salette
Friday, September 19
Mass at 6:30 p.m., followed by an outdoor candlelight procession around the Rosary Pond, and then light refreshments.
Saturday, September 20
Mass at 6:30 p.m., with the renewal of promises by our La Salette Associates, followed by an outdoor candlelight procession around the Rosary Pond.

Sunday, September 21: Solemn Celebration of the 168th anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady of La Salette
Mass at 11:00 a.m., followed by a solemn procession with the statue of the Weeping Mother to the hillside Shrine area. Once there, we will hear once again the beautiful story of the Apparition, after which the statue will be crowned. The service will close with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

We are honored to welcome His Excellency Bishop Eduardo Nevares as our principal celebrant and homilist for all three days of this year's Triduum. There is no Bishop in North America who knows La Salette better or loves La Salette more, since Bishop Nevares was a La Salette priest for over 25 years. He is the first Auxiliary Bishop to be named to the diocese of Phoenix, Arizona. For more information about Bishop Nevares, click here.
The brochure for 2014 Shrine Programs can be viewed on line, in a legal size .pdf file, by clicking here. (Note: This version was published on July 22. There is a change from the version published earlier, namely that Fr. Pat's concerts will be on Saturday, December 6, not Sunday December 7.)
The Walking Tour of the Shrine, legal size, .pdf, can be found  here.

Gift Shop ~ 603-632-4301
 


Wisconsin Shrines

The National Shrine of Saint Philomena
W8650 State Road 23
Briggsville, WI 53920
email: philomena@dwave.net
In the late 1940s Father Wiltzius came from the Milwaukee area, and brought with him a first-class relic of the Little Virgin Martyr, originally obtained by Father Maurice Dorney in Naples, in 1937.
Father Wiltzius planned a shrine to be a replica of the dungeon where the young Martyr-Saint, Philomena, had suffered and died to preserve her virginity. At the time he was seventy- six years old. Together with a boy of sixteen they started building the shrine on August 8, 1949. They completed it on September 1, 1950.
There are forty-five tons of granite in the superstructure alone, all hauled and laid by the two. Old Jake used a cane to support himself because he was badly crippled...until the fourth day of work...that's when his "Little Girl Friend", as he fondly called Saint Philomena, fixed him up, he swears. He discarded the cane and didn't use it again. Web site

The Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines
305 W. Main Street
Dickeyville, WI 53808
Phone: 608-568-3119
The Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines were erected by Father Matthias Wernerus, pastor of the Holy Ghost Parish from 1918 to 1931. His handiwork in stone, built from 1925-1930, is dedicated to the unity of two great American ideals-love of God and love of Country. These religious and patriotic shrines were constructed without the use of blueprints.
There are several shrines in the Grotto garden. Besides the main shrine (which houses the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin), there is a patriotic shrine, the sacramental shrine of the Holy Eucharist, the Sacred Heart shrine, Christ the King shrine, Fatima shrine, and the Stations of the Cross.
Web site

Sacred Heart School of Theology
7335 S. Hwy 100 P.O. Box 429
Hales Corners, WI 53130-0429
414-425-8300
Sacred Heart School of Theology focuses on preparing men over 30 for priesthood. Sacred Heart's expertise ensures a rich, rewarding and effective formation experience for older men, while rigorously following the Program of Priestly Formation.
The school was founded in 1932 and is an apostolate of the Priests of the Sacred Heart.
Sacred Heart is is situated on an expansive campus and is a showpiece of the Mid-Century architecture. The school has inspiring chapels, modern classrooms and inviting common spaces.
Web site

Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary,
Help of Christians
Holy Hill Shrine

