Br. Anselm Kelly, O.P., on Building a Shrine

"Do you know what it takes to build a shrine? It's no simple task; a lot has to be done in order to turn a shrine into a reality. You have to choose the site and raise the money and draw up plans - plans tediously revised and approved. And once construction begins it can go on, and on, and on, sometimes lasting a lifetime. Then the structure has to be cared for, maintained, and cleaned. But all of this work is for a good reason. A shrine gives glory to God and serves as his dwelling place.

"When we consider this monumental work, we can understand how Saint Juan Diego must have felt when the Blessed Mother appeared to him at Tepeyac Hill (present-day Mexico City) in 1531 and requested that he go to his bishop and tell him to build a shrine in her honor. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Brother Anselm Kelly, O.P., reflected on the importance of building shrines, in a special way building shrines in our hearts

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Dominicana: Build Me a Shrine! (12 DEC 24)