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cFhe originaf statue has stood aff these ^ears as a testament to the devotion of the men, women and chifdren of Our 3ad^ of the Guff parish to their (JJfessed £Mpther. ^t has served as the site of the annuaf CH^ay Clowning. Sodafit^ gatherings and pifgrims have wafked the cedar tree fined path for more than 100 ^ears saving the (Hof^ Q^osar^.
£A^an^ of the parish weff remember S^ster ^Vfbertine of the S^sters °f S*» Joseph who served so fong in our community and the hundreds oj chifdren she fed in prater to the Shrtne*
cThe gardens that surround the Shrine were estabfished b^ S^ster ^\[bertine with pfants and cuttings she soficited Jrom the gardens of parishioners and focaf nurseries. Gforia Q^einike, owner of the ^one ^Pine (TN{urser^, said that when new stock was defivered a certain amount was afwa^s set aside Jor Sister ^\fbertine for pfanting around the shrine and the grounds of St. Joseph s Academy.
cJTie originaf statue of Our *3ad^ of the cWoods has stood aff of these ^ears. £Mpre than once it was thought to be fost Joffowing one of the man^ hurricanes which struck ^Ba^ S*« 5ouis onf^ to be Jound under feaj^ debris. Our ^ad^ of the CWoods watched the great conJTagration and devastation of major storms test the Jaith of the members of Our ^ad^ of the Guff. S^e was there to offer soface Jor foss, but courage to buifd again, not onf^ buifdings, but a stronger Jaith in her Son»