1525 Carmel Road
Hubertus, Wisconsin 53033
Monastery: 262-628-1838
Gift Store: 262-628-4735
Holy Hill Café: 262-628-4295
Holy Hill was discovered and mapped by Jesuit missionaries between 1673 and 1679. Based on their information a French hermit named Francois Soubrio went there around 1850 and camped there.
In 1855 Fr. Paulhuber, of Salzburg, Austria purchased 40 acres at the top of the hill from the government and three years later erected a 15 foot high oak cross made from a tree growing on the hill.
In 1862 a simple log chapel named the Shrine of Mary - was dedicated by Fr. George Strickner. Wooden Stations of the Cross were set up alongside the road that lead to it. In the winter of 1880 the chapel was replaced by a new shrine which was in use for 45 years.
In 1906 the Shrine was put under the care of a group of Discalced Carmelites from Bavaria.
Holy Hill was declared a Shrine with "Portiuncula privilege" by Pope Leo XIII in 1903. And, as a result of the increasing number of pilgrims, the Discalced Carmelites of Bavaria were invited to staff the Shrine in 1906.
On November 19, 2006, the Shrine was elevated to the status of Basilica.
Soon the Basilica attracted so many pilgrims that it had to be replaced. It was razed in 1926. The present chapel was started in 1926 and was consecrated in 1931.
The chapel dominates Holy Hill. Above the entrance to the upper church are two 8-foot marble statues. The statue of St. Mary Help of Christians is on the left, and the statue of St. Joseph, protector of the order, is on the right.
Inside the upper church, St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, founders of the Discalced Carmelites, are depicted in mosaics.
More than 500,000 people from all over the world visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, at Holy Hill each year.
Web site

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
5250 Justin Road
P.O. Box 1237
La Crosse, WI 54601
Tel: 608-782-5440
In November, 1998, the Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke, then Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, met with a small group of people to discuss his ideas for a Marian shrine.
A beautiful site of approximately 70 acres was gifted by the Robert Swing family and in 2005, the Shrine purchased additional adjacent acres to bring the grounds to approximately 100 acres of beautiful woodlands.
The following projects have been completed at the site:
The Shrine Church.
The Pilgrim Center.
Mother of Good Counsel Votive Candle Chapel.
Meditation Trail and Devotional Areas.
Outdoor Stations of the Cross.
Rosary Walk.
Memorial to the Unborn.
Friars' Residence.
Web site

The Basilica of Saint Josaphat
601 W Lincoln Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53215
414-645-5623
The Basilica of Saint Josaphat was built to accommodate Milwaukee's growing Polish Catholic congregation. Construction in July 1897 andit was dedicated until July 1901. This historic basilica has one of the largest copper domes in the world. The building seats 2,400.
It was raised to a Minor Basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1929 (the third church so honored in the USA). It fulfilled the necessary characteristics required by the Church to be so designated. Namely: it is a place of pilgrimage and special devotion, it is a center of historic significance for the Faith, and it is architecturally and artistically qualified for such an honor. Patterned after St. Peter's in Rome, it has all the elements of a classical Romanesque basilica. It is recognized by the city of Milwaukee as an officially designated landmark.
The Basilica is also a Franciscan center for prayer and spirituality. The friars invite you to join us as we unfold this special story of Faith. Learn about our Parish, our rootedness in Roman Catholicism and Polish culture, the beauty of the Basilica, and the history of this great structure.
Web site

December 8, 2010
Our Lady of Good Help: "Worthy of belief"
Bishop David Ricken announced today that he officially approves the Marian apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion.
The announcement was made during a special Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help at Champion.
Reading from his decree, the Bishop stated, "I declare with moral certainty and in accord with the norms of the Church that the events, apparitions and locutions given to Adele Brise in October of 1859 do exhibit the substance of supernatural character, and I do hereby approve these apparitions as worthy of belief (although not obligatory) by the Christian faithful."
Today's declaration makes Our Lady of Good Help at Champion the first and only site in the United States of an approved apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
4047 Chapel Drive
New Franken, Wisconsin 54229
Diocese of Green Bay
(One mile east of Champion on Kewaunee County Highway K)
Phone: 920-866-2571
 

  In 1942, the "Our Lady of Good Help" chapel with a shrine to Mary in the crypt was dedicated.
The Chapel school was converted into a pre-Novitiate for the Sisters of St. Francis in 1953. Diocese of Green Bay web site
The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help web site

St. Anne Chapel
Plain, Wisconsin
The tiny St. Anne's Chapel was built a half century ago on top of the high, wooded hill west of the present day church. This little house of prayer was constructed on the highest hill in the area and dedicated to the glory of God and named after St. Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.


