1 Day Turnaround
Basilica Drop-off
Transportation Provided
1 Day Trip
Itinerary
- 6:00 AM – Depart from N. Pecos St. (between Commerce & Dolorosa) in downtown San Antonio, TX (next to Market Square.)
- 11:00 AM – Arrive at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle.
- Attend Mass. Visit Gift Shop. Visit the St. Jude Shrine. We will make a stop for dinner at Luby’s (at your own expense.)
- Mass Schedule:
- 12:00 PM: Spanish
- 1:30 PM: Spanish
- 3:00 PM: English
- Mass Schedule:
- 6:00 PM – Depart San Juan and travel back to San Antonio, TX.
- 7:00 pm – Arrive in San Antonio, TX.
About San Juan Basillica
The Church’s Origins
The devotion spread to the United States, when in 1949 Reverend Jose Maria Azpiazu of the San Juan, Texas parish was granted authorization to promote a devotion to Our Lady of San Juan. The Reverend commissioned a replica of the revered statue that was based on the original piece that was housed at San Juan de Los Lagos and installed it in the San Juan Chapel.
The Church Lawn
How often do we sit out on the lawn and enjoy each other’s company any more? Hardly ever. That’s why the Gaines’ wanted to change that reality with a sweet, open field lawn for the kids to play and the parents to picnic.
Plane Crash Miracle
In 1954, a brand-new church and shrine were constructed and dedicated to the Virgin of San Juan. Sixteen years later, a tiny jet crashed into the shrine’s ceiling and detonated, demolishing it, while a Mass was being attended by 50 parishioners, 50 priests, and 100 schoolchildren in the church cafeteria. Surprisingly, no one other than the pilot perished in the fire, and the sacrament and statue were saved from the blaze.
It’s a Basilica
The reconstructed shrine has gained renown on a global scale today, and Pope John Paul II gave it the title of Basilica in 1999.
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