Saint Anne Shrine in Philadelphia

 

A reliquary containing what is believed to be a wrist bone of St. Anne is displayed in the upper church of St. Anne Parish, now an official shrine of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

The upper church of St. Anne Parish in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia has been designated a shrine of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in honor of the saint believed to be the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

St. Anne Shrine joins others in the Philadelphia Archdiocese including the Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel, whose tomb is now located at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul; the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown and national shrines to St. Rita of Cascia in South Philadelphia, St. John Neumann in North Philadelphia and Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, plus other shrines in various parishes.
But having the official shrine is just one of the good things happening at St. Anne’s. Like all of now gentrifying Port Richmond, matters are looking up at the grand old parish.

New Saint Kateri Tekawitha Shrine in New Mexico 

St. Kateri Tekakwitha spent her short life in what is now New York State and Quebec Province, having been introduced to the Catholic faith by French missionaries. But her name is being proudly used for a new shrine in New Mexico, where Spanish friars led many Native Americans to the faith in the 16th and 17th centuries. The choice of her patronage is not the result of some kind of cultural ignorance, but due to the fact that St. Kateri is patron saint of Native Americans. People like Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, New Mexico, Carl Anderson of the Knights of Columbus, and William McCarthy of the Southwest Indian Foundation believe Native Americans can really use her heavenly intercession right now.

They know they can also use some real practical help as well.
When they thrust shovels into the desert earth outside of Gallup on Sunday to break ground for a major new American shrine, they knew they were well on the way to providing both.
Bishop Wall, Anderson, McCarthy, and Fr. Henry Sands, director of the National Black and Indian Foundation, were joined by tribal representatives at the ceremony to kick off the new Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, to be built on the grounds of the diocesan Sacred Heart Retreat House. The shrine will feature a larger-than-life Rosary walk.

“This Rosary walk will imitate the example of St. Kateri’s life, and we will take advantage of the natural beauty that God offers to us, as the Rosary will wind its way through the beautiful landscape that he’s already given to us,” Bishop Wall told a gathering at Sunday’s groundbreaking. “We will rely on the intercession of Our Lady, under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who we know first appeared to an Indigenous person, that being St. Juan Diego. And so this shrine will be a special place for everyone, but especially to the indigenous people of this land, the Native American peoples of this land.”
The project was announced at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Minneapolis last week.

“Some indigenous peoples of North America embraced the Catholic faith long before many of our ancestors set foot on these shores,” Anderson said. “Today, in the United States, as many as one in four Native Americans are Catholic. And yet, in many ways, these brothers and sisters in the faith have been forgotten. … Despite many hardships, neglect, and a history of brutality toward them, still they hold fast to our Catholic faith.”

Anderson said the Knights hope that in the years to come the St. Kateri Shrine will become a “national spiritual home for Native Americans and for all Catholics in North America.”
“They’re trying to do two things: evangelize the Native Americans through the intercession of St. Kateri and her example, and they’ve been trying to … get the attention of people to understand the needs of folks out there,” said Erik Bootsma, the architect on the project.
Native peoples in the southwest, on balance, live below the poverty level, McCarthy said in an interview, emphasizing that Gallup is the poorest diocese in the United States, “and the vast majority of those who live in the diocese are Native Americans.”

“The per capita income of the Navajo tribe, which is the largest tribe by far in our area, is under $10,000 per capita,” he said. “Massive unemployment, and then the people live in dwellings without running water, electricity, dirt floors. It’s a third world country, within the continental borders of the United States.”

To help alleviate that poverty, the Southwest Indian Foundation builds about 20 homes a year and installs cooking and heating stoves; provides scholarships for lower income, needy Native American children so they can go to parochial schools; runs homes for women and children who are victims of domestic violence, and provides alcohol counseling and emergency assistance in the areas of food, clothing, heating fuel, and temporary shelter.

It also provides a national outlet for Native Americans to sell handmade goods. Profits go directly back to Native Americans themselves in the form of philanthropic programs.
The Rosary walk will consist of 23 small shrines, 20 of them for the different mysteries of the Rosary. “There’s a small shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is kind of a little link of the Rosary, then four different [groups of mysteries],” Bootsma explained in an interview. “Each decade has its own little shrine, and they’re all kind of using these little traditional niches or shrines that you’d find all over the place around Mexico on churches, etc.”

