We celebrate the anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions to Adele Brice in 1859. Observed as a Solemnity at The Shrine, this is a day of highest honor for Our Lady of Champion and the pilgrims who come to commemorate this special moment.

Friday, October 9 – Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion Schedule:

Early Morning 

• 8:00 a.m. — Mass for staff and volunteers | Apparition Chapel 

• 8:45 a.m. — Choir practice | Mother of Mercy Hall 

• 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. — Gift Shop and Café open
  Closed beginning at 11:00 a.m.; reopening after the procession. 

Mass, Prayer, and Confessions 

• 9:30 a.m. — Mass | Apparition Chapel 

• 10:30–11:30 a.m. — Confessions | Apparition Chapel 

• 10:45 a.m. — Rosary with Fr. Rocky for prayer intentions | Mother of Mercy Hall 

• 11:30 a.m. — Solemn Mass for the Solemnity of Our Lady of Champion and the 167th Anniversary of the Apparitions | Mother of Mercy Hall 

Afternoon Procession and Ministry 

• 12:45 p.m. — Eucharistic Rosary Procession | Begins in Mother of Mercy Hall and concludes outside the Gift Shop 

• 1:30 p.m. — Anointing of the Sick | Mother of Mercy Hall 

Filming, Confessions, and Devotions 

• 2:00 p.m. — Apparition Chapel closes for filming. 

• 2:30 p.m. — EWTN episode premiere | Mother of Mercy Hall 

• 1:30–3:00 p.m. — Confessions | Mother of Mercy Hall  

• 3:00 p.m. — Divine Mercy Chaplet | Mother of Mercy Hall 

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