In 1913 Rev. Henry Metzger, a French priest from Alsace-Lorraine, was assigned to St. Peter’s Colony at Kronau. He envisioned a grotto built in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes on the banks that skirted Many Bone Creek. The people were determined to build a shrine as planned and excavation began in the spring of 1917. After two months of concentrated community effort , the grotto, the first in the archdiocese was completed. The first pilgrimage was held on August 15, 1917 with five thousand pilgrims in attendance. Archbishop Mathieu came to bless the shrine. The Annual pilgrimage is held on second weekend of August
SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2025
7:00 pm – Eucharistic Adoration – Hymns, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Silent Prayer (Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes – the novena will begin on August 1 and concluding prayers will be on the 10th at the church, follow our Facebook page for details)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025
12:oo pm – Social in the tent – Muffins and Coffee
1:00 pm – Adoration/Benediction & Reconciliation in the Grotto
2:15 pm – Rosary in the Grotto
3:00 pm – Mass in the Grotto
Main Celebrant Bishop Don Bolen
There will be anointing of the sick following Mass
All priests of the Archdiocese are invited to attend and assist with Mass and Reconciliation
Remember to bring umbrellas and water bottles for the sunny day!
Following Mass supper will be sold or bring your own meal, all are welcome to stay and visit.
For more details please visit our website www.st.peterkronau.ca or call Fr. Chinh Vu at 306-771-2387
Venue: 24 km. SE of Regina on Hwy 33, 10 km. east of Kronau)
The 7th annual Saint Philomena Walking Pilgrimage is scheduled for August 11th to 14th, 2025. This is a supported walk, rest stops and meals are provided and a trailer carries camping supplies between nightly stops. Pilgrims are invited to join us for all of the walk, a few steps or anything in between. Registration deadline is Aug 4th. The pilgrimage starts at St. Gerard’s, Yorkton on August 11th, and it ends at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine at Rama on August 14th. For more information visit our website stphilomena.ca or phone Dave or Bev at 306-728-5525
Vigil of Mary’s Assumption
Thursday, August 14, 2025
3:00 pm: Chaplet of Divine Mercy (Grotto) 3:15 pm: Stations of the Cross
8:00 pm: Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
**Living Rosary, Candlelight Procession,
**Exposition & Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament
Friday, August 15, 2025
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
8:30 am: Morning Devotional Prayers to Mary in Polish
9:00 am: Mass in Polish (Church)
10:00 am: Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite
11:00 am: Final Mass~
*Anointing of the Sick & Aged.
- Blessing for Plenary Indulgence
- Blessing of Religious Articles
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**Website: www.RamaShrine.ca
In 1933 Oblate Father Anthony Sylla, OMI was appointed the first resident pastor. Fr. Sylla had a personal devotion to Mary and he began planning the the building of a grotto with his Polish and Ukrainian parishioners. The onset of the depression years delayed his plans. Construction began in 1939 and in 1940 a large front wall and side wings were erected in the form of a half circle. On June 15, 1941, Msgr A.J. Janssen, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Regina, blessed the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. The first pilgrimage was organized that year. In 1944 a cross was placed on top of the grotto and statues of the Sorrowful Mother and Saint John were erected at the foot of the cross. Three statues of Christ were added to the grotto as well – statues depicting the Lord taken down from the cross, one of the Lord in the Tomb and one of the Resurrection of Jesus. In 1954 the Knights of Columbus donated a statue of Our Lady of Grace and built an artificial lake. In the late 1959 the Stations of the Cross were erected around the grotto.
Venue: Rama is 45 km. northwest of Canora next to St. Anthony’s Church on Highway #5
Contact Mary & Joe Kowalyshyn Email: [email protected] Phone (306) 593-6120 Cell (639) 927-7000
St. Patrick’s Parish, Sturgis at (306) 548-2042
In 1908 Father Albert Royer founded the parish of Notre-Dame d’Auvergne (Our Lady of Auvergne) in this mainly French farming community. A 400-year old statue of Our Lady of Sorrows was given to Fr. Royer by a friend from Auvergne, France. The statue was originally covered in gold. It had been hidden by peasants during the French Revolution to save it from desecration and vandalism. The statue was the only thing to survive a fire that destroyed the church in 1922. The new church was completed in 1930 and in 1934 the pilgrimages began.
91st ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE OF NOTRE DAME D’AUVERGNE, PONTEIX – WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
Date & Time : Wednesday, July 16th from 2:00-9:00pm
Theme – Mary, Mother and Star of Hope
Speaker : Fr. Ronald Andree
2:00pm – Welcome & introduction of the speaker
2:05pm – Stations of the Cross, followed by the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
2:45pm – Presentation
3:45pm – Coffee break
4:00pm – Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Church and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
5:00pm – Anointing of the Sick
5:30pm – Supper at the Parish Hall
7:30pm – Holy Mass followed by Candlelight Procession with the Pietà.