It was Spanish missionaries from Mexico who first preached the Gospel in the area, not long after the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City in 1531.
He said that native artists and local artists will be designing each niche, using glazed tile as their materials. Each niche will cost about $10,000 to build, and the walk is expected to be completed by August 2021.

“People can come and pray the Rosary every day and take a different path each day,” Bootsma said.
Said Bishop Wall, “My prayer for everyone who visits this—especially the Native American peoples—is that you come and walk and pray the Rosary walk, and as you leave the Rosary walk, that your faith might be strengthened, and your hope might be strengthened in the world to come.”

A New Shrine at the University of San Francisco Honors the Jesuit Martyrs

A New Shrine at the University of San Francisco Honors the Jesuit Martyrs

https://jesuits.org/news-detail?TN=NEWS-20200120112028USA

February 10, 2020 — To mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of six Jesuit priests and their two lay companions in El Salvador, the University of San Francisco erected a new memorial on campus.





The UCA Martyr Memorial honors the Jesuit priests, along with their housekeeper and her daughter, who were murdered on November 16, 1989, at the University of Central America by the Salvadoran military.
Fr. Donal Godfrey, SJ, associate director for faculty and staff spirituality at USF, explained that the Jesuits had spoken against the kidnapping, torture and murder of civilians, many of them poor, at the hands of El Salvador’s military regime during the country’s civil war. Because the Jesuits spoke up, they were targeted as enemies.
“With this memorial, we honor the martyrs in El Salvador, and we reaffirm our Jesuit mission to struggle against injustice and seek the truth,” said Fr. Godfrey.

Shrine - Our Lady of Clemency in Philadelphia

Shrine of Our Lady of Clemency

2013 Appletree Street

Philadelphia, PA, 19103

215.563.1876

 

Shrine - Blessed Karl of Austria - Emperor & King

On Sunday, October 20, 2019, Mater Dei Parish in Irving, Texas, inaugurated a new Shrine to Blessed Karl, Emperor & King. Located in the Diocese of Dallas and served by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, Mater Dei Parish marks the 14th shrine to Blessed Karl in North America and the second in Texas.

His Excellency the Most Reverend Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, joined Mater Dei Parish presided over the Solemn Pontifical High Mass and the blessing of the new shrine.

To learn more about the new shrine and Mater Dei Parish, visit their website.

https://materdeiparish.com

Photos:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/materdeiparish/albums 

Shrine location:

Mater Dei Catholic Parish

2030 East State Highway 356, Irving, TX 75060
Phone: (972) 438-7600
Email: info@materdeiparish.com

 

Who is Karl of Austria?

Karl of the House of Austria was born in Persenbeug in 1887.  On October 21, 1911, he married Zita of Bourbon-Parma. With his wife and children he led an exemplary family life — a true domestic church, shaped by his intimate love for the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1916, in the midst of the First World War he became Emperor of Austria and was crowned King of Hungary. He strove for a fair and lasting peace, and promoted equity and justice.  After the revolution of the Provisional National Assembly in 1919, he was banished into exile, lived in poverty and bore his illness with a profound trust in God. He died on April 1, 1922, in Funchal on the island of Madeira, while calling upon the name of Jesus.

Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Baltimore, Maryland

The Shrine of The Sacred Heart

410-466-6884
Church: 5800 Smith Ave, Baltimore, Maryland  21209
Office: 1701 Regent Road, Baltimore, Maryland  21209
http://www.theshrine.org/about/history

360 degree view:
http://www.theshrine.org/videotour
stained glass windows:
http://www.theshrine.org/windows

All Saints Shrine in Southeast Michigan Has over 100 Relics

Byzantine church hosts one of the largest collections of relics in southeast Michigan

https://detroitcatholic.com/news/melissa-keating/byzantine-church-hosts-one-of-the-largest-collections-of-relics-in-southeast-michigan 

The Sacred Heart Byzantine Catholic Church in Livonia, Michigan has over 100 relics in their All Saints Shrine.

