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

Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in New Franken, Wisconsin

The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help is located at:

4047 Chapel Drive

New Franken, Wisconsin 54229

Phone:  (920) 866-2571

 

Wow lots of things happening at this Shrine!

 

Facility Hours
Church and Apparition Site:
8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.Grounds & Buildings
8:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. 

 

They also welcome volunteers:

 

http://www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/shrine-support/volunteer 

 

Here is main website for this shrine: 

http://www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com

On these grounds over 150 years ago, the Holy Mother appeared to the young Adele Brise and instructed her to teach the children in the faith. This is where Sister Adele began her work and inspired the efforts of generations of faithful Christians.

The apparitions have been approved by the Church.

Shrine Calendar:

http://www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/calendar-schedule

2015 Events at the Shrine:

Walk To Mary

May 2, 2015

The Walk To Mary is a 21-mile pilgrimage from the National Shrine of St. Joseph at St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wis., to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wis. Shorter routes for those who cannot walk the entire length are available. This pilgrimage is endorsed by Bishop David L. Ricken and coordinated by an independent nonprofit organization. For more information, visit www.walktomary.com.

May Crowning

May 3, 2015 | Holy Hour: 2 P.M. • May Crowning to follow

Join us as we honor our Blessed Mother with this traditional May Crowning. We will gather for a Holy Hour before.

Annual May Celebration

May 17, 2015 | Outdoor Mass & Rosary Procession: 11 A.M.

This Shrine event was started around turn of 20th century by Abbot Bernard H. Pennings, O. Praem, of St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wis. It was originally celebrated on last day of May as a special day of prayer to combat a heresy that was influencing local Belgian inhabitants. At that time, the last day in May was Feast of the Queenship of Mary and probably why Abbot Pennings picked that day for the celebration. Later, the event at the Shrine was switched to last Sunday in May and called Annual May Celebration. When Church calendar was revised, Queenship of Mary was moved to August 22, one week after Solemnity of the Assumption, to highlight connection of those 2 Marian celebrations. May 31 became Feast of the Visitation.

Retreat Day: Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with Fr. Tom Sullivan, C.P.M.

June 20, 2015 More information will be posted to this page in future. Check back for more details.

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

August 15, 2015 | Mass & Procession: 11 A.M.*

Outdoor Mass at 11 A.M. celebrated by Bishop David L. Ricken and followed by Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and a rosary procession. This special celebration on Feast of the Assumption is a tradition at the Shrine that was started by Sister Adele after great fire of 1871. The current statue used in procession was given to Sister Adele by St. Joseph Parish in Champion when original statue was damaged.

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin:

http://www.guadalupeshrine.org

The Shrine has many events with exposition/veneration of various Saints' relics.

Inside the Shrine Church:  Side-aisle shrines:

Saint Therese (en Español) – (also:  Canonization, by Pope Pius XI)
Blessed Miguel Pro –  (also:  video about Blessed Miguel Pro)
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla  (en Español)
Saint Peregrine  (en Español)
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Faustina Kowalska (en Español)

Pendentives – Church Fathers:
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (en Español)
Saint Ephrem (en Español) – (also:  Encyclical by Pope Benedict XV)
Saint John Damascene  (en Español)
Saint Ambrose (en Español)

Sacristy
Saint John Mary Vianney  (en Español)
Saint John Neumann

Lower-level – Venerables:
Venerable Bp. Frederic Baraga
Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP
Venerable Solanus Casey, OFMCap.

On Sundays at the shrine:

9:30 a.m. – Traditional Latin Mass
11:00 a.m. – Spanish
1:00 p.m. – English

Shrine Church Tour
Monday through Saturday
1:30 p.m.
Sunday
2:30 p.m.


Holy Mass
Monday through Saturday
12:15 p.m.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
  with Holy Rosary, Evening Prayer and Benediction
Monday through Saturday
3:30 p.m.

Shrine Church Tour
Monday through Saturday
1:30 p.m.
Sunday
2:30 p.m.

Divine Mercy Chaplet
Thursday
3:00 p.m.

Plan a Pilgrimage:

http://www.guadalupeshrine.org/visit/pilgrimage

The church has an amazing pipe organ:





 The organ dates its origin to the early centuries.


The Shrine Church has amazing paintings. Painting Reproductions are available in the gift shop on line or in person.

