Welcome to The Grotto
National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother
Today's Schedule
Hours
Plaza Level and Chapel: 9 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Gift Shop: 9 a.m.- 6:30p.m.
(Upper Gardens closed through January for elevator modernization. More info below.)
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 Sundays
Holy Rosary
Daily recitataion of the Rosary at The Grotto takes place every day, 30 minutes before each Mass.
Gardens
PLAZA LEVEL IS OPEN AND FREE TO VISIT except during Festival of Lights hours.
UPPER GARDENS TEMPORARILY CLOSED
The Upper Gardens are closed through the end of January while the elevator is modernized. (More info on project below.)
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 Temporarily Closed through January
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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.