Besides St. Nicholas, the shrine also includes relics of the 12 apostles, the four Gospel writers, the right index finger of St. Joseph of Arimathea, the sternum of St. Ignatius of Antioch, a large fragment from the hip of St. Polycarp, a 3/4-inch by 1 1/4-inch fragment of the True Cross of Christ, SS. Perpetua and Felicity, and St. Agnes of Rome.

Fr. Marquis is available to give guided tours of All Saints Shrine every Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. Pilgrimages can also be organized by calling (313) 282-4327 or josephmarquis@ameritech.net. Sacred Heart Byzantine Parish is located at 29125 West Six Mile Road in Livonia.

Link to All Saints Shrine website:  http://allsaintsshrine.com

The All Saints Shrine

at Sacred Heart Byzantine Catholic Church

29125 West Six Mile Road

Livonia, MI 48152

 

 

Our Lady of Guadalupe - Scientific Documentaries & More

2018 United Kingdom National Pilgrimage Tour Itinerary

 http://www.relicourladyofguadalupe.co.uk

The purpose of the distribution of these Sacred Images is to help fulfil the prophecy of Saint John Paul II when visiting Guadalupe in 1979.

His exhortation proclaimed: “The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be the center from which the light of the gospel of Christ will illuminate the entire world by the means of distribution of the Miraculous Image of His mother.”

Saint John Paul II authorized the creation of 220 digital replicas of the original for worldwide distribution. These Images have been declared as Authorized Relics that will extend the graces of evangelization, conversion & truth to nations in which they're placed, offering the same graces as extended in 1531, equal in graces to that of the original first class Relic

 



 


 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signs & Symbols

SYMBOLS ON THE SACRED TILMA & THEIR SIGNIFICANCE IN AZTEC THOUGHT

SUN’S RAYS

The rays give the sacred image an aura of light. They appear as though they're emitted from her, based on the direction of the arrows & the wavy pattern – indicating that she’s giving birth to the sun. Since the Aztecs worshipped the sun as the god that gives them life, the image portrays the Virgin Mary as giving birth to god. 

This is further reinforced by the 4-petalled flower on Our Lady’s womb as described below. The Aztecs called their sun god Huitzilopochtli (their god of war, too) & to appease him, they offered palpitating human hearts which they considered to be a symbol of life. They also believed in Ometéotl, a god with 2 natures.

FOUR-PETALLED FLOWER

The Aztecs closely observed the movement of the sun, moon, & stars, & based their religious beliefs & way of life on these. They were deep into cosmogony – that branch of science dealing with the origin of the universe, particularly the solar system.

The 4-petalled flower is the only flower of its kind found on Our Lady’s robe. It is considered to be one of the highest symbols of the Aztecs as it depicts the 4 movements of the sun (the 4 seasons) as well as the North, South, East & West united in the center by a 5th element giving it balance & equilibrium. 

The 4 petals also signify the 4 past eras with its center signifying the birth of the Fifth Sun which coincided with the Winter Solstice of 1531 – Our Lady’s miracle of 12 December.

The location of the 4 petalled flower is known to the Aztecs as Nahui Ollin representing the motherhood of Our Lady. With its strategic location, Our Lady’s Image tells the Aztecs she is the Mother of the ‘sun god’ that’s in her womb – the author & giver of life.

HER FACE

Our Blessed Mother’s face is bowed down, looking at everyone tenderly & with compassion. She is gazing slightly to one side as a sign of reverence & respect as native Indians considered it improper to look directly at anyone’s face.

The face of Our Lady is that of a young girl who is considered mestizo, meaning a blend of races – in this case, Aztec & Spanish. This was the term used by the Spaniards to identify the children of Spanish conquistadores & Aztec women. The portrayal of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her Image as mestizo symbolized the birth of a new race.

HER EYES

Looking closely into Our Lady’s eyes, ophthalmologists have tested this sacred image & affirmed that there are human forms reflected in her eyes, which measure between 8-9mm. It would be impossible to paint this detail within such a tiny space & on such rough material. 

