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.
The 1st Class Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus / Cardinal Burke’s Golden Jubilee Week
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and grounds will be closed all day Saturday, June 28. June 29 celebrates the 50 year anniversary or Golden Jubilee of His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke’s ordination. We encourage Pilgrims to come and celebrate the Jubilee on Sunday. Please plan your pilgrimage accordingly.
Mexican Baroque: Music from New Spain
Relive the musical glory of 17th-Century México.
Music from New Spain. La Grande Bande, an ensemble of professional orchestral and vocal specialists in the Baroque period, conducted by founder Michael Asmus, will present music written by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, the music director of the Basílica Catedral Metropolitana in Puebla, México from 1628 until 1664. This is a not to be missed opportunity to hear 90 minutes of grand, indigenous, Mexican Sacred Music in Our Lady’s Shrine.
We are very pleased that a pre-concert lecture will be given via Zoom by Dr. Luisa Vilar-Payá, the preeminent scholar of the Puebla Cathedral’s musical life, from the Universidad de las Américas Puebla in Puebla, México. She will discuss the music to be heard that evening, thereby deepening our appreciation and enjoyment of the music.
This is the first event in the Cardinal Burke Golden Jubilee Series (50th Anniversary of Ordination).
The Shrine will remain open all day. Cart rides will be available for those needing assistance.
Schedule
6:45pm Pre-concert Lecture in Crypt (lower level of Shrine Church)
7:30pm Mexican Baroque Concert (main level of Shrine Church)
9:00pm Downhill to Reception in Pilgrim Center
10:00pm Shrine Closes
Join us as we celebrate the music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, the Cathedral’s famed music director from 1628 to 1664. His music played a key role in the Cathedral’s consecration in 1649.
Golden Jubilee Events
Jubilee Day of Prayer – Third Saturday of August
Every third Saturday during the Jubilee Year, beginning in the Marian month of May, through the month of the Holy Rosary in October, a reflection on the Holy Year 2025 will be given by Shrine clergy after the 12:15 pm Mass. The reflections will be on various Jubilee Year themes. August 16th, 2025 | Virtue of […]
Jubilee Day of Prayer – Third Saturday of September
Every third Saturday during the Jubilee Year, beginning in the Marian month of May, through the month of the Holy Rosary in October, a reflection on the Holy Year 2025 will be given by Shrine clergy after the 12:15 pm Mass. The reflections will be on various Jubilee Year themes. September 20th, 2025 | Conversion by […]
Jubilee Day of Prayer – Third Saturday of October
Every third Saturday during the Jubilee Year, beginning in the Marian month of May, through the month of the Holy Rosary in October, a reflection on the Holy Year 2025 will be given by Shrine clergy after the 12:15 pm Mass. The reflections will be on various Jubilee Year themes. October 18th, 2025 | The Four […]