MARIA STEIN, Ohio (October 26, 2021) – In 1843, Bishop Purcell of Cincinnati went to the German speaking countries of Europe to find priests who would minister to the growing German-Catholic population within the Archdiocese. Fr. Francis de Sales Brunner accepted the invitation to return to America and brought with …

MARIA STEIN, Ohio (September 15, 2021) – The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will be hosting a special prayer service led by Father Alexander Witt. This holy hour, commemorating the Year of St. Joseph, is entitled “He Who First Adored Christ” and will take place on Thursday, September …

On Friday, August 13th, at 7:30 p.m., at the Spiritual Center, Maria Stein, Ohio, devotions will be conducted in honor of the Mother of God. This is the 26th year for this event. It will begin with a Mass with the Reverend Steven Mondiek , Pastor, Sacred Heart of Jesus …

MARIA STEIN, Ohio (August 5, 2021) – Do you know someone diagnosed with cancer? Have you felt compelled to offer meaningful support but are not sure how? The St. Peregrine Cancer Care Ministry is an outreach of the Maria Stein Shrine that has the mission of being a source of …

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by Gail Finke What is a shrine? Associated with popular piety since the earliest days of the Church, shrines are places of pilgrimage and prayer. Pope St. John Paul II once said, “Christian shrines have always been, and continue to be, signs of God, and of His intervention in history. …

MARIA STEIN, Ohio (June 1, 2021) – The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics announced today that President, Don Rosenbeck, will be retiring in June of 2022. Mr. Rosenbeck began his tenure at the Shrine in 2003, first serving as Business Manager for the institution that was owned and …

MARIA STEIN, Ohio (March 31, 2021) – On Saturday, April 17th, from 5:30pm-8:30pm, the Maria Stein Shrine will host the first annual Taste of the Shrine! This unique event will give attendees the opportunity to enjoy the historic beauty and charm of the Shrine while sampling some of the finest …

To mark this special Year of St. Joseph, the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics will hold a special St. Joseph Mass on his feast day, Mar. 19, at 7 p.m. This will be an occasion for the faithful to join together to meditate on the life of the …

MARIA STEIN, Ohio (March 9, 2021) – At 7:00pm on Friday March 19, the Maria Stein Shine of the Holy Relics will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph with a special feast day Mass. Traditionally, Catholics have honored the foster, or earthly, father of Jesus on this day. We meditate …