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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Relics of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in New Orleans, Louisiana

Relics of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos are housed in a magnificent gold reliquary behind the altar of St. Mary's Assumption Church in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Saint Mary's Assumption Church

2030 Annunciation Street, At Josephine

New Orleans, LA (Lower Garden District)

Ph: 504-522-6748

Website of church: http://stalphonsusno.com

Adams, Massachusetts Church Receives Relic of Saint John Paul II

Massachusetts church receives relic of Saint John Paul II

Monday, October 12, 2015

A relic of Saint John Paul II has been installed at the Notre Dame Church in Adams, Massachusetts:

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_28951741/relic-of-saint-john-paul-ii-installed-at-adams-parish

Friday, August 7, 2015

Saint Mary's Church - Kenton - live webcam & Shrines in Ohio

Saint Mary's Church - Kenton - live webcam:

http://www.stmaryskenton.org/index/live-church-webcam

An Act of
Spiritual Communion
'MY JESUSI believe that you are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I long for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart as though You have already come. I embrace You and unite myself entirely to you; never permit me to be separated from You!' (Enchiridion of Indulgences) "Make as many Spiritual Communions as possible, to supply for the many Sacramental Communions which are not made. One every quarter of an hour is not enough. Make them shorter, but more numerous."
(Our Lord to Sr. Benigna Consolata - d. 1916) "A spiritual communion acts on the soul as blowing does on a cinder - covered fire which was about to go out. Whenever you feel your love of God growing cold, quickly make a spiritual communion."
(The Cure' of Ars)

Catholic Shrines in Ohio

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Catholic Places - Shrines and More

Many Links and Descriptions of Catholic Shrines, Statues and Places here:

http://catholicplaces.org

Five Catholic Shrines in New York City

Five Catholic Shrines in New York City:

http://untappedcities.com/2014/12/04/5-nyc-saintly-sites-shrine-of-elizabeth-ann-seton-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-st-frances-cabrini-shrine-church-of-the-most-holy-redeemer

Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton,

Saint France Cabrini Shrine,

Church of Saint John the Baptist and

Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

Saturday, April 18, 2015

National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi in San Francisco, California

The National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi is a place of sanctity, with holy relics of the Franciscan saints Francis and Clare of Assisi and Anthony of Padua.

Here is a link to the website for the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi:

http://www.shrinesf.org

http://www.shrinesf.org/renovation7_files/newchurch_10.jpg

Inside the Church

http://www.shrinesf.org/renovation7_files/newchurch_13.jpg

The church was recently rennovated.

Daily and Weekly Masses

Mass
Monday - Saturday 12:15
Sunday 11:00
Reconciliation
Monday - Saturday
11:00 - Noon and by appointment

Pilgrimages, Tours & Events:

http://www.shrinesf.org/pilgrimage-info.html

THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Fr John DeLaRiva, OFM., Capuchin, Rector
Chris A. Greenawalt, Manager
Father John: frjohn@shrinesf.org
Chris Greenawalt: chrisg@shrinesf.org
General: info@shrinesf.org
Docents: docents@shrinesf.org
Music: music@shrinesf.org
Online Store: shoppe@shrinesf.org

610 Vallejo Street
San Francisco, California 94133, USA

Shrine Church Hours:
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday - Friday

Shrine Chapel Hours:
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily
Telephone: 415-986-4557

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Relic of Saint Juan Diego's Tilma - Los Angeles, California

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
555 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2707
Ph: (213) 680-5200

The chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in the city of Los Angeles, California.
It is the permanent home of a relic of San Juan Diego's tilma — on which the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted in 1531.
The relic in Los Angeles is the only known piece of the tilma in the United States.

A 12 foot replica of the Tillma is of the original, centuries old image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as it has been enshrined at the Basilica of Tepeyac in Mexico City. Three panels forming a triptych shrine face the main Plaza.

It has many amazing fountains.
Now I see that Parking is an issue visitors must consider. In their schedule below, in red I put where you can get free parking.


	6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
	9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
	7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.


	17:00 am: Weekday Morning Mass 12:10 pm: Weekday Noon Mass
	18:00 am: Sunday Early Morning Mass 10:00 am: Sunday Mid-Morning Mass 12:30 pm: Misa de Domingo en Español - [Spanish]


	9:00 am -to- 4:30 pm
	10:00 am -to- 5:30 pm
	9:00 am -to- 5:30 pm


	7:00 am -to- 4:00 pm
	closed
	7:00 am -to- 4:00 pm


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	5:30 am -to- 8:00 pm	- $4.00 every 15 minutes; $18.00 daily maximum - Vehicles entering after 4:00pm: flat rate of $8.00 morning mass - 90 minutes free for arrivals between 6:30am and 7:10 am (with mass attendance) noon mass - 90 minutes free validation with mass attendance
	8:00 am -to- 8:00 pm	$8.00 flat fee
	7:00 am -to 8:00 pm	3 hours free with attendance at regularly scheduled masses followed by a flat fee of $8.00.
	Will be posted	$8.00 flat fee

For a map and directions, visit their website here:

http://www.olacathedral.org/gettinghere/index.html

Directions:

If you are taking the 101 South:
Take the 101 Hollywood Freeway South to downtown. Exit on Broadway and make two right turns-- Broadway, then Temple. After crossing Hill Street, turn right from Temple Street into the parking garage.
If you are taking the Harbor Freeway, 110 South:
Exit at Hill Street. After you cross over the 101 Freeway, the entrance to the parking structure will be located on your right.

