Welcome to The Grotto
The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother.
Today's Schedule
Hours
Grounds and Chapel: 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Gift Shop: 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Please note the Upper Gardens will be closed beginning Oct. 5 through January while the elevator is modernized. The Plaza Level, including the chapel, grotto, gift shop, interpretive center, and stations of the cross path will remain open.
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
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.
Gardens
Upper Gardens (admission required): 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., with tickets sold until 7 p.m.
Lower level (free during daytime hours): open during normal operating hours.
Holy Rosary
Daily recitation of the Rosary at The Grotto takes place every day, 30 minutes before each Mass.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday – Friday: 10-11:45 a.m.
Saturday: 10-11:45 a.m.
The priest’s office is located next to the Interpretive Center.
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Everyone is welcome at this historic shrine. Encompassing fifty-four acres, The Grotto is truly an oasis in the city. May all visitors and pilgrims find serenity, comfort, and inspiration as they walk through the gardens
Visit Us
Everyone is welcome at this historic shrine. Encompassing fifty-four acres, The Grotto is truly an oasis in the city. May all visitors and pilgrims find serenity, comfort, and inspiration as they walk through the gardens
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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.