June 12 – The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and grounds will be closed all day Friday, June 12, for a private event. June 13 – The 3:00 pm Holy Hour / Adoration is canceled due to the America 250 Event at the La Crosse Center. Please plan your pilgrimage accordingly.
Catholics from across the nation will gather in La Crosse for a historic day of prayer, renewal, and public witness. Hosted by CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt and spiritually led by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, this national event, the Zeale for America 250 Rally, will be held at the La Crosse Center on June […]
June 22-26, 2026
Children ages 7-13 will study different elements of music in an engaging atmosphere and have the opportunity to sing for Mass. This five-day camp begins at 9:15 and concludes before the 12:15 Holy Mass, for which the young vocalists are invited to sing in the choir loft each day.
Becoming One – Marriage Retreat
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Let Christ take your marriage even deeper! Join us at the Shrine in La Crosse, WI for a profound experience of love and union with your spouse and God. Mass celebrant: Cardinal Burke; retreat directors: Peter & Theresa Martin.
The Martins will share the newly rediscovered Rule of St. John Paul II as well as recently uncovered insights from his writings on the human person and conjugal spirituality in marriage – and how to become more united every day! What a blessed weekend this will be!
Retreat Schedule
Friday
5:00 – Doors Open (Culina Mariana Café)
5:30 – Welcome from the retreat team
5:45 – St. John Paul II’s Immeasurable Esteem for Marriage
6:30 – Couple Dialogue time
7:00 – Night Prayer
7:15 – 8:30 Wine & Cheese Social
Saturday
8:30 – Doors Open, refreshments (Crypt)
9:00 – Morning Prayer/ Welcome
9:15 – Becoming Unified: Awakening your Conjugal Spirituality
10:15 – Couple Dialogue time
11:00 – Reintegrating our Personhood: How St. John Paul II’s Rule Frees Us for Deeper Love
11:45 – Couple Dialogue Time
12:15 – Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, celebrant Cardinal Burke
1:30 – Lunch
2:30 – Becoming Vulnerable, Forgiven
3:15 – Couple Prayer in Church & Adoration
4:00 – Be Not Afraid to Become who God Made You to Be!
4:20 – 4:30 Closing Prayer