The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery - Alabama

Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery

The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery has recently acquired a permanent exhibit of full-size images of the Shroud of Turin. The images are located in the anteroom of the Shrine's Lower Church.

The images were taken from the high-resolution specialty photographs of Barrie M. Schwortz, documentary photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project. On display are 2 color positives and 2 black and white negatives of the Shroud, each 8 ft high and 4 ft wide. To facilitate viewing, the Shroud images at the Shrine are displayed so that the image of the crucified man can be seen standing upright.

The Shrine is open daily to the public from 6AM to 6PM. The Daily Conventual Mass of the Nuns is at 7:00AM with Priests available to hear Confession after Mass. The Nuns chant the Liturgy of the Hours at 6AM, 11:30AM, and 5PM. Pilgrimages are available for groups of 10 or more and individuals are welcome to join in (205) 271-2986 or (256) 352-6267.

The Shrine is located about 6 miles from the intersection of Hwy. 91 and Hwy. 31 in Hanceville, Alabama. For more information go to http://olamshrine.com

Ave Maria Grotto (Jerusalem in Miniature) in Cullman, Alabama

The Ave Maria Grotto is located in Cullman, Alabama.

Brother Joseph Zoettl was born on 1/24/1878.
He was poor and hunchbacked.
He joined the St. Bernard Abbey and spent 17 hours a day for 30 years working in the pump house. During that time, he began building models to keep himself occupied because his work in the pump house was so tedious.

Brother Joseph Zoettl created thousands of miniatures to sell and hundreds of larger scale models to keep at the Abbey.

What began as a hobby became the Ave Maria Grotto, or "Jerusalem in Miniature," a 4 acre miniature city, filled withminiature versions of 125 famous, holy places. He built the Basilica in Lourdes --his last model--at age of 80 in 1958.

Address:

1600 St. Bernard Drive, Cullman, Alabama, 35055

Hours:

Open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.       
Closed Christmas Day

1600 St. Bernard Drive SE
Cullman, AL  35055


Phone:  (256) 734-4110

Cost:

Adults $7.00 Children 6-12 $4.50 Sr. Citizens $5.00 Children under 6 - Free with Adult 

Website:

http://www.stbernardabbey.com/default.asp?iId=LHGJD

To Tour the Grotto, Here is the website:

http://www.avemariagrotto.com

Online Web Cams for Eucharistic Adoration, Pilgrimages & Free Monstrance & Retreats for Priests, Brothers & Seminarians

I keep mentioning expositions, and I must mention exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (the Holy Eucharist).
Below are links to live webcams that may be accessed online on the internet, if one wishes to perform Eucharistic Adoration. These webcams display the sacred consecrated host in a monstrance and these expositions when witnessed -- even via webcam -- can be a profound experience.

Here are a few links:

Webcam at the Holy Cross Church in Rumson New Jersey:

http://holycross.axiscam.net:8080/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=460

A really wonderful Webcam at the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Libertyville, Illinois:

http://www.justin.tv/marytown#/w/7171854032/40

Webcam at the St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Louisville, Kentucky:

http://74.142.49.38:8000/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=15891

Webcam at the Saint Mary's Church in Navan, Ireland:

http://www.navanparish.ie/chapel-live.html

Webcam at the Chapel of Divine Love in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

http://www.savior.org/devotions.htm

Here is an absolutely magnificent live webcam of the Blessed Sacrament:

http://74.142.49.38:8000/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=25317

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p.s.  I found a link to Free Wooden Monstrances for Eucharistic Adoration.

Here is that link (click on the link and then scroll down to near the bottom of the page for information about this):

http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/pea/addition.html 

Also, I must mention the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament located in Hanceville, Alabama which is the home of Mother Angelica of the Catholic Television Station EWTN.  Our Lady of the Angels Monastery is located there.

Here is a link to their website:

http://olamshrine.com

Here are upcoming events at the Shrine:

• October 17, 2013Spiritual Talk
• October 17, 2013Shrine Guided Tour
• October 19, 2013Shrine Guided Tour
• October 21, 2013Shrine Guided Tour

You can also make a pilgrimage to the shrine, and they have special pilgrimages for priests.
Here is a link on their website for information about these pilgrimages, with a link on this page where you can download a pilgrimage package brochure:

http://olamshrine.com/pilgrimages

There are free accomodations available for priests, brothers and seminarians.
Every year over 200 priests, seminarians and brothers enjoy the beautiful accommodations provided by the Knights of the Holy Eucharist.

Here is the link for these retreats:

http://priestretreat.com