Saint Ann Shrine in Cleveland, Ohio with Relic

http://st-ann-shrine.org/us/history-of-the-shrine

Saint Ann's Shrine
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

5384 Wilson Mills Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44143

Phone:  440-449-2700

Email: fathermike@st-ann-shrine.org

Saint Ann’s Shrine is located on the same property as St. Paschal Baylon Church. From I-271, take Wilson Mills Road West 2 miles. Saint Ann’s Shrine is on the left.  Additional parking for the church may be found by turning left on Colony Dr., then turn right into church parking lot.

 

History of the Shrine

In 1892, Pope Leo XIII sent a first class relic of Saint Ann to the famous Shrine of Saint Ann de Beaupré in Canada. On the way to Canada, the bearer of this precious relic stopped in New York City at the then little church of Saint Jean Baptiste.  The relic was exposed in the church, and miraculously the sick and afflicted were cured, the blind saw, the lame walked, souls came back to God!
For three weeks, crowds thronged to Saint Jean Baptiste Church from every part of the country. On the day of the departure for the Shrine of Saint Ann in Beaupré, Canada, the relic was carried through the crowded church amid cries of: “Good-bye Good Saint Ann! Come back soon!”
Moved by such devotion, the bearer of the relic arrived at Beaupré and requested a portion of the wonder-working relic be returned to Saint Jean’s in New York.  As a result, the relic was divided and a portion of it was returned to the church in New York. The first annual Novena (nine days of prayer leading up to the Feast of Saint Ann on July 26th) began July 17, 1892 and has continued every year in the United States.
In 1900, Archbishop Corrigan of New York invited the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in Montreal to administer a parish in New York City. Saint Jean Baptiste Church became a center of Eucharistic devotion for the whole country, and the first community of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in the United States.
A portion of the relic of Saint Ann came to rest at Saint Ann’s Shrine in Cleveland, Ohio when the provincial headquarters of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament was relocated.  There is a link between Saint Ann and the Congregation since the Congregation in the United States is named the “Province of Saint Ann”.
The first Triduum (three days of prayer leading up to the Feast of Saint Ann on July 26th) in honor of Saint Ann was held July 24-26, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio at Saint Paschal Baylon Church.  It has become a yearly event since that time.  An annual nine-day Novena is held at Saint Jean Baptiste Church in New York City (Manhattan) every year from July 18-26.
Having the shrine at the provincial headquarters of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament allows more people to visit the shrine and participate in the age-old devotion to Good Saint Ann. The Shrine is open for Mass, private prayer, veneration of the relic, and recitation of the rosary weekdays 9 am – 5 pm (excluding holidays)

Close-up Photos of Saints Relics

Very Nice and Amazing - many photos close - up of saints relics here:

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/holy_relics_group/pool/interesting

Keep scrolling down the page and more photos of relics appear

Official: Pope Frances to Visit the United States in 2015

Official:  Pope Frances to Visit the United States in 2015:

http://thefloridacatholic.org/iv/its_official_pope_francis_announces_2015_visit_to_us?parent_cat_id=1641

Saint Padre Pio Relic in Sarasota, Florida!!

This is exciting news!
There is a permanent display of a first class relic of Saint Padre Pio in Sarasota, Florida!

A First Class Relic of St. Padre Pio was donated to Gino by a spiritual daughter of St. Padre Pio, Pina Patti, who lived for many years under his spiritual direction in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. 

The Relic is a drop of blood from Padre Pio's stigmata in the shape of a heart that fell on the altar while he was celebrating the Holy Mass in 1956. The Friar Daniele held onto it until before he died and gave it to the spiritual daughter of St. Padre Pio, Pina Patti. On the 21st of September of 2006 she gave the relic to Gino. Gino donated it to Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church.

The Relic is housed in the reliquary in the candle prayer room in the gathering area of the church.

http://www.olqm-manasota.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=166 

Also:

Every month on the last Saturday, the Vigil Mass is for the intentions of St. Padre Pio and the faithful. Following the Mass the Rosary and other prayers are offered for many in need of prayers.

On the last Saturday of each Month after the 4 p.m. Vigil Mass and the anniversary of the dedication of the shrine, there is a procession with the banner and the First Class Relic of St.Padre Pio out to the shrine at which time we pray the Rosary and many other prayers.

Note:  The church also has a Saint Padre Pio Shrine!