Today's Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission sold until 5:30 p.m.

Daily Mass

 12 noon

Chapel of Mary

Complete Mass Schedule

Daily Recitation of the Rosary

Daily recitation of the Rosary at The Grotto will take place everyday, one half hour before each Mass.

Priest Office Hours

10-11:45 a.m. and

3-5 p.m.

Office is located inside the Visitor Center.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi is revered by Christians everywhere. He was known as a person of peace and a lover of nature. In the simplicity of his life, he saw the hand of God in all creation.

St. Francis' vision is shared by The Grotto. His presence in statue and spirit complements The Grotto gardens.

This bronze sculpture, created by artist Michael Florin Dente, was installed in 1993 in The Grotto Upper Gardens.

St. Francis of Assisi

God, through Saint Francis of Assisi we have learned to be grateful for your creation because they are our ‘brothers and sisters.’ With all these wonderful creations, our brothers and sisters, may we never stop praising you, for you alone are God who wonderfully created us with different purposes and missions. Through the intercession of Saint Francis, may we be kind to each other, respect the dignity of every created thing, take good care of all your creation and not use them merely for our own benefit.

And with St. Francis we pray:

Make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love with all my soul. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Amen.

Saint Francis of Assisi, Pray for us.

39th Annual Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, Oct. 9

3:30 p.m.

The Grotto Plaza

All are welcome to join us for the 39th Annual Blessing of the Animals. Bring your pets, properly restrained, to The Grotto Plaza on Oct. 9 for this special blessing.

People and pets of all faiths are welcome.

Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit

Friday, Oct. 7 - Wednesday, Oct. 12

The Grotto Conference Center

The Grotto is hosting an exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles from around the world in The Grotto Conference Center. The exhibit consists of illustrations and descriptions of 48 miracles from around the world since the 3rd century.

There is no charge to view the exhibit. All are welcome.

Exhibit Hours

Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.