Roswell History
The largest festival in Roswell, this event brings in hundreds of thousands of tourists in every July.
What is the International UFO Festival?
Credited with the discovery of the America's, he sailed the ocean blue in 1452 with the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
What is Rome?
The secretary of our parish, she greets everyone with a cheerful void and helps keeps Fr. Jarek and Ivan from going crazy.
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Who is Ada Palacios?
The first Europeans to explore New Mexico came from this country with both Franciscan Friars and military families.
What is Spain?
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The first Catholic President of the USA, he was assassinated before he could finish serving his first term.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
How old Fr. Ivan is, contrary to the opinion of those who guess he is still 18.
What is 28 years old?
The time of our parish Saturday morning mass.
What is 9:30am?
These mysterious stairs built in the Loretto Chapel are a miracle of construction and are thought to have been made by this saint.
Who is St. Joseph?
One of the founding sisters of the Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe, she served as Abbess for 40 years, wrote numerous books, plays, and and poems, many call for her canonization.
Who is Mother Mary Francis, PCC?
The largest Catholic Diocese in the USA.
What is the Archdiocese of Los Angeles?
His favorite drink, Fr. Ivan can drink multiple cups of this a day!
What is coffee?
Who is Freddy Palomino?
The largest chamber in North America, this natural phenomenon brings in thousands of tourists every year and is classified as a National Park.
What is Carlsbad Caverns?
July 4th of this year marks a crucial turning point for our city, when a mysterious crash landing was claimed to be a UFO carrying extraterrestrial life.
What is 1947?
It was in this city that the Second Continental Congress signed and ratified the Declaration of Independence and began the American Revolution in 1776.
What is Philadelphia?
Not simply a black dress as some might think, this clerical attire is what Fr. Ivan most frequently wears.
What is a cassock?
Buried in front of the bell tower, this former pastor of Assumption also fought in WWII and was a cistercian monk before leaving the monastery to minister in parishes in the State.
Who is. Fr. Kevin Moynahan?
The year New Mexico was made a state of the Union.
What is 1912?
Our Marian Statue came from this hospital before it was torn down on the site of what is now our City Hall.
What is St. Mary's Hospital?
The first Catholic diocese in the USA, it was founded in the Catholic State of Maryland.
What is Baltimore?
Fr. Ivan was a State Champion in this sport when in high school.
What is swimming?
The year our parish was consecrated by Bishop Ramirez.
What is 1984?
The oldest Marian image in United States, she is credited with the peaceful reconquest of Santa Fe after the Pueblo Revolt and sits upon the high altar in the Cathedral except for the annual procession in her honor.
Who is La Conquistadora, Our Lady of Peace?