Further examination by a Dr Jose Aste Tonsman revealed 13 persons reflected in her eyes. Magnified photos show the larger images as reflections of Juan Diego & Bishop Juan de Zumarraga. The rest could be images of those present when Juan Diego opened his tilma to show the Bishop the sign he had asked for.

HER HAIR

On the Sacred Image, our Blessed Mother’s hair is loose, indicating she’s a virgin maiden – married indigenous women braided their hair.

BLACK RIBBON

This signifies that she is a noblewoman with child – noble indigenous women tied a black ribbon just above their waist to show they were pregnant. This symbol, together with the symbolism of Our Lady’s hair, confirms her message to St Juan Diego – ‘I am the Always Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God.’

HER HANDS

Her hands are joined together in prayer, just as Europeans do, confirming her request that the Bishop build a chapel (a house of prayer) on Tepeyac Hill where she appeared. The Blessed Virgin’s hands show her right hand as being more delicate & lighter in colour than the left which is fuller & darker – depicting her message for unity of the Indian & Spanish cultures and the birth of a new race.

HER MANTLE

Her beautiful turquoise mantle covers her whole body from her head down to her feet & is edged in gold. The indigenous people considered her an Empress since only their Emperor wore this color. Her mantle is covered with 46 eight-pointed stars which are believed to be the stars that were in the heavens during the winter solstice of 1531.

Video about the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTgSSuuR1Jw 

Another video (awesome): (re-enacted) Our Lady Of Guadalupe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs80bzYGoI8 

And another (short):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnqOheXx7Go 

 

Scientific documentary on it (in English):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lA5NUHqC88

 

Documentary on it (in Spanish):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Wcl7xY5fA

4 Shrines for Saints Relics in the United States

4 Shrines for Saints Relics in the United States:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimgraves/4-shrines-for-saints-relics-in-the-u.s

The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics (www.mariasteinshrine.org) in Maria Stein, Ohio, is home to 1,100 relics in 970 reliquaries representing 900 saints. It is one of the largest collections of its kind in the world. It is an active collection, as the shrine regularly makes requests for new relics from the Vatican. It is located in the Diocese of Cincinnati.

St. Martin of Tours Church (website) in Louisville, Kentucky is home to the skeletal remains of Saints Magnus and Bonosa who were martyred in the third or fourth century, and had been kept in glass sarcophagi in the church’s two wooden side altars since 1902.

St. Anthony’s Chapel in Pittsburg (www.saintanthonyschapel.org) boasts an even larger collection of 5,000 relics.

St. John Cantius Church in Chicago (www.cantius.org) is another historic church that is home to about 1,800 relics. 

Relics of Padre Pio for Veneration in the United States

Information below found at:

https://catholicpilgrimagesites.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/padre-pio-relics-in-the-united-states 

Relics of Padre Pio in United States:

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, Sarasota, FL – a drop of Padre Pio’s blood from his stigmata

St. Hyacinth Basilica (Bazylika Sw. Jacka), Chicago, IL  – relics of over 60 Saints for public veneration including Padre Pio

Shrine of All Saints at St. Martha of Bethany Church, Morton Grove, IL – over 1500 relics available for public veneration including those of Padre Pio.

St. Mary’s Academy Relic Chapel ,St. Mary, KS –over 400 relics available for public veneration including those of Padre Pio

Shrine of St. Joseph, St. Louis, MO – On First Friday of each month there is a noon Mass with veneration of relic of St. Peter Claver or St. Padre Pio afterwards.

Padre Pio Shrine, St. John the Baptist Church, New York, NY – The Shrine has several relics of St. Padre Pio, 2 of which are on display year round. 

One of relics is a brown fingerless woolen glove that Pade Pio is famous for wearing for hiding stigmata wounds on his palms & other is a white linen sock that has stains of his blood from  stigmata on his feet.

St. Pauline Spirituality Center, Kulpmont, PA – relics of over 15 Saints available for veneration including Padre Pio

St. Anthony’s Chapel , Pittsburgh, PA – largest collection of relics for public veneration with over 5000 relics housed in Shrine of Saints, including those of Padre Pio. (The Vatican has largest private collection of relics.)

