We recently concluded our bible study course “Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John” and would like to convey our thanks to Irma Ruiter and Stephanie Estrela for facilitating the sessions. The feedback from attendees has been remarkably positive. Everyone expressed how grateful they were to be part of this inspiring journey of…
Spring showers have certainly presented their challenges but our property manager and assistants are faithfully pressing forward with the beautification of the Shrine. We are so grateful for the tireless efforts of volunteers to care for Our Lady’s home. A huge thank you to everyone who pitched in at our recent cleanup and to those…
We look forward to welcoming you back as we ready the shrine for the open season! We are looking for Mass Intentions; new members; and volunteers to help with the annual spring clean-up Sat Apr 25. First Mass of the season will be Thu May 7; and Mother’s Day Tea will be Sat May 9.
We have arrived at the final mystery of the Rosary: the Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth. At last, Our Lady has come to the end of her earthly pilgrimage and received the glorious crown that signifies the fulfillment of her destiny. As she takes her place as Queen-Mother beside the throne…
Thank you to those who helped winterize the shrine and grounds. The annual Christmas Rosary & Mass will be Thu Jan 8, 7pm. We have a Christmas wishlist—will you help?
The mystery the Assumption sets before us the horizon of eternity. Having completed her earthly pilgrimage, Mary was lifted body and soul into the glory of Paradise. She who was conceived without sin could not experience sin’s consequence – the grave’s material corruption. Her risen Son was pleased to glorify her body at once. The…
A Greater Love and Zeal for God Do you burn to evangelize? Before returning to the Father, Jesus instructed the apostles “to wait for the promise of the Father” – the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4). He told them, “you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my…
The parting words of Jesus are known as The Great Commission. Before He returns to the Father, Jesus gives his apostles this directive: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son…
“Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” (1 Cor 15:55). The Lamb of God defeats death by death, to the eternal confusion of the powers of darkness and the eternal splendor of the children of light. What looked like an abysmal failure is the…
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. Because, by Your holy Cross, You have redeemed the world. “Carrying the cross” and “being crucified with Jesus” are two overlapping metaphors that apply to the whole of the Christian life. Still, in terms of the intensity of suffering, one could make a distinction between carrying…