El Santuario 2010 Calendar of Events

• January
• January 15, Feast of Our Lord of Esquipulas
• January 17, Hermano Procession and Mass in Honor of Our Lord of Esquipulas, 11:45 AM
• January 20, Ecumenical Prayer for Christian Unity, 7:00 PM
• January 26, Farmington Chamber of Commerce, 10:15 AM
• January 27, 7th Grade History Class, Holy Cross School, Las Cruces, NM, 4:00 PM
• February
• February 3, Saint Blaise
• February 5, First Communicant & Parent Pilgrims, Queen of Heaven Parish, Albuquerque, NM
  •   11:00 AM -- Tour of Santo Niño Chapel with artist Fernando Bimonte
• February 6, First Communicant & Parent Pilgrims, Queen of Heaven Parish, Albuquerque, NM
  •   11:00 AM -- Tour of Santo Niño Chapel with artist Fernando Bimonte
• February 13, Pilgrim Youth from Nativity of the BVM, Albuquerque, NM
•   10:15 AM -- Tour
•   11:00 AM -- Mass
• February 17, Ash Wednesday
•     6:30 AM -- Santuario opens
•     7:00 AM -- Mass
•   10:30 AM -- Mass
•   12:00 PM -- Noon Mass
•     5:00 PM -- Santuario closes
• February 20
•   11:00 AM -- Mass with Pilgrims from St. John the Baptist, Santa Fe, NM
•     1:30 PM -- Pilgrims from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Pojoaque, NM
• March
• March 2, Pilgrims from Sangre de Cristo Retreat Center, NM, 9:15 AM
• March 6, First Communicant & Parent Pilgrims, Queen of Heaven Parish, Albuquerque, NM
  • 11:00 AM -- Tour of Santo Niño Chapel with artist Fernando Bimonte
• March 10, Muslim clerics visiting from Tajikistan, hosted by U.S. State Department
•   2:30 PM -- Tour of El Santuario
• March 13, Pilgrims from St. Mary's, Bloomfield, NM, 1:00 PM
• March 15, Pilgrim Youth & Senior Citizens from Good Shepherd Mission, Bread Springs, NM
• 11:00 AM -- Mass
•   1:00 PM -- Tour
• March 21, Pilgrim Youth from Holy Rosary, Albuquerque, NM, 12 Noon Mass
• March 27
• 10:00 AM -- Mass with Pilgrims from Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Assisi, Santa Fe, NM
                        Very Rev. Msgr. Jerome Martinez y Alire presiding
• 11:00 AM -- Mass with Pilgrims from Santa Maria de La Paz, Santa Fe, NM
                        Rev. Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz presiding
• March 28, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
• Hermano & Youth Walk, Santo Niño Chapel to El Santuario
•   9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
• 10:30 AM -- Mass
• 12:00 PM -- Procession and Blessing of the Palms
• 12:30 PM -- Mass
•   1:30 PM -- Rosary with procession, by Morada de Nuestra Senora de Delores (Abiquiu)
• March 29, Monday of Holy Week
• Pilgrim walk from Holy Rosary, Truchas with Trampas/Truchas Moradas
•   9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
• 11:00 AM -- Mass
• 12:30 PM -- Rosary by Trampas/Truchas Moradas
•   2:30 PM -- Mass with Pilgrims from St. Patrick and St. Joseph of Raton, NM
                        Rev. Daniel Balizan presiding
• March 30, Tuesday of Holy Week
•   9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
• 10:30 AM -- Rosary
• 11:00 AM -- Mass
•   1:00 PM -- Stations of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
                       by Tribunal de Santo Tomas (Taos-Arroyo Seco)
•   5:00 PM -- Rosary by Morada de Nuestra Senora de Dolores (Vadito)
• March 31, Wednesday of Holy Week
•   9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
• 10:30 AM -- Rosary
• 11:00 AM -- Mass
•   6:00 PM -- Stations of the Cross by Morada (Peñasco)
•   7:00 PM -- Santuario closes
• April
• April 1, Holy Thursday
•   9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
• 12:00 PM -- Live Stations of the Cross by Youth from Our Lady of Sorrows (Bernalillo)
•   3:00 PM -- Rosary by Morada de San Antonio (Cordova)
•   4:00 PM -- Rosary by Morada de Nuestra Señora de Dolores (Chimayo)
• 10:00 PM -- Prayer and Candlelight Procession
• Santuario is open all night
• April 2, Good Friday
