Miracle of the Rosary Mission
Shrine of
the Blessed Sacrament
1st Saturday Devotions
The Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Hanceville, Alabama
The story of the shrine is quite amazing. "In 1995, Mother Angelica traveled to Columbia to raise funds and seek assistance for EWTN’s Spanish programs. She was invited by Salesian Father Juan Pablo Rodriguez to attend Mass at the Sanctuary of the Divine Infant Jesus in Bogotá. It was here where Mother Angelica heard the words that gave her a new mission: to build a shrine honoring the True Presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
This project would culminate in a beautiful church attached to a monastery for her growing community of Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a community dedicated to a life of prayer, penance, and adoration of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. As she visited the small chapel dedicated to the Divine Child, she heard the statue speak in the voice of a young boy. “Build me a Temple,” the voice said, “and I will help those who help you.” Mother Angelica heeded those words as she had responded to the challenging commands of the Lord so often before. She shared the story with her community after returning to Alabama, and she and the nuns began immediately to search for land on which to build. Months of searching procured a beautiful space, and Divine Providence provided five very generous families who offered to completely fund this ambitious project. Thus, without taking any funds from EWTN and without having to raise any funds on her own, Mother Angelica was able to bring to fruition her desire, born of a request from the Divine Child, to build a shrine where people of all faiths could adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. "
We know and understand it is not possible for most people to journey there each 1st Saturday, but we hope you will come there and visit this most beautiful shrine. Come and be refreshed and renewed. We enter into a wondrous time in the history of humanity and the Church. Let us gather together at the Shrine of our Eucharistic Lord and together cry out from the heart with one voice, Come! Lord Jesus.
From the moment one's feet hit the ground, one can feel the presence of the Lord. You know you are on holy ground. The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament reflects our Lord's presence, with the Eucharist exposed and adored in a monstrance greater than 7 feet, from morning until evening, . All there know that Jesus is present Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, and one can show Him the reverence that He deserves. He is present and awaits the faithful every day. It will be an awesome experience!
"Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy
laden, and
I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
