Rector's Welcome

Welcome to the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine.

We hope your visit will be an opportunity to come to know the extraordinary witness of Fr. Rother’s life as you explore the Shrine and its environs.

Most especially we hope that our Shrine is a moment of encounter with the depth of Jesus’ presence and the fullness of His life and love. Our Shrine is a place of celebration, reconciliation, and mercy.

Fr. Rother’s ministry was a witness to the power of Christ to transform and enliven. We hope that your encounter with the memory of Fr. Rother might open your heart to the transformative promise of Jesus in your life. We offer Confession and Eucharist every day for our visitors. You are invited into the silence and majesty of our church that the Spirit of Christ might enter more deeply into your life. The Museum is a window onto the challenges of Blessed Stanley’s ministry and the holiness of his life. Tepeyac Hill is always open for those who wish to pray at the statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Juan Diego. Everyone is invited to pray at the altar where Blessed Stanley is interred.

Blessed Stanley’s life echoed Jesus’ call to discipleship. We hope that by your visit you might become, with all of us, a pilgrim disciple as well.

Welcome,

Fr. Donald Wolf, Rector