El Santuario 2010 Calendar of Events
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- 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 25, Pilgrim Seniors from Pueblo Santa Ana, NM, 11:00 AM Mass
- March 26, Pilgrim Seniors from Alameda/RGSM Senior Meal Site, Albuquerque, NM, 11:00 AM 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
- 9:00 AM -- Santuario opens
- 10:30 AM -- Mass
- 11:00 AM -- Holy Family, Chimayo, Confirmation Youth Pilgrimage, Holy Family to Santuario
- 12:00 PM -- Hermano & Children Procession, Santo Niño Chapel to El Santuario, 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
- Senior Pilgrims from Atria Vista del Rio Center, Albuquerque, NM
- 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
- 10:30 AM -- Mass
- 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass
- 1:00 PM -- La Danza del Santo Niño
- April 8, Exchange Students from Barcelona, Spain
- April 10, Knights of Columbus Pilgrimage for Vocations
- April 11, Divine Mercy Sunday
- Pilgrims from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fort Worth, TX
- April 22
- 1:00 PM -- Student Pilgrims from Taos, NM, meet with Fr. Roca
- May
- May 4
- 9:00 AM -- Tour for WBCCI National Caravan Visitors
- May 8, Annual Mother's Day Pilgrimage for Vocations to El Santuario
- 10:00 AM -- Mass, Rev. Ed Savilla presiding
- May 14, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and friends
- 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
- May 21
- 4:00 PM -- La Danza Azteca Groups arrive
- May 22
- 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM -- La Danza Azteca Groups dance
- Senior Pilgrims from Aspen Ridge Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
- May 31, Pilgrims from Gallup, NM
- June
- June 1, Methodist Youth Work Groups, PM
- June 3, Colorado Springs, CO, Pilgrims
- 9:30 AM -- Mass, Rev. James Williams presiding
- June 5, Annual 100-Mile Pilgrimage for Vocations Mass
- June 7, Annapolis, MD, Art Group, 9:00 AM Tour
- June 11, Sacred Heart of Jesus
- June 12, Pilgrims from Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lubbock, TX
- 9:15 AM -- Tour
- 11:00 AM -- Mass
- June 17, Running R Travelers, 10:00 AM
- June 20, Victory Noll Sisters and Companion Pilgrims
- Youth Pilgrims, All Souls & St. Vincent de Paul Parishes, Denver
- June 23, Pilgrims from Sacred Heart Church, Elsa, TX
- 11:00 AM -- Mass, Rev. Ruben Delgado presiding
- June 24, Lawton, OK, District Methodist Youth Pilgrims
- 5:00 PM -- Tours of Santuario & Santo Nino Chapels
- June 27, Española Fiestas
- 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass, with Dubbing of Don Juan Oñate and Crowning of La Reina
- July
- July 3, XLT Youth Service, outdoor altar area, after 11:00 AM mass
- July 9, Española Fiestas
- 5:00 PM to 5:30PM -- Blessing of Torch and Torch Runners
- July 10
- 9:00 AM -- Youth Pilgrims from St. Joseph Church, Amarillo, TX
- 1:00 PM -- Steppe-Leavitt Wedding at Santo Nino Chapel
- July 11, Saint Benedict Day
- July 12, Pilgrims from San Clemente, Los Lunas, NM -- 11:00 AM Mass
- July 18, Santo Niño in Summer
- 10:30 AM -- Mass
- 12:00 PM -- Outdoor Mass, with Nidia & Mariachi Fiesta playing during mass & blessing
- 1:30 PM -- Matachines
- July 24,
- Fr. Casimiro Roca's 92nd Birthday
- 2:00 PM -- Wedding of Jaome & Sonya Blay at Santo Nino Chapel
- July 25, Santiago Feast Day
- July 26, Saints Anna and Joachim Feast Day
- July 28-31, Visitors from Kateri Tekakwitha Conference in Albuquerque, NM
- August
- August 3, World Youth Day Pilgrims, Santa Clara Church, Dallas, TX -- 11:30 AM
- August 6, University of Oklahoma Students, 2:30 PM Tour
- August 7, TX Speech/Language/Hearing Association, 2:15 PM Tour
- August 14, Española, NM, Class of 1955 Gathering, 1:00 PM Tour
- August 22, Socorro, NM, Youth Group Pilgrims
- September
- September 10, International Seminars, Washington, DC, 2:15 PM Tour
- September 12, Celebration of the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross
- 11:30 AM -- Hermano Procession with Santo around Santuario
- 12:00 PM -- Noon Mass indoors
- September 15, Santa Cruz, NM, Class of 1960 Gathering, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- September 17, Senior Pilgrims from Colorado, 11:00 AM Mass
- September 25, (date tentative) Española Valley Believers United in Christ
- 9:00 AM -- Pilgrimage leaves Española
- 12:00 Noon -- Picnic Lunch by River
- Prayer and Worship until 3:00 PM
- October
- October 2, Senior Citizens, Sun Tours, 10:00 AM
- October 4, Saint Francis Day
- October 20, Corrales, NM, Historical Society, 1:00 PM Tour
- 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
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- December 15, Las Posadas at Las Trampas Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 16, Las Posadas at Truchas Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 17, Las Posadas at Ojo Sarco Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 18, Las Posadas at Cordova Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 19, Las Posadas at Rio Chiquito Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 20, Las Posadas at Cundiyo Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 21, Las Posadas at El Carmen Mission, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- December 22, Las Posadas at El Santuario de Chimayo, 7:00 PM
- All Posadas subject to cancellation in the event of bad weather
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- 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
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- 11:00 PM -- Rosary
- 12:00 AM -- Midnight Benediction
- 12:15 AM -- Mass