“Oh, come without fear or trembling! I promise to receive you with all gentleness.”
Shrine Mardi Gras Closures

CLOSED FEB 18-21, 2023
Due to the proximity of Mardi Gras parade routes, the Shrine and Welcome Center is closed Saturday, February 18 thru Tuesday, February 21. We reopen on Ash Wednesday.
Upcoming Event

Seelos Healing Mass ~ Sunday, October 8
English Mass 1:00 PM CDT ~ Vietnamese mass 3:00 pm CDT
Presider: Father Maurice Nutt, C.Ss.R. ~ Preacher: Fr. John Fahey Guerra, C.Ss.R.
St. Mary’s Assumption Church ~ English Mass on Facebook live
Gift Shop open 10:00 am – 12:30 pm and after the Vietnamese Mass
November Call for Submissions: Thank You, Blessed Seelos!

Give Thanks to God & Blessed Seelos on Our Thanksgiving
Wall at the Shrine! During the month of November, you’re invited to submit brief words of thanksgiving by clicking the button below or call (504) 525-2495.


Preacher, Miracle Worker, Friend
The heroic and miraculous religious life of the “Cheerful Ascetic” Redemptorist Father Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. (1819-1867) inspires legions of the clergy, religious, laity and specifically those seeking a miracle of healing throughout the world.
Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Fr. Seelos possessed great mystical gifts due to his life of intense prayer and penance. His innate kindness, understanding and dedication to the needs of the faithful from all walks of life makes him an outstanding model for those in religious life and laity alike. As a missionary preacher and lifelong friend of the poor and destitute, Seelos was a spiritual father to tens of thousands, giving counsel and hearing the confessions of all who came to him. Despite his untimely death at age 48, so profound was his apostolic zeal that sickness, persecution, and even the upheaval caused by civil war could not stop him.
Holiday Closures

In observance of Christmas and New Year’s, the Shrine and Welcome Center will be closed from December 23-25, and December 30-January 2. Happy Holidays!
Shrine & Welcome Center Visiting Guidelines

- Social distancing and face masks are required of everyone on the premises.
- Thursday morning Mass are held in St. Mary’s Church at 11:30 AM. All safety precautions will be enforced.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Praise & Thanksgiving

In 2012, my 20-year-old son fell out of the bed of a pickup truck and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was taken into surgery that lasted six hours and the doctor told me he had a 10% chance of surviving. After surgery, a friend blessed my son with a Seelos relic. He spent only 10 days in the hospital and doctors and nurses were amazed by his progress. Now at 31, he is a father and a civil engineer. I believe that Fr. Seelos interceded for my son.
I have prayed to Blessed Seelos for many years. When an X-ray and C-scan showed a spot on my right lung and the PET scan lit up, I turned again to Blessed Seelos for help. After 2 lung biopsies the results are no cancer. Thank you, Blessed Seelos, for your intercession!
I had a stem cell transplant in 2020. I visited the Shrine for prayer with the relic and the pastor prayed with me and my husband. Praise God! I’m cancer free and my health is great! Thanks be to God! God is faithful! Thank you Blessed Seelos.
Seelos Center Newsletter

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