He commissioned an artist in Guadalajara, Mexico, to reproduce the statue of the Virgin that was venerated at San Juan de los Lagos.

Upon the approval of Bishop Mariano S. Garriaga of Corpus Christi a new church and shrine dedicated to the Virgin of San Juan were built in 1954.

Patricio Dominguez, O.M.I., and the sacristan Pedro Rodriguez rescued the statue of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle.

Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston was present for the dedication along with Bishop Fitzpatrick and an estimated crowd of 50,000 people on April 19, 1980.

[3] Outdoor Stations of the Cross made up of 30 life size bronze statues were placed along a 3/4 mile path and were dedicated on October 16, 1993.