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Shrine Dillon: Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine 1971

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Lakeside Shrine at Dillon

Home Town or Home Community:
Dillon, SK

Our Story:

An event from the past adds special meaning to the pilgrimage site for the local people. As in Cudworth, a light was seen at night at the future shrine site by a person. The light, however, was shining over the lake in line with the site, which was about two km from Dillon. The land there was cleared for the grotto in 1970.

The first Divine Liturgy at the proposed site was celebrated in 1971 on a portable altar. Eventually, a small grotto was built in 1982, along with a people-shelter.  ...more Story

Related Links:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Western Development Museum

Contact:
Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation
Box 22076
Saskatoon SK S7H 5P1
Canada
info@ourladyfoundation.org