A new shrine to honor Jesus as Savior and Risen Lord is rising on Mirador Hill. It replaces an unfinished statue of the seated Virgin Mary. The shrine is being built in keeping with Our Lady's desire that people are lead to her Son. Devotion to Mary does not end with her but brings us to the person of Jesus. The shrine complements the Lourdes Grotto rather than adding to the confusion of two images of the Virgin on Mirador Hill.
The statue of Jesus is being made on the spot by skilled sculptors from the sculpture atelier of Bernie Caber (Black Nazarene Enterprises). The statue is expected to be finished in time for the end of the Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes. The shrine marks the Lourdes Grotto's special participation in the 150th anniversary celebration of the first appearance of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes to St. Bernadette.
The statue will be the culmination of a planned outdoor Stations of the Cross that will begin near the parking area at the vehicular entrance of Mirador Hill. The Stations will follow a penitential path through the rock formations of Mirador Hill. Bas reliefs of the stations are also being designed by Bernie Caber.
Donors for the Stations of the Cross and the Shrine to Jesus are welcome.
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