• Archbishop Sheehan and pilgrims walk from Santa Cruz de la Cañada, NM
• Blessing of new Pilgrim Statue in Santuario Plaza
• 10:30 AM -- Prayer and Blessing by Most Reverend Michael J. Sheehan,
                       Archbishop of Santa Fe
• 12:00 PM -- Live Stations of the Cross by Youth from Our Lady of Sorrows (Bernalillo)
• 10:00 PM -- Prayer and Candlelight Procession
• Santuario is open all night
• April 3, Holy Saturday
• 12:00 PM -- La Danza Azteca, Taos
• April 4, Easter Sunday
• 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass
•   1:00 PM -- La Danza del Santo Niño (unconfirmed)
• April 11, Divine Mercy Sunday,
• Pilgrims from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fort Worth, TX
• May
• May 8, Annual Mother's Day Pilgrimage for Vocations to El Santuario
  • 10:00 AM -- Mass, Rev. Ed Savilla presiding
• May 14, Pilgrim visitors to Northern New Mexico Mission Churchs,
•                   led by Very Rev. Msgr. Jerome Martinez y Alire, 12:30 PM
• May 15, Youth Against Drugs Pilgrimage from Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, NM, to El Santuario
• 3rd week of May
•   4:00 PM -- La Danza Azteca Groups arrive for overnight camping
• Next day
• 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM -- La Danza Azteca Groups dancing
• June
• June 5,   Annual 100-Mile Pilgrimage for Vocations Mass
• June 11, Sacred Heart of Jesus
• June 17, Running R Travelers, 10:00 AM
• June  (date TBD) Española Fiestas
• 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass, with Dubbing of Don Juan Oñate and Crowning of La Reina
• July
• July  (date TBD) Española Fiestas
•   5:00 PM to 5:30PM -- Blessing of Torch and Torch Runners
• July 11, Saint Benedict Day
• July 18, Santo Niño in Summer
• July 25, Santiago Feast Day
• July 26, Saints Anna and Joachim Feast Day
• August
• September
• September 12, Celebration of the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross
• 11:30 AM -- Hermano Procession with Santo from Santuario to Outdoor Altar
• 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass at Outdoor Altar
• September 18, Diocese of Pueblo Annual Pilgrimage, 2:00 PM Mass
• October
• October 2, Senior Citizens, Sun Tours, 10:00 AM
• October 4, Saint Francis Day
• October 6, Travel Tours, Oklahoma, 11:00 AM
• November
• November 1, All Saints Day
• November 2, All Souls Day
• November 25, Thanksgiving Day
•   6:30 AM -- Santuario opens
•   7:00 AM -- Mass
• 10:30 AM -- Mass
• 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass
•   5:00 PM -- Santuario closes
• December
• December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe
• December 14, Las Posadas at El Valle Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 15, Las Posadas at Las Trampas Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 16, Las Posadas at Truchas Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 17, Las Posadas at Ojo Sarco Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 18, Las Posadas at Cordova Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 19, Las Posadas at Rio Chiquito Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 20, Las Posadas at Cundiyo Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 21, Las Posadas at El Carmen Mission, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• December 22, Las Posadas at El Santuario de Chimayo, 7:00 PM
• All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
•   9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
•   6:30 PM -- Posadas
•   7:00 PM -- Mass
•   7:45 PM -- Biscochitos and Hot Chocolate
•   8:30 PM -- Santuario closes
• December 25, Christmas
• 10:30 AM -- Mass
• 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass
• December 31, New Year's Eve
• All New Year's Eve events subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
  Call 351-9961 to confirm.
• 11:00 PM -- Rosary
• 12:00 AM -- Midnight Benediction
• 12:15 AM -- Mass