The St. Philip the Apostle Parish
The Rudolph Grotto Shrine

Grotto and Shrine Garden
6975 Grotto Ave.
Rudolph WI 54475
Phone:  (715) 435-3286
The grotto garden consists of about ten shrines plus a museum, chapels, stations of the cross, a cave with eight shrines, statues and more. There is a small charge for the cave. The Grotto is open to visitors from May until October, but especially visit and enjoy during the annual St. Philip Church picnic on the first Sunday of August.
Web site

Marian Center for Peace
241 Apricot Street
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Phone: 715-424-6279 

Website:  mariancenterforpeace.org
 

Located in the former convent of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Marian Center houses the Mother of America Perpetual Adoration Chapel where, since October of 2004, Our Eucharistic Lord has been continually adored by members of the Wisconsin Rapids community.
In the chapel hangs the relic image of Our Lady of Guadalupe as well as a digital copy of the Vilnius Divine Mercy painting.
The facility also houses life-sized, back-lighted copies of the Shroud of Turin, a small lending library, and a resource center/gift shop.

Louisiana Shrines

The Historic Saint Ann Grotto
Ursulines Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Saint Ann Shrine on Ursulines Avenue in the Treme neighborhood. This shrine was started by the Saint Ann Parish in 1902.
At the end of 1934, the archconfraternity decided to add a replica of the grotto of Lourdes.
The grotto and shrine, encompassed the entire city block bounded by North Galvez, Ursuline, Governor Nichols, and North Johnson Streets. Please call the parish office 504-822-8059 for further information.


Our Lady of Prompt Succor Shrine
(Located on the campus of Ursuline Academy)
2635 State St.
New Orleans, LA. 70118

Shrines in Arizona

Our Lady of the Sierras Shrine
PO Box 269
Hereford, Arizona 85615
Phone:  520-378-2950
E-mail: ourladysierrashrine()msn.com

The Shrine is on a mountainside at an elevation 5300.
The focal point is a 75-foot high cross. Next to the cross is a 30-foot high statue of Our Lady. Close by there is a small field stone chapel honoring the continued presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. The chapel has a Tabernacle donated the St. Patrick's Church in St. Charles IL dating 1924. The shrine is private but open to the public.  Stations of the Cross were added in 2002. 

Website:  http://www.ourladyofthesierras.org

Shrine Of St Joseph of the Mountains
16949 Shrine Road
P.O. Box 267
Yarnell, Arizona 85362 
Phone:  520-778-5229

The shrine has statues depicting The Last Supper, The Garden of Gethsemane, The Way of the Cross and the Risen Christ. The shrine is opened daily. 

Website:  http://www.stjoseph-shrine.org

Cathedrals in Nebraska

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Also know as St. Mary's Cathedral
207 South Elm Street
Grand Island, Nebraska 68801
Phone:  308-384-2523

Cathedral of the Risen Lord
3500 Sheridan Boulevard
Lincoln Nebraska 68506
402-488-0948

Website:  http://www.crchrist-parish.org
 

The Cathedral of the Risen Christ Church, the mother church of the Diocese of Lincoln.

Cathedral of St. Cecilia
701 North 40th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
Phone: 402-551-2313 


Ranked among the ten largest cathedrals in the United at the time of its completion.

Shrines in South Dakota

Fatima Family Shrine
St. Mary of Mercy Church
Mother of Mercy Carmel Monastery
Box 158
Alexandria, South Dakota D 57311
Phone: 605-239-4532

The shrine features Our Lady of Fatima and areas dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart. Also angels adoring the Holy Eucharist, Saint Joseph and the Christ Child blessing the world as well as a Divine Mercy Shrine.


