Blow Torches and the Art of Bronze Statue Restoration
The Shrine grounds are blessed by numerous life-size bronze statues. Maintaining bronze requires a slightly unusual method: blow torching.
The Shrine grounds are blessed by numerous life-size bronze statues. Maintaining bronze requires a slightly unusual method: blow torching.
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe rests on over 100 acres of bluff country in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In October, these acres of trees are ablaze with the deep oranges, reds, and yellows of Wisconsin autumn. Plan your pilgrimage to the Shrine this October to witness the Shrine during one of its most beautiful seasons, and also get the chance to venerate the relics of many great saints.
“The goal of pilgrimages must be the tent of the Eucharistic meeting with Christ. If the Bible is the book ofpilgrims par excellence, the Eucharist […]