Statue of Our Lady of America comes to St. Louis

From the official website of Our Lady of America:

The new official image of Our Lady of America which Archbishop Raymond L. Burke blessed November 2006 at the United States Bishops meeting in Baltimore can now be seen in downtown Saint Louis, Missouri in the historic Basilica of St. Louis, King, on the Mississippi Riverfront adjoining the National Park Service Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Her statue will be there throughout this August (2007). This beautiful and historic Basilica of Saint Louis was the Proto-Cathedral of the Catholic Church in the United States West of the Mississippi River. It is indeed fitting and proper for the statue of Our Lady of America to be displayed in this former Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, so convenient to pilgrims and travelers. The Basilica has free parking for visitors to the Church.

We expect this statue to visit a West Coast location and several other locations throughout the rest of this year.

From the St Louis Review:

The 9-foot statue of Our Lady of America, which includes its base, was first publicly displayed at the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore last November, where Archbishop Raymond L. Burke blessed it.

It is available for viewing at the Basilica of St. Louis King of France, 209 Walnut St. Downtown, during its standard open hours, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m., through Saturday, Sept. 8. Mass schedule at the Old Cathedral is Monday-Friday at 7 a.m. and 12:10 p.m., Saturday at 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m., and noon and 5 p.m.

For more information about Our Lady of America, visit www.ourladyofamerica.com.

HT to Patty for the reminder!