What does Corpus Christi mean? The words “Corpus Christi” mean “Body of Christ” and are another name for the “Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ” celebrated on the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. This solemnity marks with particular emphasis the doctrine of Christ’s real presence—body, blood, soul, and divinity—in the Eucharist.
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 […]
Feast of Saint Juan Diego
Mass Schedule on December 9, 2025.
8:30 a.m. – (TLM) Advent Feria
12:15 p.m. – (English/Spanish) Feast of St. Juan Diego
The Blessed Mother Appears to St. Juan Diego
On Saturday morning, December 9, 1531, Juan Diego was on his way to church to participate in the Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and in the catechetical instruction which would follow. As he reached Tepeyac Hill, he heard beautiful music and a beautiful voice calling out his name. Our Blessed Mother appeared to him as the “woman clothed with the sun” of the Book of Revelation, pregnant with the Child Jesus. She instructed Juan Diego to go to the house of Bishop Juan de Zumárraga and to request that a chapel be built in her honor on Tepeyac Hill so that she might show the infinite majesty and mercy of God to all His children of America.
Juan Diego went to the Bishop’s house at which he was received with great respect but also with hesitation regarding his story of the apparition and of our Blessed Mother’s request. The Bishop, who was praying and working to bring together the native Americans and the Spanish conquerors and settlers, requested time to consider the matter. Read more
Marian Apparition to Saint Juan Diego