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San Juan, June 29, 2017—The Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan will celebrate the unveiling of the new Welcome Plaza on Thursday, June 29th at 6:30 p.m., immediately following a Mass scheduled at 5:30 p.m. which Bishop Daniel E. Flores will preside.
The Welcome Plaza will be home to a bronze, 10ft tall statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary that many will be able to admire when visiting the Basilica.
Thursday, June 29th; 5:30 p.m. Mass and 6:30 p.m. Unveiling Ceremony
The project began on October 23, 2013 when world renowned artist, Edmund Rabanser, completed the drawings of the statue in Ortisei, Italy. “We are elated to see such an amazing project come to completion.
And we are overwhelmed with the support of our patrons to make this possible”, Father Amador Garza states.
“The Welcome Plaza will be landmark to the grounds of the Basilica, a place of reflection and prayer and a beautiful addition to the City of San Juan and the community as a whole.”
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops designated Our Lady of San Juan del Valle a National Shrine on March 24, 1998, and the following year on June 12, 1999 Pope John Paul II designated it as a minor Basilica.