There are also a couple of limited time opportunities to venerate his relics.


Month of September – Relics of Padre Pio & St. Leopold Mandic, National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, San Francisco, CA

September 21-23, 2016, Relics of St. Padre Pio, Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, Stamford, CT, 7:30-9pm, Exposition & Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, opportunities for confession, & veneration of relics

Month of October – Relics of Padre Pio & St. Leopold Mandic, St. Francis High School, La Cañada, CA

Month of November – Relics of Padre Pio & St. Leopold Mandic, National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, San Francisco, CA

Bring Padre Pio’s relics to you!   A tour of Padre Pio’s relics is in  process of being organized for 2017 & they're open to hearing from churches that would like to host the relics for public veneration for a day or so. 

It is more economical for them if they can make several stops within an area or a state, so spread word to churches in your state. For more information about hosting relic tour contact Katia Felty at 570-259-9903 or Rynoles@gmail.com.

Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics - Maria Stein, Ohio

The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics houses over 1,000 relics of the Saints & the True Cross. 95% of relics in the Maria Stein collection are First Class.

http://www.mariasteinshrine.org/relics 

We have relics of saints from the first century to the twenty-first century.

Address:

2291 St Johns Rd, Maria Stein, OH 45860

Map to location:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/2291+St+Johns+Rd,+Maria+Stein,+OH+45860/@40.41602,-84.4780457,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883fb183e59b4365:0x179d706e978e4761!8m2!3d40.41602!4d-84.475857

Email: 

info@mariasteinshrine.org

Shrine of the True Cross in Dickenson, Texas

The Shrine of the True Cross is located in Dickinson, Texas.

Website:

http://www.truecrosschurch.org/future-of-the-shrine 

300 FM 517 East
Dickinson, Texas 77539
(281) 337-4112
info@truecrosschurch.org
To schedule a pilgrimage or to make a prayer request, email: pilgrims@truecrosschurch.org

The Shrine of the True Cross is one of only 3 shrines that are dedicated to the Holy Cross currently listed in The Official Catholic Directory of the United States. 

 It is located at the halfway point between Galveston and Houston.  A Relic of the Wood of the True Cross upon which Christ died was received from Rome and enshrined in the church.  Bishop Byrne secured a special blessing from the Holy See and obtained for the Shrine a spiritual affiliation with the ancient Roman Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, where Relics of Christ’s Passion, including the Wood of the True Cross, have been venerated by countless pilgrims from the fourth century to today.  

• Friday, November 6, 2015, 9:30 AM
  Relic Prayer Group - First Friday Devotion
  First Friday of every month, after the 8 a.m. Mass, in front of the Relic of the True Cross. Divine Mercy chaplet, Rosary, and a prayer to Our Sorrowful Mother.

• Rev. Larry Wilson
  Pastor
  (281) 337-4112
• Silvia Perez
  Administrative Assistant
  (281) 337-4112
  spereztruecrosschurch.org

 

Sorrowful Mother Shrine near Bellevue, Ohio

The Sorrowful Mother Shrine is located near Bellevue, Ohio.

It is the oldest place of pilgrimage dedicated to the Blessed Mother in the Midwest and east of the Mississippi River in the U.S.

 

Website:    http://sorrowfulmothershrine.org

 

Directions:    http://sorrowfulmothershrine.org/contact/directions

Pilgrimages
 
To arrange a pilgrimage or a group day of recollection, call 419-483-3435.

Requirements for visiting clergy:

http://sorrowfulmothershrine.org/pilgrimages/requirements-visiting-clergy

The Outdoor Pieta Chapel was built in 1968 to accommodate the increasing number of pilgrims, especially from the Catholic ethnic communities of Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Windsor, Ontario.  Outdoor Masses are held in the beautiful Outdoor Pieta Chapel on Saurdays & Sundays from May through September.

