Welcome to The Grotto
National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother
Today's Schedule
Hours
Grounds and Chapel: 9 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Gift Shop: 9 a.m.- 6:30p.m.
Mass Times
Sunday Mass: 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m.
Daily Mass (Mon-Sat): 12 p.m.
Spanish Mass: 2 p.m. on 2nd and 4th Sundays
Filipino Mass: 2 p.m. on 1st and 3rd Sunday
Holy Rosary
Daily recitataion of the Rosary at The Grotto takes place every day, 30 minutes before each Mass.
Gardens
Upper Gardens (admission required): 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., with tickets sold until 5:30 p.m.
Lower level (free during daytime hours): open during normal operating hours.
UPPER GARDENS CLOSURE ALERT
The Upper Gardens will be closed beginning Oct. 5 through the end of January while the elevator is modernized.
The modernization project will increase speed and occupancy by replacing mechanical, electrical, and safety systems with state-of-the-art components.
The Plaza Level, including the Chapel, Grotto, St. Peregrine Shrine, Gift Shop, Interpretive Center, and Stations of the Cross path, will remain open.
St. Peregrine Mass
First Saturday of the month at 12 p.m. in the Chapel of Mary. In the summer months, this Mass is held outdoors in the plaza, weather permitting.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
A priest is available during office hours for the blessing of items, spiritual direction, and confession. The office is located next to The Grotto Interpretive Center.
Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-11:45 a.m. and 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m.- 11:45 a.m.
Upper Gardens Temporary Closure Begins Oct. 5
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“Let this be a sanctuary of peace for all peoples of the earth, and surely in this day a sanctuary is needed. Torn with differences, strife, and grief, the world needs sanctuary where the human spirit can seek peace and consolation.”
-Archbishop Alexander Christie, at the Dedication of the Shrine in 1924.