Marian Shrines

Star of the Sea Marian Shrines

With the blessing of the Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, Star of the Sea parish has built 16 shrines to Our Lady along the east and west walls of our church. These shrines portray the most important apparitions of Our Lady throughout history. Each features a 48-inch statue or image of that apparition, candles and kneelers for devotions, and a pamphlet describing not only the facts of the apparition but also the most vital words of Our Lady’s message at that time. 

BOOK A DOCENT TOUR TO VISIT THE 16 APPARITION SHRINES AT STAR OF THE SEA. CONTACT: MARIELLA ZEVALLOS: MARIELLA@STARPARISH.COM; CALL: (415) 751-0450 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

• MARIAN FEAST DAYS
• Fatima (Portugal, 1917), May 13
• Lourdes (France, 1858), February 11
• Akita (Japan, 1973)
• Guadalupe (Mexico, 1531) December 12
• Champion (Wisconsin, 1859) October 9
• Knock (Ireland, 1879) August 21
• Miraculous Medal (Paris, 1830) November 27
• La Salette, September 19
• Lady of China (China, 1868) Day May 24
• Manaoag (Philippines, 1610), Month of May
• La Vang (Vietnam, 1798), November 22
• Czestochowa (Poland, 1655) .August 26
• Good Success (Ecuador, 1594) February 2
• Kibeho (Rwanda, 1981, November 28
• Banneux (Belgium, 1933)May 31
• Mt. Carmel (Israel, 1251), July 16

We invite you to visit the 16 shrines of our Lady at Star of the Sea church, located five minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge, at 4420 Geary Blvd in San Francisco. Parking is available and the church is open from 6am to 7pm each day, with the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the main altar. At night Eucharistic adoration continues in the side chapel, accessible by code for those who sign up for one hour of prayer a week. The priests offer three Masses daily, at 7am (traditional Latin), noon (English) and 6pm (English, or Latin for greater feasts). Confessions are available 15 minutes before each Mass, and a public rosary is recited after each Mass. Fr. Joseph Illo, pastor, welcomes all pilgrims in the name of God and on behalf of the other priests and parish community. You may call the parish office for further information at 415-751-0450.

TO LEARN ABOUT BASIC FACTS AND THE MESSAGE OF EACH APPARITION PLEASE DOWNLOAD A PDF COPY OF THE TITLE OF YOUR CHOICE (BELOW) PREPARED BY THE STAR OF THE SEA PASTOR FR. JOSEPH ILLO.

IMAGES OF THE 16 MARIAN STATUES AND ICONS AT STAR OF THE SEA

CHILDREN’S FLOWERS TO OUR LADY

A TRADITION AT STAR OF THE SEA With the desire to welcome our parish young families, and to foster devotion to Virgin Mary, on Sundays after the 9:30am Family Mass, we invite the children to gather in front of the sanctuary to listen to the priest talk about one of our Marian apparitions, then each child gets a fresh flower provided by the parish staff that the children place at the shrine indicated by the priest. It brings joy to all! seeing the beautiful smiles of the children as we all learn something about the apparitions of Virgin Mary around the world.

Enjoy this short video clip recorded at Star of the Sea Church

CHILDREN’S FLOWERS TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

We invite you to pray the Rosary every day

“On 13 May 1917, the shepherd children (Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco and Jacinta Marto) reported seeing a woman “brighter than the sun, shedding rays of light clearer and stronger than a crystal goblet filled with the most sparkling water and pierced by the burning rays of the sun.” The woman wore a white mantle edged with gold and held a rosary in her hand. She asked them to devote themselves to the Holy Trinity and to “pray the Rosary every day, to bring peace to the world and an end to the war”

HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY

We pray the Rosary after each Mass: Monday to Friday 7:00am, 12noon, 6:00pm; Saturdays 8:30am, 12noon; Sunday 1pm (Latin).

UPCOMING MARIAN EVENTS

TO JESUS THROUGH MARY

Join us in May for our Walk to Mary!

ABOUT THE WALK TO MARY

THE HAIL MARY

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee;
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. 
Amen.

Light a Candle!

We have 16 new candle racks for each of the Apparitions of Virgin Mary’s shrines in our church. Please light a candle for someone in need of your prayers, for your prayer intentions, or In gratitude to our Lady for her intercessions.

Listen to this Gregorian chant notation from the Liber Usualis (1961), p. 279. Latin lyrics sung by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos.

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope!

SALVE REGINA

If you are interested in having a docent tour or if you would like to bring a group for a Day Pilgrimage to visit our shrines, please contact: MARIELLA ZEVALLOS (415) 751-0450, email: mariella@starparish.com

THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR SHRINES!

Ⓒ Shrines photography courtesy of Mariella Zevallos

To purchase a copy of one of the 16 images of Virgin, please GIVE $25.00 (100% of the proceeds will go to our Stella Maris Academy parochial school scholarship fund.

Image Size 17″x11″ printed on glossy paper.