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Shrine St. Walburg: Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine 1981

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Honoring the Mother of God
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Way of the Cross

Home Town or Home Community:
St. Walburg, SK

Our Story:
Originally there was a small shrine erected just west of the rectory, a pedestal of Our Lady and a building block for Bernadette. This set of statues was a gift of thanks to the parish by a widowed mother for her son's ordination. The date was September 29, 1958 and the ordination day of Father Lucien Larre, O.M.I. Father Anton Herter, O.M.I., directed the construction of the original tiny shrine and the planting of spruce trees around it.

With the arrival of Father James Hermann, O.M.I., and after much hard work,  ...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