House of Mary Shrine
Box 455, Lewis & Clark Lake
Hwy 52
Yankton, South Dakota 57078
Phone: 605-668-0121

The shrine has the Way of the Cross, statues, small shrines, the Living Waters, the Rosary Way, St. Joseph's Chapel and a bell tower.
A Marian Visitor's Center, with its gift shop and museum, is open weekends in the summer.

Cathedrals in Montana and Wyoming


Cathedral of St. Helena
530 North Ewing Street
Helena,  MT 59601
Phone: 406-442-5825

St. Ann Cathedral
715 3rd Ave. North
Great Falls, Montana 


St. Patrick Co-Cathedral
215 N 31st St.
Billings, MT 59101


St Mary's Cathedral
2102 Warren Ave
Cheyenne, WY
307-634-5296
http://www.stmarycathedral.com


Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine - Michigan

Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine

The shrine is located on the grounds of St. John Vianney parish in Wyoming, Michigan.

St. John Vianney Catholic Church 

4101 Clyde Park SW

Wyoming Michigan 49509 

Phone:  (616)-534-5449

Catholic Shrine - Our Lady of Peace - Wyoming

Our Lady of Peace Shrine
Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

Located in eastern Laramie County where Wyoming meets Nebraska, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming is home to Our Lady of Peace Shrine, where she stands with open arms.The shrine was erected in 1998; She rests on a 10ft pedestal, stands 30ft tall and weighs 180 tons, making her one of the largest Marian Statues in the United States.



Free admission
Open Year-Round
WALK THE 14 STATIONS AT THE SHRINE.
The sculpture weights 180 tons and stands over 30 feet tall. 
It is one of the largest Marian Statues in the United States.

Take exit 401 at the Pine Blufffs and follow the signs.
Phone: 307-637-4759
U.S. Highway 30 at Statue Drive
Pine Bluffs, Wy 82082
Email:  ourladyofpeace@q.com
website:  http://www.ourladyofpeaceshrine.com
Mailing Address:    830 Oak Valley Lane, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009

A walk for Peace in the World Pilgimage


St. Joseph's Church in Cheyenne invites you to its first pilgrimage on the October 4-5, 2014.
Two day walk, 40 miles, to Our Lady of Peace Shrine in Pine Bluffs, WY. This invitation is open to the entire state of WYOMING and surrounding areas. The entire family is welcome! Dancers/Matachines are also invited. A walk for peace in the world!

If you have a bequest that you've not been able to meet, this is a great opportunity. Get in shape- be prepared to walk the distance bring gear for overnight camping. Accepting donations for expenses & food & water, etc.

CALL and REGISTER: Eva Estorga (Cheyenne)
Regional Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry 307-634-4625
eestorga@dioceseofcheyenne.org
Alberto Enríquez (Gillette)
Director of Hispanic Ministry at St. Matthew's 307-682-3319 ext. 102
aenriquez@stmatthewswy.org
Guadalupe Soto (Denver)
coordinator of Cristo y Yo en Denver CO - 303 - 330-1257
juan.soto.12979@facebook.com
Sponsored by: St. Joseph's Church
314 E. 6th Street Cheyenne, WY 82007
Office: 307-634-4625
Church Email: secretarystjoe@msn.com

Martyrs National Shrine - New York

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs/National Shrine of the North American Martyrs
136 Shrine Road
Noeltner Road
Auriesville, N.Y. 12016
(518) 853-3033
martyrshrine.org

