Fr. Anthoni Ottagan, pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish in St. Joseph, stands with altar servers Bobby Thompson (left) and Jackson Osborne (right) at the dedication of a new shrine to Mary on the parish grounds. COURTESY OF TRACY CECIL
St. Alphonsus dedicates new Mary shrine
BY ST. ALPHONSUS PARISH STAFF
On March 10, 2024, Fr. Anthoni Ottagan, pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish in St. Joseph, dedicated a new shrine to Mary on the parish grounds. The statue of Our Lady of Grace was donated by the family of Sr. Vivian Bowles, OSU. The shrine was dedicated in memory of St. Alphonsus School (1913-1988).
Originally printed in the April 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.