Maria Stein Shrine

Maria Stein Shrine The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics is home to one of the largest relic collections in the US.

Visit the Adoration Chapel, Relic Chapel with over 1,200 holy relics of Saints and the True Cross, Pilgrim Gift Shop, nationally recognized Heritage Museum, The Upper Room and many outdoor sacred spaces!

Born into a devout, upper-class family in Verdu, Spain, St. Peter Claver entered the Jesuit novitiate at age twenty. He ...
09/07/2026

Born into a devout, upper-class family in Verdu, Spain, St. Peter Claver entered the Jesuit novitiate at age twenty. He was sent to study at the Jesuit College of Montesion off the coast of Spain; there he met the college’s doorkeeper, Brother Alphonsus Rodriguez, known for his piety and spiritual insight. After becoming friends, Brother Rodriguez encouraged Peter to become a missionary. Peter went to the Spanish colonies in South America, specifically Cartagena, which is present-day Colombia. At this time, in the early 1600’s, this was a major place for the importation of slaves from Africa. Peter spent over five years studying in Tunja and Bogotá; after being ordained a priest, he was committed to serving the slaves. While he made his final profession, he signed it with the words “Peter Claver, slave of the slaves, forever.”

Fr. Peter Claver baptized and catechized over 300,000 slaves. When ships arrived, Fr. Peter Claver would board the ships, helping with the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the enslaved. He would show such compassion, wiping with his own hands infected wounds and kissing sores. Babies were baptized, food was given to the hungry, and he even helped those who couldn’t walk to new locations so they could be properly fed and regain their health.

When ships were not coming into the port, Fr. Peter Claver would visit those he baptized in the countryside. He would stay with them in their quarters and further instruct them on how to live and love God.

For forty years, he served those who were treated harshly and helped the slaves to understand their innate dignity as a person. Falling ill himself, Fr. Claver was mistreated in his final days by his caregiver, who was a slave. Fr. Claver accepted his suffering and united to Christ, offering it as a form of penance for any of his remaining sins.

St. Peter Claver, pray for us!

Feast Day: September 9th

Patron of African Missions, Slaves, Colombia, and Race Relations

His relic can be found in the St. Gaspar Shrine, number 906

https://www.mariasteinshrine.org/

The Brunner Bake Shop is open! Pineapple Coconut MuffinsCappuccino MuffinsCinnamon Raisin SconeCinnamon RollsCookies Bre...
09/04/2026

The Brunner Bake Shop is open!

Pineapple Coconut Muffins
Cappuccino Muffins
Cinnamon Raisin Scone
Cinnamon Rolls
Cookies

Bread- Honey Oat, Rosemary, and Milk

Sisters of the Precious Blood Yard Sale at Heritage Day!You never know what treasures you’ll find!Come browse the Sister...
09/03/2026

Sisters of the Precious Blood Yard Sale at Heritage Day!

You never know what treasures you’ll find!

Come browse the Sisters of the Precious Blood Yard Sale during the Heritage Day Celebration and discover a variety of religious items, keepsakes, and special treasures looking for a new home. You may come looking for one thing and leave with something you didn’t even know you needed.

And here’s the best part…100% of the proceeds benefit the Maria Stein Shrine!

So grab a friend, bring your shopping bag, and take a little time to treasure hunt while supporting the Shrine.

Sunday, September 20
Noon–4:00 PM
Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics

https://www.mariasteinshrine.org/heritage-day-celebration

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!The Heritage Day Celebration has two types of tickets that you can purchase for the event. 1. ...
09/01/2026

Tickets! Get Your Tickets!

The Heritage Day Celebration has two types of tickets that you can purchase for the event.

1. Basket Raffle Tickets $2 each
2. HDC Raffle Tickets $25 each

Basket raffle tickets are available when you visit the Shrine at the reception area. These tickets are $2 and can be placed in the bucket in front of the basket you want to win!

The HDC raffle tickets are available at the Shrine as well, or you can purchase them online here: https://www.mariasteinshrine.org/purchase-raffle-tickets
These tickets are $25 each and give you the chance to win $1,000 at HDC and at the Taste of the Shrine event. You will also be put in a monthly drawing for $100.

https://www.mariasteinshrine.org/heritage-day-celebration

She knew His thirst well. The type of thirst Jesus felt as he hung from the cross, abandoned and rejected by mankind. Sh...
08/31/2026

She knew His thirst well. The type of thirst Jesus felt as he hung from the cross, abandoned and rejected by mankind. She saw it on the faces of the dying. She found it while digging people out of trash cans in the slums. She heard it in the cries of abandoned babies in dark alleys. The repulsive smell of rotting flesh kept anyone from going near these people...but Mother Teresa saw nothing but the face of Jesus.

He kept saying the same words to her: “I THIRST”. These two words were etched in the depths of her soul. In fact, Jesus told her very clearly in the early years of her vocation that He “thirsted for souls” and showed her how deeply it hurt Him to see the poor so neglected and ignorant of His love. He asked her to start a religious community dedicated to serving the poorest victims of society, and by the end of her life, it would have over 4,000 members and extend to 123 countries around the world.

She was born “Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxha” on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. She grew up in a Catholic family and was heavily influenced by the Jesuit parish of the Sacred Heart where they attended. At the age of 12, Gonxha felt compelled to be a missionary in India. She left her home at the age of 18 to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto, in Ireland.

Gonxha took the name Sister Mary Teresa and moved to Calcutta, India, one year later. She made her Final Profession of Vows in 1937 and served with the Sisters for twenty years as a teacher and Principal. In 1948, after two full years of intense discernment, she left Loreto to answer her call to serve the poor.

She spent her first days washing the sores of children, visiting families, and nursing the sick and dying. She searched for the unwanted, unloved, and uncared-for souls in the slums of India, and found Christ in their eyes. In October 1950, the Missionaries of Charity was established.

Mother Teresa was called “the saint of the gutters”. She died on September 5, 1997, which is now her liturgical feast day. Her cause for canonization was opened less than two years later, and Pope Francis canonized her on September 4, 2016.

Patron saint of World Youth Day, the Missionaries of Charity, and co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta.

St. Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us!

Her relic can be found in the In Memoriam Shrine, number 937

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Friendly reminder that the Shrine will be closed on Sunday, September 6th and Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day we...
08/29/2026

Friendly reminder that the Shrine will be closed on Sunday, September 6th and Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day weekend.

https://www.mariasteinshrine.org/

Do you have a favorite chili recipe? Or do you think you can make the best-tasting pie? The Heritage Day Celebration on ...
08/27/2026

Do you have a favorite chili recipe? Or do you think you can make the best-tasting pie?

The Heritage Day Celebration on Sunday, September 20th is a great place to show us your skills!

Pie Baking Contest and the Chili Contest registration can be found here:
https://www.mariasteinshrine.org/heritage-day-celebration

Address

2291 St Johns Road
Maria Stein, OH
45860

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6pm
Thursday 9:30am - 6pm
Friday 9:30am - 4pm
Saturday 9:30am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+14199254532

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