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Inaugural Solemnity Mass of Our Lady of Champion

Inaugural Solemnity Mass of Our Lady of Champion

All Day
October 9, 2024

On Oct. 9, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion celebrates the 164th anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s second and third apparitions to Adele Brise — the only approved Marian apparitions in the United States. While the observance has long been a yearly event, this is the first year the liturgy is marked as a solemnity.

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