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The Shrine writes about Pilgrim experiences, upcoming feast days and events, Catholic Tradition, and about the Shrine Culture.
Visit the Memorial to the Unborn this November
Pilgrims in November can pray for the departed not only in the Shrine Church, but in the Shrine’s own cemetery, the Memorial to the Unborn. Here, the remains of children who died before birth are entombed in the columbarium.
Exhortation to Prayer for the Health of Pope Leo
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
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
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.
