Join us for two days at the Queen of the Americas Conference at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse on October 16 & 17 for a time in which we will examine Our Lady of Guadalupe’s role as Mother of the Church.
Celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, November 1, with Holy Mass offered in Latin, Spanish, and English.
Join us at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on All Souls Day for the commemoration of all the faithful departed, including a Solemn High Latin Mass and Absolution at the catafalque.
Christmas Eve and Day – Adjusted Hours
Our Lady’s Shrine will be open this year for the following Christmas Masses. The Shrine will close immediately after the Spanish Mass to allow staff and Volunteers to be with their families. 9:00 am – Traditional Latin Mass 11:00 am – Spanish Mass
December 24: Closed after the 12:15 Mass.
December 25: Closed at 12:00 pm.
Traditional Latin Mass at 9:00am*
Spanish Mass at 11:00am*
The Culina Mariana Cafe and the Flores Mariae Gift Shop and Marian Catechist Bookstore will be closed on Christmas Day.
*Please note there will be no on-site hospitality following either Mass.
Exhortation to Prayer for the Health of Pope Leo
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Following Pope Leo XIV’s announcement that he will undergo surgical intervention to remove a lung nodule, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke issues an urgent exhortation to prayer. He asks all pilgrims and friends of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe to pray for the health of His Holiness and for the Holy Spirit to guide his surgeons.
Celebrate the Jubilee of St. Francis
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This Extraordinary Jubilee marks the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis’s death, which took place on October 3, 1226. It is fitting, then, to celebrate this Holy Year especially in October, the last month that saw him on earth.
Rediscover the Radical Way of St. Therese
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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897) is one of the Shrine’s patrons, venerated in the first side altar on the right from the Shrine Church’s entrance. She is among the best-known and loved saints of the Church. Yet this very familiarity may overshadow Thérèse’s unique character and powerful teaching.