Mayor to join Rother shrine groundbreaking
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt will join Oklahoma Roman Catholic leaders for the groundbreaking for the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine set for 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at SE 89, between Shields Boulevard and Interstate 35.
The Most. Rev. Paul S. Coakley, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, will lead the ceremony. Others joining him for the groundbreaking will be Oklahoma City Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran and Tulsa Bishop David Konderla. Little Rock Bishop Anthony Taylor, a former priest with the Oklahoma City archdiocese, also will participate.
Holt said Oklahoma City is honored to host the shine, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors each year.
“I'm excited to participate in the launching of this important project that reflects our city's diverse faith community and honors an esteemed Oklahoman,” Holt said in a news release.
The groundbreaking is free and open to the public. Children's activities, music and dance performances will begin at 3 p.m. The groundbreaking will be at the future home of the shrine at the former Brookside golf course. Parking will be off Shields Boulevard.
“The groundbreaking for the shrine will be a significant moment in the life of the Church in Oklahoma and for the broader community,” Coakley said in a news release.
The shrine is being built to honor Blessed
Stanley Rother, the first U.S.-born priest and martyr ever beatified.
“It will be a place of pilgrimage where the faithful will come from near and far to honor Blessed Stanley at his final resting place and to seek his intercession for their many needs. It will be a place of welcome, serving all people,” Coakley said.
For more information, go to archokc.org/ shrine.