Looking for a night out? Check out Couples' Night at the Shrine with guest speaker Julia Monnin, OCDS. Seats are still available!

The evening includes dinner, drinks, and dessert!

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On Shrove Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, also commonly referred to as “Fat Tuesday”, the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will be hosting a free pancake dinner starting at 5:30pm. The dinner will be held on the 3rd floor in The Upper Room (elevator available).

Shrove Tuesday falls right before Lent, which is a time of absolution and penance for many Christians. During the 40 days of Lent, some people fast, while others give up something they enjoy. The reason pancakes are eaten on this day is because they are a good way for people to use up their milk, eggs, sugar, and flour.

After dinner, at 6:30pm, we will gather in the Adoration Chapel for the Burial of the Alleluia. During the season of Lent, the Church does not use the word Alleluia – a joyful cry of praise to God. The omission of alleluia during Lent goes back at least to the fifth century in the Western Church. Many churches embrace the practice of physically "burying" the alleluia as a symbol of this solemn Lenten change.

This family-friendly event is open to people of all ages. A free-will donation will be accepted.

Each Friday during Lent (excluding Good Friday), join the staff and volunteers at the Shrine for Stations and Soup. Stations of the Cross begin at 11:45 am in the Adoration Chapel, with time for the veneration of a Relic from the Passion of Our Lord. After prayer, all are invited for a meatless soup lunch in the Upper Room (elevator available). A free-will offering will be taken up.

Check out the Spring Sale at the Pilgrim Gift Shop March 6th - 9th and get 20% off storewide*

This is the perfect time to shop for First Communion and Confirmation Gifts.

*Some exclusions apply.

The Maria Stein Shrine is one of the three Jubilee 2025 Pilgrimage Sites!

WHAT IS THE JUBILEE YEAR 2025? A Jubilee Year is a special time in the Church’s tradition encouraging holiness through acts of reconciliation and communion with our brothers and sisters. The Church celebrates an Ordinary Jubilee every twenty-five years, with the last celebration having taken place in 2000. Jubilee Year 2025 will be marked by special opportunities for grace through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, local pilgrimages, and the Jubilee
Indulgence. Seeking forgiveness and growing in repentance are special fruits to cultivate during a Jubilee Year.

WHAT IS THE JUBILEE INDULGENCE? An indulgence is a special grace given by God, through the Catholic Church, for the removal of temporal punishment for sins already forgiven in the Sacrament of Confession. While Confession absolves guilt, temporal punishment due to sin still remains. Through an indulgence, God’s mercy “reaches the sinner and frees him or her from every residue left by the consequences of sin,” as Pope Francis says. The Jubilee Indulgence is a special plenary indulgence available to the faithful during the Jubilee Year. It can be obtained – given the completion of the ordinary conditions – through pilgrimages, pious visits to holy sites, or works of mercy and penance.

To learn more about Jubilee 2025, Pilgrims of Hope visit: Jubilee 2025