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Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen during the first Rosary and Mass at the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The first Rosary and Mass at the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Bishop Kevin Vann holds an incense brazier during Our Lady of La Vang Solemn Blessing Day. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang Shrine contains a martyr wall with the names of 117 people. Each panel has the martyr’s name, date of death and how the person died. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen addresses the audience during the evening of the Solemn Blessing of the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine ceremony. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
Singers performing during the evening of the Solemn Blessing of the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The supporting pole, right, holds up the alpha-shaped swirl of steel panels and skylight glass panels. The pole and two others like it are dark brownish in color, resembling the banyan trees of the rainforest where a 1798 Marian apparition occurred in Vietnam. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang statue at the Christ Cathedral campus depicts the Virgin Mary with a Eurasian face, holding the Baby Jesus and wearing a traditional Vietnamese áo dài dress and khăn đống hat. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang statue is 12 feet tall and weighs and estimated 16,000 pounds. It was carved from white marble extracted from a quarry in Carrara, Italy. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, with a canopy-like design, was designed to evoke the remote rainforest setting of the 1798 Marian apparition. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang Shrine represents both the 1798 Marian apparition in Vietnam and honors the important contributions of the Vietnamese-Catholic diaspora in Orange County, which is home to the world’s largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang Shrine represents both the 1798 Marian apparition in Vietnam and honors the important contributions of the Vietnamese-Catholic diaspora in Orange County, which is home to the world’s largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
The Our Lady of La Vang statue depicts the Virgin Mary, with Baby Jesus in her arms, as they are believed to have appeared in a 1798 Marian apparition in Vietnam. The Diocese of Orange and Christ Cathedral unveiled the shrine before thousands of supporters during an elaborate July 17 solemn blessing day that included a Mass, processional and live entertainment. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, with a canopy-like design, was designed to evoke the remote rainforest setting of the 1798 Marian apparition. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The Our Lady of La Vang Shrine contains a martyr wall with the names of 117 people. Each panel has the martyr’s name, date of death and how the person died. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
A statue of Mary and baby Jesus is unboxed and prepared for installation in Christ Cathedral’s new Catholic Vietnamese memorial being built on the campus. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
Our Lady of La Vang statue is unboxed for installation at Christ Cathedral. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
Bishop Kevin Vann blessing the Our Lady of La Vang sculpture during its installation. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
Bishop Kevin Vann blessing the Our Lady of La Vang sculpture during its installation. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
Construction workers gingerly move the Our Lady of La Vang statue closer to her pedestal. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
Construction workers gingerly move the Our Lady of La Vang statue closer to her pedestal. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
On May 5, 2020, work begins on the installation of the shrine's alpha-shaped ribbon of stainless steel. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
On May 5, 2020, work begins on the installation of the shrine's alpha-shaped ribbon of stainless steel. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange. Note: Photo taken during construction.
On Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, approximately 3,000 faithful gathered on Christ Cathedral Campus for the blessing of the site of the future Our Lady of La Vang Shrine. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
On Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, approximately 3,000 faithful gathered on Christ Cathedral Campus for the blessing of the site of the future Our Lady of La Vang Shrine. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The outdoor Mass on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 was attended by many Vietnamese Catholics who were looking forward to the construction of the shrine that honors the Blessed Mother. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.
The outdoor Mass on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 was attended by many Vietnamese Catholics who were looking forward to the construction of the shrine that honors the Blessed Mother. Photo courtesy Diocese of Orange.

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