On October 10, 2021, a Canonical Coronation of Our Lady of La Leche, Nuestra Senora de la Leche y Buen Parto, has been granted by the Holy See.

This is a great honor and one that has been gifted to the St. Augustine Diocese in response to a growing devotion to Our Lady of La Leche, whose image graces the first Marian Shrine established in the United States at Mission Nombre de Dios. This will be the fourth time a Marian image has received a Canonical Coronation in the United States.

A canonical coronation is a pious institutional act of the Pope, duly expressed in a Papal Bull, in which he bestows an ornamental crown, diadem, or halo to a Christological, Marian, or Josephian image or statue that is widely venerated in a particular diocese or locality.

While the coronation at the cathedral is by invitation only, the public is invited to participate via live stream on YouTube at 2 PM.