The Sorrowful Mother Shrine Chapel is the heart of the Shrine today. It features paintings of the Seven Sorrows of Mary and a newly refurbished statue of the Sorrowful Mother holding the Body of her Son. The stained glass windows portray Mary's role in the life of the Church as expressed in the Litany of the Blessed Virgin and Sorrowful Mother: Mary, cause of our joy; Mary, help of Christians; Mary, most powerful; Mary, comforter of the afflicted. Other windows depict scenes of Christ's life.
Mass is celebrated in the chapel daily throughout the year.

During the Pilgrim Season, beginning on Divine Mercy Sunday through the last Sunday of October, at 2:30 PM each Sunday we have Rosary, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, Blessing of Religious Articles and Blessing with the Relic of the True Cross and its veneration by those present individually.

The Shrine cafeteria is available any day of the week for groups of 15 or more. For reservations call 419-483-3435, ext. 101.

At the present time, the Sorrowful Mother Shrine has no overnight accommodations for overnight retreats. We are able to give a Day of Reflection, a Day of Recollection.

 

Black Madonna or Virgin Mary Shrine and Grotto in Missouri

The Black Madonna or Virgin Mary Shrine and Grotto is a shrine located in the unincorporated area south of Pacific and Southwest of Eureka in the state of Missouri, United States. It was constructed in 1938 by Brother Bronislaus, a Polish native, of the Franciscan order.

Shrine Website:

http://www.czestochowa.us

Shrine Address

654 Ferry Road
PO Box 2049
Doylestown, PA 18901, USA

Tel. (215) 345-0600
      (215) 345-0601
      (215) 345-0607

Fax (215) 348-2148
info@czestochowa.us

 

Online Gift Shop:  http://czestochowa.us/component/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,55

 

The Black Madonna of Czestochowa

The shrine is dedicated to The Black Madonna of Częstochowa and is a replica of the shrine in Częstochowa. The image is referred as the Black Madonna because of its dark brown skin tones.
The shrine has been subjected to arson and vandalism many times in its history, such as in 1958 when an arsonist set fire to the altar which burned the chapel.

National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts

The National Shrine of the Divine Mercy

Website:  http://www.thedivinemercy.org/shrine

National Shrine of The Divine Mercy

The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy is a ministry of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the authentic promoters of the message of The Divine Mercy. Located in the heart of the Berkshire Hills in western Massachusetts, the Shrine sits on 350 acres, known as Eden Hill.

This Shrine offers many opportunities for inspiration and devotion. Pilgrims find refreshment of soul at Mass, confession, the 3 o'clock Chaplet of The Divine Mercy, and personal adoration of the Eucharist. We invite you to stroll throughout our beautiful grounds. Visit the many statues and candle shrines like the Lourdes Candle Grotto and Holy Family Shrine. The groves of St. Therese and St. Francis' each offer an oasis for silent prayer and contemplation. Several sites on Eden Hill, including the Mother of Mercy Outdoor Shrine and the Shrine of the Holy Innocents, devoted to deceased children, offer unique memorial and devotional opportunities. The Shrine is also the geographic and spiritual home of the Association of Marian Helpers and is open to visitors on weekdays.

In 2000, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, the secretary of Divine Mercy, was canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday and the Feast of Divine Mercy officially proclaimed by Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's in Rome. The Shrine is the site for the largest celebration in the Northeast of the Feast of The Divine Mercy, which is held each year on the Sunday after Easter. The event traditionally is televised on Eternal World Television Network (EWTN).

Thousand of pilgrims visit the National Shrine each year either on personal retreat or to join in the celebration of holy, ethnic or specialized days and is open to the public, daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, the Divine Mercy Bookstore and Gift Shop offers an extensive selection of Catholic products to encourage you on your walk of faith. The Shrine and the Gift Shop are handicap accessible.

Whether you encounter the message of The Divine Mercy on this web site or by visiting the National Shrine in person, our prayer is that you personally encounter God's great love and mercy. As Pope John Paul II said, "There is nothing the world needs more than Divine Mercy." (Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Lagiewniki, Poland, June 7, 1997)

Divine Mercy Gift Shop Hours
  9 AM to 5 PM Every Day

Divine Mercy Gift Shop Phone (Toll-Free)
  1-888-484-1112

Shop the Divine Mercy Gift Shop online. 