Lunch will follow at the Parish Hall
Thème : Marie, Mère et Étoile d’espérance
Conférencier: l’abbé Ronald Andree
14h00 – Mot de bienvenue et présentation du conférencier
14h05 – Le Chemin de la Croix, suivi du Chapelet de la Divine Miséricorde
14h45 – Présentation
15h45 – Pause-café
16h00 – Exposition du Saint Sacrement et Sacrement de la Réconciliation
17h00 – Onction des malades
17h30 – Souper à la Salle Paroissiale
19h30 – La Sainte Messe, suivi de la procession avec chandelles et la statue de la Pietà
Un goûter suivra à la Salle Paroissiale
The La Salette Fathers introduced devotions to Our Lady of La Salette in the first church established at Forget in 1899. Pilgrimages were held here from 1922 to 1929. In the early fifties, under the direction of Rev. H. Poirier, an impressive outdoor shrine of fieldstone was erected. Annual pilgrimages to the shrine were revived by Archbishop O’Neill in 1954.
Our Lady Of La Salette Shrine, In Forget, Sask.
Sunday, June 9th, 2019
2:00 PM – Holy Hour
3:00 Pm – Reconciliation
3:30 PM – Procession to the Shrine a Recitation of the Rosary
4:00 PM – Mass celebrated by Bishop James Weisgerber
[Following the Mass, Supper will be available at the Stoughton Legion Hall. All are welcome!]All are invited to join us for a day of faith and fellowship!
Please bring a lawn chair to use at the Shrine
Venue: Forget is off Highway 13 and is 11 kms east of Stoughton.
Contact Shirley Coderre 306-457-3173
Date: The Annual Pilgrimage is always held on the 4th Sunday July 22, 2018
Venue: (The shrine is visible from HWY 48 in Candiac on the North East Corner)
For More Information Contact: Montmarte Mission Parish at (306)424-2026
The grotto was built in 1987 to celebrate the Marian Year. The Blessed Kateri Shrine and a native cairn were also constructed and in 1988 a Way of the Cross was added. The cairn is made of split field stones designed in the shape of an eagle, a traditional symbol for the Great Spirit.
Venue: (The shrine is 12 km. east of Balcarres on Highway #10, and 6 km. north)
In the 1930’s and 1940’s parish priest, Father J. A. Menard, encouraged devotion to Mary, Queen of All Hearts and received approval by Archbishop Monahan in 1942. In 1943 a statue of Our Lady was erected. In 1951 the title of the church was changed from St. Gertrude to Mary, Queen of All Hearts. Archbishop O’Neill authorized the erection of a shrine adjoining the new rectory . The first public pilgrimage was held during the 1954 Marian year.
Annual Pilgrimage & Confirmation Is Being Held On Sunday, July 20, 2025
2:30 PM Reconciliation/Adoration
3:30 PM Living Rosary/Novena Devotions
4:00 PM Mass – Celebration of the Eucharist, and Anointing of the Sick
Supper to follow
Please bring lawn chairs and a pot or two of flowers (if you have) to place around the shrine to help decorate for the day and umbrellas/sun shelters if you wish.
Venue: Mary, Queen of All Hearts Shrine in Lestock. (Lestock is 110 km. north of Regina on Highway #6, and is 42 km. east of Raymore on Highway #15)
Contact Sacred Heart Parish, Raymore at (306) 746-2081
Kaposvar is five kilometres south of Esterhazy, near the Manitoba border.
Kaposvar was founded by Count Paul Esterhazy who brought Hungarian families to settle here in 1886. A simple log church was built in 1892. The present church was constructed on 1906 and 1907 by brothers of Father Jules Pirot. Hungarian settlers hauled stones by land boats from their surrounding farms and assisted in the construction of the church. It was officially opened in 1908. During 1941-42 the youth of the parish built the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. The first pilgrimage took place in the Marian Year of 1954 and attracted some 2500 pilgrims. A stone Stations of the Cross was built in 1986.
In 1961 the parish amalgamated with Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church as there were no longer enough farmers to maintain the upkeep of the church. During this time Kaposvar was made a mission and used for weddings, anniversaries, or special request masses. Presently, it is still used for such occasions. This historical site has been the scene of an annual pilgrimage each summer with hundreds of people in attendance.
Sunday, August 17 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Visitors arrive and sign guest book
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm – Individual Stations of the Cross
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Rosary in the Church
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm – Private Confessions in the Church
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Procession from the Church to the Shrine
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Holy Mass & Anointing of the Sick
4:00 pm – Procession back to the Church
4:15 pm – Supper
For more information Contact:
Eola Stevenson at 306-853-7880
e.stevensob@sasktelnet
- Ehnic Attire is encouraged
- Bring your own lawn chairs
- Concession Booth on Site
Mercy Grotto was constructed by a past parishioner Mary McTaggart in 2007 in the wooded area behind the church. The Grotto was built with rocks from a local farmer. The Grotto is built with fieldstones similar to the build of St. Michael, which was constructed in 1901 with fieldstones from the area.
Annual Outdoor Mass is held in August
Venue: (The Grotto is behind St. Michael’s Church located 1/2 mile E of Lemberg on Highway 22)
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