Announcements

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The Assumption

Tomorrow (8/14/26) is the liturgical commemoration of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe.  We will display our large image from Poland to honor him.  He reminds us to be completely guided by the Immaculata in fully and perfectly doing the will of the Father for the Kingdom of...
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Saturday Stuff & Marian Catechesis Class

First Friday is this Friday, August 7, as we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus whose Heart burns with love for us. This Saturday, August 8 is the Feast of St. Dominic to whom the Queen of Heaven gave the Holy Rosary. HOW MUCH WE NEED THE ROSARY today!  This Saturday is...
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First Wednesday & More

The Shrine is OPEN tomorrow, First Wednesday (August 5).  Although we will honor St. Joseph for First Wednesday, I will talk about Blessed Frederic Janssoone (a Memorial in Canada), a fellow friar from the Holy Land who built up the Shrine of our Lady of the Cape in...
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Divine Mercy Sunday

Apr 10, 2026

We continue with the Easter Octave praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary all week in honor of Our Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Easter culminates this Sunday, April 12, with Divine Mercy Sunday, because MERCY is why Jesus came.  The schedule is the...

Easter Octave & Divine Mercy Sunday

Apr 7, 2026

“Christ is risen!  Christ is truly risen!”—so day the Eastern Christians.  We are in the Easter Octave—8 days to celebrate the one Easter “Day” since each of the 8 days is considered part of the one “day” of the week of Easter.  Why this mystical conundrum?  Because...

Holy Week & a Jerusalem Incident

Mar 30, 2026

All of us at the shrine and at Terra Sancta Ministries wish you a holy Holy Week, full of grace and gratitude as commemorate the Paschal Mystery of Our Lord Jesus Christ. First Wednesday is also the Wednesday of Holy Week, called “Spy Wednesday” due to Judas’s...