Hours: Sunday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
   Located 40 miles west of Albany in the Mohawk Valley this shrine is a great day trip for church groups, families or individuals. Known as the birthplace of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the site was once a 17th century Mohawk village called Osserneon. In 1640, three American missionaries, Father Isaac Jogues, Rene Goupil and John Lalande, were martyred here and later canonized in 1930. Together with five Jesuit priests who were killed while on mission in Canada, they are known as the North American Martyrs.
   The shrine is open 25 weeks a year and hosts five chapels, two museums, a candle shrine, a Jesuit cemetery, outdoor Stations of the Cross, a gift shop and a visitor center where snacks and drinks may be purchased. Picnics are permitted, but no alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed on the property that spans approximately 400 acres.
   Confession: Held 30 minutes before Sunday Mass and 15 minutes before weekday Mass or on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.
   Masses: held in the St. Kateri Chapel weekdays and Sat. at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sun. Masses are held at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. A special St. Kateri Mass is held Wed. at 4 p.m.  There is a blessing with Relics Fri. after all Masses.
   Directions:  Interstate 90 to exit 27 (Amsterdam). Take Route 30 North a very short distance and continue west along Route 5S six miles to Noeltner Road.

National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha - New York

National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and Friary
P.O. Box 627
West Main Street
Fonda, N.Y. 12068
(518) 853-3646
katerishrine.com

    Located in quiet farm country in the Village of Fonda, this self-directed shrine offers a chapel that dates back 250 years, natural trails to explore, a gift shop and a museum filled with genuine articles of Native Americans, especially those used by the Iroquois.
 Visitors to the shrine can view the only completely excavated Iroquois Village in the country, discovered in 1950 by Father Thomas Grassman, a Conventual Franciscan Friar. This village was where 17-century Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, lived as a child after the death of her parents until she fled the village to live among a settlement of Christian Native Americans at the Mission of St. Francis Xavier in Canada when she was a young woman.

Shrine hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sun until October 26.
Masses: Tues./Thurs. at 8:30 a.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m. and Sunday Vigil Mass at 4:30 p.m.
Directions: Interstate 90 to Exit 28 (Fonda-Fultonville). Follow signs to Route 5 west. The shrine is 1/4 mile west of the Village of Fonda.

Our Lady of Victory National Shrine - New York

Our Lady of Victory Basilica & National Shrine

767 Ridge Road
Lackawanna, N.Y. 14218
(716) 828-9444
ourladyofvictory.org

Within the stunning structure of the basilica are hundreds of paintings, mosaics, over 2500 angels and two items of papal significance; a canopeum, a symbolic shield of protection for the pope that is used whenever he travels and remains in the open position in anticipation of his visit; and a tintinnabulum, a small gold bell surrounded by a gold frame and topped with the papal tiara and keys that is used to lead a papal procession down the center aisle of the basilica. There is also a museum on the property dedicated to Father Baker and a gift shop.

Shrine hours: Our Lady of Victory Basilica is open daily from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Open tours are available to the public Sun. at 1p.m. and 2 p.m. Personal tours can be scheduled throughout the week between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. by contacting Program Director, Denise Wood at (716) 828-7517.
Masses: Weekdays 7:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 4:30 p.m. (Vigil Mass).
Confession: First Fri. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat. 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Rosary: Mon-Fri following 12:10 p.m. Mass; Tues., 7 p.m.
Directions:  Interstate 90W to US 219 S. Follow signs for Orchard Park, Springville. Exit onto Ridge Road toward West Lackawanna.

Saint Marianne Cope Shrine & Museum

Mother Marianne Cope in her youth.jpg

Saint Marianne Cope Shrine & Museum

 The Saint Marianne Cope Shrine and Musuem
601 N. Townsend St.
Syracuse, N.Y. 13203
(315 422-7999
saintmariannecope.org

Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursdays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sundays and Mondays.

 St. Marianne Cope, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, was canonized Oct. 21, 2012. She is the first Franciscan woman from North American to be canonized, and only the 11th American saint. A woman of great valor, this beloved mother of outcasts, spent her early years in central New York where she served as a leader in the field of health care, education and of her own congregation. Responding to a call to care for the poor sick on the then Sandwich Islands, she devoted 35 years to caring for those afflicted with Hansen’s disease on Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii.

https://sosf.org/st-marianne-cope

About the shrine

A first class relic of St. Marianne lies within a reliquary made specially in her honor and rests in our second gallery, offering visitors an opportunity for peaceful contemplation. This gallery serves as a gathering space for Masses and presentations.