National Shrine of The Divine Mercy

Contact Us on Eden Hill:

National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
www.thedivinemercy.org/shrine

Directions to the Shrine

Reception & General Information
(413) 298-3931
Fax (413) 298-3910
shrine@marian.org

Pilgrimage & Events Director / Divine Mercy Sunday Coordinator
(413) 298-1119
Fax (413) 298-3910

Volunteer Information
(413) 298-1114
Fax (413) 298-3910
volunteers@marian.org

Parish Missions
(413) 298-1349
(800) 462-7426 for a free information packet
parishmissions@marian.org

JPII House Reservations
(413) 298-3931 ext. 117
Fax (413) 298-3910
shrine@marian.org

Divine Mercy Gift Shop
1 (888) 484-1112
customerservice@divinemercygiftshop.org

Marians of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
(413) 298-3931
Fax (413) 298-3910
shrine@marian.org

Shrine Tours & Pilgrimages

The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy is a ministry of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception. The Marians invite you to join them for prayer, meditation, and the sacraments.

The Shrine Chapel is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Shrine and it Gift Shop are handicap accessible.

During your pilgrimage, you may choose to visit any of several places of prayer on Eden Hill:

• Lourdes Grotto
• Immaculate Conception Candle Shrine
• St. Joseph/Holy Family Candle Shrine
• Mother of Mercy Outdoor Shrine (Read more.)
• St. Peregrine's Knoll
• Shrine of the Holy Innocents

The Divine Mercy Book Store and Gift Shop, located in the former recreation center next to the large visitor parking lot, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on four major holidays. You’ll find an extensive collection of books, CDs, DVDs, religious art, rosaries, jewelry and other gift items.

From May through October, there is a picnic area near the main parking lot if you would like to bring your own lunch. An indoor facility at the top of the hill offers beverage and snack machines, as well as a seating area which may be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis at other times of the year. While the Shrine does not offer a Cafeteria, we do offer box lunches through an outside vendor. These must be ordered at least two weeks in advance of your pilgrimage, with a minimum order for 10 lunches.

See our daily schedule and calendar of events for special celebrations.

Registration is requested if:

• You are a large group of pilgrims AND
• You want to personalize your pilgrimage, OR
• You are coming by bus or motor coach.

All bus groups must get approval for the date they wish to come BEFORE they register online or submit a mail registration form by calling the Pilgrimage Office.

Questions about your pilgrimage should be directed to:
National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
Pilgrimage Office
2 Prospect Hill Rd.
Stockbridge, MA 01262
(413) 298-1119
or email: pilgrims@marian.org.

Shrine offices are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saints Relics at St. Mary's Ukranian Catholic Church, Carteret, New Jersey

St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church

719 Roosevelt Ave. ● Carteret, NJ 07008 ● (732) 366-2156

Two full size mosaics of Venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska, SSMI were installed in the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Philadelphia in Spring 2015. The mosaics include a reliquary for relics of both Metropolitan Sheptytski and Blessed Josaphata for veneration by all.

Blessed Michaelina Josaphata Hordashevska, SSMI: Foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate (SSMI)  Link to information about her:

http://ssmi-us.org/index.php?categoryid=15

 Venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky: 

http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2015/pope-declares-ukrainian-church-leader-venerable.cfm

 

October, 2015: Relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus in New Jersey

Relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus are coming to New Jersey this October!

http://newarkyearforconsecratedlife.weebly.com/events.html

October 17, 2015: Special Celebration for all in Consecrated Life and the Faithful, with the presence of the relics of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and her parents (look here for more information:
http://www.magnificatfoundation.org).  

The relics will travel through the diocese the week after the 17th.

The day will include: veneration of the relics, a talk about St. Therese, Holy Mass, and a conference by Archbishop Hebda for the Consecrated about the letter issued for the Year of Consecrated Life. The relics will travel to parishes throughout the diocese the week prior to this event.

At the Magnificat Foundation's website, it states that:


The relics are available for veneration at the Discalced Carmelite Nuns Carmel (1400 66th Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19126) each first Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the exception of future Magnificat Days (next being held on November 1, 2014 in Memphis, TN), and other events across the United States.