If you are taking the Harbor Freeway, 110 North:
Stay on the 110 North to downtown, approaching the 101, 5, and 10 freeway merge. Take the freeway exit marked "5 South, 1 San Bernardino--Freeway" (merge to the right). Do not take the 101 Freeway to Hollywood. You will travel on the merge lane for the 5 and 10 Fwys for about 100 yds, exit at Temple. At the end of the freeway ramp, turn left on Temple. Proceed over the Grand intersection and the Temple street parking entrance will be on your left before Hill street.

If you are taking the Pomona 60 west or traveling north on the Santa Ana 5:
Take the Hollywood 101 Freeway north to downtown. You will pass through the tunnel, proceed approximately one mile to the Grand Avenue exit. Turn right on Grand Avenue, turn left on Temple Street, and turn left into the parking garage from Temple Street.

The Cathedral has many upcoming events. A few are:

Mass and Anointing of the Sick 2015
In observance of the 23rd Annual World Day of the Sick
Saturday, February 14, 2015 @ 12:30pm
Do you know someone who is facing surgery, or an elderly person or child who is sick? You are encouraged to bring them to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 12:30pm. Through anointing, the grace of the Holy Spirit comforts and strengthens the soul of the sick person. Parking at the Cathedral $8.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians - Hubertus, Wisconsin

The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians is located at:

1515 Carmel Rd, Hubertus, Wisconsin 53033

Website: http://www.holyhill.com

Phone: 262-628-1838

Christmas Season schedule:

http://www.holyhill.com/images/pdfs/2014/Christmas%20Season%202014%20schedule.pdf

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee, Bishop David L. Ricken of Green Bay, and Bishop William P. Callahan of LaCrosse encourage all the faithful to make a pilgrimage of faith "to pray, as did the Apostles: 'Lord increase our faith' (Lk 17:5)."

Holy Hill is located in southeast Wisconsin, on the highest elevation in that part of the state. Situated on 435 acres of rural countryside, it provides the visitor with the opportunity for spiritual enrichment. We often hear visitors remark about the peace, beauty and serenity they find at Holy Hill.
As early as 1903, Holy Hill was declared a Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians. In 2006, the Shrine was raised to the status of Minor Basilica. But as far back as the 1700s and perhaps earlier, the American Indians came to Holy Hill because they considered it a sacred place.
Many come to Holy Hill as "tourists", only to find that they have been touched by something deeper than natural beauty or curiosity. We know that God is truly present on this Holy Hill, and we invite you to come and share with us this Presence!

Phone Monastery

(262) 628 - 1838

Hours: 7am - 7pm CST

Directions

Holy Hill is located five miles south of Hartford on Hwy 167 (Holy Hill Road). We are thirty miles north of Milwaukee: take Hwy 41/45 north to Hwy 167 (Holy Hill Road) EXIT 57, go west for six miles; the entrance will be on your left. We are seventy miles east of Madison: take I-94 to Hwy 83 and go north to Hwy 167 (Holy Hill Road); take 167 east for three miles and watch for Holy Hill's entrance on your right. Holy Hill is 110 miles north of Chicago: from I-94 north take the I-43 south/I-894 BYP EXIT 316 on the left toward Madison/Fond du Lac. Merge onto I-894 and stay straight to go onto Hwy 41/45 north; Take the Hwy 167 (Holy Hill Road) exit, EXIT 57; go west for six miles; the entrance will be on your left

Church, Shrine and Grounds

November 1 -- April 30
Daily: 6:00 am - 5:00 pm

May 1 -- October 31

Daily: 6:00 am - 7:00 pm

Stations of the Cross

(Every Friday during Lent)

10:30 am in lower church, level 2

Scenic Tower

Closed for the season

Open May 1 - October 31 (weather permitting)

Sunday: 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Monday – Saturday: 9:00 am – 6:30 pm

(Closed for winter months, high winds, rain or ice)

Gift Store

(262) 628-4735

November 1 - Palm Sunday

Monday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Palm Sunday - October 31
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cafe

Phone: 262-628-4417
Please see Cafe page for current hours

Monday, September 8, 2014

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. more

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.