About the museum

The museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of St. Marianne. Through displays showcasing her stories and artifacts, audio-visual exhibits, and educational outreach, we are able to share her message of respect and compassion.

Tours

In an effort to spread the message and legacy of St. Marianne, we offer tours of the museum during museum hours. Groups of 50 or less can be accommodated, and reservations must be made 2 weeks in advance of the desired tour date.

For tour reservations, contact:
Sister Jean Canora, OSF
jcanora@sosf.org, ext. 105

Shrine and museum information
315.422.7999

Alanna Cornwell
General Information
acornwell@sosf.org
315.422.7999, ext. 104

Sister Jean Canora, OSF
Tours and Speakers
jcanora@sosf.org
315.422.7999, ext. 105

Shrine and museum information
315.422.7999
Hours
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday: 12 – 5 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
Location
The shrine and museum is located at 601 North Townsend Street on the corner of Townsend and Union Streets.

The remains of Saint Marianne will be re-interred at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, in Honolulu, Hawaii, which is currently undergoing an extensive renovation, where she sometimes attended Mass and where Father Damien was ordained.

Traveling Relic of Saint Damien - Hawaii

Traveling relic of St. Damien available for veneration

 

Damien Seminarian

Diocese of Honolulu

1184 Bishop St, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Phone: (808) 585-3300

The Diocese of Honolulu has a “traveling relic” of St. Damien, available for veneration wherever it is welcome.  

"We are putting the word out to bishops,” Bishop Larry Silva said.   The relic is made up of bone fragments shed from another relic, a talus (ankle) bone now on permanent display in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. 
 
Typically, the relic of a saint would be put on display in a church or chapel for the faithful to approach it, view it, perhaps touch the box it is in, and pray in its presence. The bishop has assigned Sacred Hearts Father Paul Zaccone as the person who “will normally be the one to take the relic to its various locations.” “He will be prepared to give talks and to lead prayers, if desired,” the bishop explained in an e-mail message. Father Zaccone will also arrange for any accompanying literature, art and religious objects that would supplement the display of the relic, the bishop said.

The relic is owned by the Diocese of Honolulu. Bishop Silva said that he would consider future requests directly from individual parishes, convents, monasteries or other church entities. The diocesan Office of Worship would handle requests. The bone fragments are held in a 6-inch by 9-inch by 4-inch reliquary of polished monkeypod wood, and are visible behind a thick oval glass window on the lid. The box is secured by a brass Louis Vuitton padlock made in Paris. It is carried in a donated 16-inch long black leather bag by Prada. The reliquary was made by 2 Makawao, Maui, craftsmen, Edwin Ferreira and Allan Marciel. The wood comes from a 100-year-old tree Father Damien planted on topside Molokai near the church he built in Kaluaaha, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows.

Transportation costs of the traveling relic will be the responsibility of the diocese or other entity that requests it. This includes coach class airfare, ground transportation, and room and board for the person accompanying the relic. The relic will always be hand-carried, the bishop said, never mailed or checked in as luggage.
 
Another St. Damien relic, the remains of his right hand, lies in the priest’s original grave alongside St. Philomena Church in Kalawao, Molokai, where he was buried in 1889. 

Saints & Martyrs Bodies - Saint Louis, Missouri

Sisters of  St. Joseph of Carondelet Motherhouse in St. Louis, Missouri Houses Entire Bodies of 7 Early Saints

http://www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/motherhouse.html 

The Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet is located in South St. Louis.
Restored and renovated in 2000, the motherhouse is filled with rich history and sacred spaces glorified with architectural and artisan details.

Onsite tours are held by appointment only for individuals or groups.
For a tour, contact the motherhouse at:
Phone:  314-678-0411
or email cfilla@csjsl.org
Tours will be on hiatus August, September and October, 2014.

