The celebration concludes the next day, 2-4:15 p.m., in halls F and G of the Phoenix Convention Center, 33 S. 3
rd St. in Phoenix.
Admission is free.
Father Gonzales is a Tucson native who attended Regina Cleri Seminary here, and the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He was ordained in 1978 and was engaged in pastoral ministry here until 1985. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, earning a doctorate in philosophy, summa cum laude, in 1990. He taught philosophy at the Josephinum until 2005, returning to Tucson at St. John’s. He is concluding studies on the Nican Mopohua, the document that reports on the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, the respective dioceses and the Legion of Mary. For more information, visit azrosary.net; or call Karen McEwen at (520) 870-5122 or email her at ksmcewen@comcast.net.