Santo Nino de Cebu

Replica of the Philippine Child Jesus statue at Our Lady of Consolation in Carey.

 Statue of Our Lady of the Passion.

"The Making of an American Catholic Devotion": the shrine at Carey

A fascinating look at the early history of Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey, by Rev. David Endres, Assistant Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at the Athenaeum of Ohio.  Click HERE to read it.

Good Friday Walk to Carey 2017

For details on the Good Friday walk from St. Nicholas, Frenchtown to Our Lady of Consolation shrine in Carey, please see the OLC church bulletins:  click HERE.

Shrine Park, Carey

St. Anthony with the Child Jesus

St. Francis

First Station of the Cross

Video of Assumption Vigil at OLC Shrine

Celebrating Arabic Culture at the Feast of Assumption in Carey

For 100 years, families of Arabic heritage have gathered at Our Lady of Consolation shrine in Carey for the Feast of the Assumption.  In 2016, there will be a celebration of Arabic music and dancing at Carey's Waterworks Park:

CAREY, OHIO PREPARES FOR ANNUAL FESTIVAL

FEATURING ARABIC HERITAGE MUSIC AND DANCING

100^TH YEAR AT CAREY’S WATERWORKS PARK

AUG 12 – 15, 2016

IS THIS THE LAST HURRAH FOR THE PARK FESTIVAL?

MANY HOPE THIS WILL NOT BE AND GO ON FOR MORE YEARS

  

The annual Festival at Shrine Park at Carey, Ohio is held annually during the National Shrine Church of Our Lady of Consolation – in honor of the Feast of the Assumption.  Visitors come from all over the U.S. praying at the Shrine Church, and later participating in the entertainment at Waterworks Park.

The park itself will feature Arabic music, entertainment and dancing – a vibrant experience for all.

In past years, entertainers and musicians included Derwood Anter, Sammy Jacobs, Phil Sahadi, Francis Saad, Ed Deeb, Al Joseph, Tommy Abraham, Joe Budway, Al Mansour, Joe Balady, and many others.  They turned Shrine Park into an annual Festival of Arabic heritage.  People come from all over the U.S. for both the entertainment as well as to pray at Our Lady of Consolation Church

Again, the dates are:  Aug. 12, 2016 to Aug. 15, 2016

Waterworks Park, Carey, Ohio – honoring

Our Lady of Consolation Church in Carey

This reunion is coordinated by Derwood Anter and Ed Deeb - For more information, contact Derwood at (602) 500-6161 or Ed at (586) 393-8801

Brother Bryan Hoban

Brother Bryan Hoban, a friar at Our Lady of Consolation shrine in Carey, died on April 18, 2015.  For many years, he chronicled events at the shrine in photos and videos.  You can see an album of his photos that ran in Carey's newspaper, The Progressor-Times:  click HERE.
Also, a short video of Brother Bryan recalling his work in Zambia:  click HERE.

Good Friday Walk to the Shrine in Carey

UPDATE FOR 2016:  For information on the Frenchtown to Carey Good Friday Walk, click HERE, see bulletin Page 8.  March 25, 2016: Service starts at St. Nicholas chapel, Frenchtown, at 8:40 a.m. (Drivers can get a shuttle from Carey to Frenchtown at 8:15 a.m.)
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Continuing a tradition, there will be a walk from St. Nicholas chapel in Frenchtown to Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio on Good Friday. 
 

 Statue of St. Anthony with the Child Jesus.

 8th Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.

A View of the Altar at OLC Shrine

A post card of the altar at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey, in the original shrine church.  Probably around 1910.

Tridentine Mass at Carey Shrine

Some beautiful photos of a Tridentine Mass at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey:  click HERE.  The liturgy was arranged by the Prayer Pilgrimages group from Michigan, who are visiting a variety of historic churches; see their web site HERE.

Our Lady of Consolation, Carey

There's a fine album of photos of the shrine in Carey by Franciscan Brother Bryan Hoban, from the Progressor-Times newspaper.  Take a look HERE.

August Novena at OLC Shrine

2012 marks 100 years of ministry for the Franciscan Friars at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey.  The preacher for the August Assumption novena will be Fr. Timothy Kulbicki, who has a doctorate in Ecclesiastical History from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and currently serves as Dean of the School of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, MD.  More information HERE.

Feast of Our Lady of Consolation

May 25th is the Feast of Our Lady of Consolation, and Bishop Blair will celebrate Mass at the Basilica in Carey on Friday, May 25 at 7 p.m.  Full details, click HERE.

Bishop Donovan at Carey, 1971

Toledo Bishop John Donovan at Our Lady of Consolation shrine in Carey, in August 1971. The shrine was dedicated as a Minor Basilica in October of that year. What is a Minor Basilica? Click HERE.

Good Friday Walk from Frenchtown to Carey

UPDATE FOR 2015:  For information on the Frenchtown to Carey Good Friday Walk, click HERE.
2015 Our Lady of Consolation Holy Week Schedule, click HERE.
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 On Good Friday, April 6, 2012, youth groups will be walking from St. Nicholas chapel of All Saints Parish in Frenchtown to the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey. This walk is similar to the 1875 procession which brought the statue of Our Lady to Carey. Pictured above is St. Nicholas chapel.

Shrine Park, Carey

Holy Family -- Joseph, Jesus and Mary.

Jesus awaits crucifixion.

St. Anne with Mary as a child.

Stations of the Cross, Shrine Park, Carey

I. Jesus is Condemned to Death.

II. Jesus Carries His Cross.

XI. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross.

XII. Jesus Dies on the Cross.

Franciscans' 100 Years at Carey

Fr. Aloys Fish, pastor of Our Lady of Consolation Shrine from 1911 - 1929.

2012 marks the 100th year that the Conventual Franciscan Friars have ministered at Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey. The friars are planning two special events: a Mass with Toledo Bishop Leonard Blair on May 25, and on September 22-23, the Minister General of the Conventual Franciscans will visit the Shrine. Click HERE for details.

There's a great collection of historic photos of the shrine at this link. The photos were taken by photographer Ernst Niebergall.

Our Lady of Consolation, Carey

Post card of the original shrine church, mailed in 1913.

Our Lady of Consolation, Carey