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet
6400 Minnesota Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63111-2899
Phone: 314-481-8800

First-time visitors simply stop & stare, not quite believing what they see. Tucked away in a corner of a chapel are the skeletons of 7 saints & martyrs from the earliest days of Christianity. Three of the saints are Romans whose remains are elaborately clothed; they're displayed in glass & wood coffins.
But they aren't at some historical church in Europe. They are here. The saints have been under glass for nearly a century at the motherhouse of the Sisters of  St. Joseph of Carondelet in south St. Louis.
Experts say it is one of the most rare collections of holy relics in the country. Many other shrines contain only small bone fragments of saints, not the entire remains. 

"It's so rare to see anything like that anymore," said the Rev. Paul Niemann, a liturgical specialist for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.  

St. Anthony's Chapel in Pittsburgh claims to have the largest collection in the U.S. with 4,000 relics; the Maria Stein Chapel outside Cincinnati says it has about 600. But both of those have only one saint's entire body. The saints may also be one of the best-kept secrets in St. Louis because the chapel is not open to the public. The sisters frequently give tours but only upon request.

St. Aurelia, St. Discolius & St. Nerusia Euticia are the 3 Roman saints given a full display. The skulls, teeth & separated bones of 2 other early martyrs, St. Berenice & St. Berisimus, are behind 2 glass cases on each side of the altar. Behind closed marble doors within the altar are the skulls & bones of 2 more martyrs, St. Vincent & St. Aurelius. And in 5 glass niches along the front of the altar are single bones, each of them carefully wrapped in gauze, from 70 other saints.

Aurelia & Discolius were said to be child martyrs originally buried in the Catacombs. St. Nerusia Euticia was a young noblewoman of Rome in the second century, according to documents the sisters obtained from the Vatican. The skeletons of all 3 are wrapped in gauze, through which the bones can be seen in the hands & feet. They're dressed in blue-&-gold brocade  Roman tunics & hair wreaths. They have wax over their faces, which gives them a doll-like appearance.

St. Berisimus is believed to have died at the age of 8 in the Coliseum during the reign of Antoninus Pius. St. Berenice was put to death by the sword. Euticia & Discolius have stone slab tombstones with their names in crudely lettered Latin that are said to have been taken from the Catacombs. The stone slabs hang next to each of their coffins.

How they came here

The story begins in 1861 with the arrival of the body of St. Aurelia. She had been in the private chapel of Pope Pius IX, & she was sent as a gift from the pope to Mother Superior St. John Facemaz. St. Aurelia rests in a glass coffin under the center of the altar. Little is known about her. According to the motherhouse records, she was a child martyr  whose body was taken from the Catacombs during the term of Pope Pius IX  in the 1800s. 

The rest of the collection was brought to St. Louis in 1878 by Mother Superior Agatha Guthrie. Mother Agatha, one of the most dynamic & popular leaders in the order's history, also was keenly interested in the lives of the church's martyrs. When she went to Rome on religious business in the fall of 1877, she met an Italian priest who was a friend of Count Nicholas Savorelli Prati, descended from an old Italian family. The Savorelli family had a chapel in Forli, Italy, which contained a rich treasury of relics taken from the Catacombs & given to the family in the early 1800s by Pope Pius VII. 

That was a time of anti-Catholic sentiment, especially in France, & Pius VII ordered a number of the martyrs' bodies removed for safe-keeping. In fact, the nuns' documents show that most of the martyrs at Carondelet were taken from the Catacombs on orders of Pope Pius VII in 1802 & 1803. 

Apparently it took some doing, but the Italian priest, Father Pietro Marchionni, convinced Count Savorelli Prati to give 9 entire bodies from the chapel to Mother Agatha. When she returned to St. Louis, Mother Agatha gave a martyr's body to each of the order's provincial houses in Los Angeles, St. Paul, Minn., & Albany, N.Y. She kept the remaining 6 in St. Louis. With St. Aurelia, they make 7.  

The Sisters of St. Joseph will answer any question about the martyrs.