Grotto of Lourdes

Visit this holy and serene place and see the oldest known replica of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in the United States.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The special Divine Mercy presentation on Saturday, April 23 has been CANCELED.

We apologize for the inconvience however Confessions, Adoration, and Mass will still be held at the regular times

10:45-11:45 | Adoration and confessions
12:00 | Mass

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🙏Come and celebrate the Divine Mercy of Jesus this Saturday April 23, 2021!

Following 12:00 mass there will be a special presentation by Jim Amato.

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Please join the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes for this solemn day of prayer in preparation for Easter.

"Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last."
Luke 23:56

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😇Giving Tuesday Alert! 😇
Please help us restore Mary!
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Community Service Day!
Friday September 10, 2021
9AM-4PM

We need volunteers to:
Clean up and weed garden areas
Power wash
Mulch
Clean marble benches
Polish the plexiglass on the Mysteries of the Rosary
and more...

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Join us for the celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi marking the year of the Eucharist!
10:45-11:45 Confessions/Adoration
12:00 PM Mass at Grotto Cave (weather permitting)
1:00 PM Procession
2:00 PM Spanish Mass

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Join us for the celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi marking the year of the Eucharist!

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“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”

Join us tomorrow for a special 7:00 PM Mass followed by a candlelit procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima.

Photo: Our Lady of Fatima Shrine along the Rosary Walk at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

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“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”

Join us tomorrow for a special 7:00 PM Mass followed by a candlelit procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima.

Photo: Our Lady of Fatima Shrine along the Rosary Walk at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

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Join us for our Good Friday Livestream of the Stations of the Cross on Facebook at 12:00!

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Join us in 30 days of prayer to St. Joseph in honor of the year of St. Joseph!

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Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!

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Due to the inclement weather, the National Shrine Grotto is closed today, Jan. 31, 2021. We are monitoring conditions throughout the day, so please check our website before visiting tomorrow, since our opening Monday, Feb. 1 may be affected.

Thank you and God Bless you!

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Due to the forecasted inclement weather that will start early Sunday morning, the National Shrine Grotto will be closed tomorrow, Jan 31. 2021. We will be watching conditions as they unfold, please check our website before visiting Monday, Feb. 1. Thank you and God Bless you.

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"For we walk by faith, not by sight." St. Paul patron of missionaries, evangelists, writers, and public workers.

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Our Lady, Queen of Peace:
"...We pray that your intercession may protect us and all people from hatred and discord and direct our hearts into the ways of peace and justice..."
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📸:Grotto Spring

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Today is the Universal Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children!

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We invite you to join us for a Holy Hour, Mass and Rosary so that we may join our prayers for our nation with those of our Archbishop and the faithful of our diocese. May Our Blessed Mother, Mary the Immaculate Conception, continue to protect and bless our country.

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📸 by William Henry Tipton, circa 1890s of the Grotto Cave.
Our reproduction of the Lourdes Grotto in France (site of the 1858 apparitions) was initiated by President Fr. John A. Watterson and constructed by @MSMU seminarians in 1879. #ThrowbackThursday