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Complete Schedule for Lent
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The Price of Discipleship


Oh, Lord my God, in today’s Gospel some of Your followers turned away because of Your hard sayings. Rather than accepting Your challenge to change them, they turned away. Give me Your grace today to be willing to be challenged by Your word, to shake me out of my complacency and to accept Your challenge to become a faithful disciple. Blessings flow from faithful discipleship in spite of my need to change, as You have shown us in Abraham and in the three young men who endured the fiery furnace. Deepen my trust and courage in your Word that I, too, can be a witness to my faith. Amen.


Fr. Ignatius Kissel, OSM

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


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


Priest's Office Hours


10-11:45 a.m.

and 3-5 p.m.

Plaza office (located inside the Visitor Center)


Recitation of the Rosary


11:30 a.m.

Chapel of Mary



Daily Mass


12 noon

Chapel of Mary

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Holy Week Schedule


Palm Sunday, April 10


10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Priest Office in Visitor Center


10 a.m. and 12 noon

Palm Sunday Mass

Chapel of Mary


2 p.m.

Spanish Mass

Chapel of Mary


Holy Thursday, April 14


10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Priest Office in Visitor Center


3-4 p.m.

Catholic Bible Study

Auditorium (below the Chapel of Mary)


7 p.m.

Mass of the Lord's Supper

Chapel of Mary


8-11 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration

Chapel of Mary


Good Friday, April 15


10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Priest Office in Visitor Center


1 p.m.

Seven Last Words: Reflection and Prayer

Chapel of Mary


3 p.m.

The Passion of the Lord

Liturgy of the Word and Veneration of the Cross

Chapel of Mary


Holy Saturday, April 16


10-11:30 a.m.

The Theology of Holy Saturday

Conference Center (lower level of Visitor Center)

Theme: Jesus Descended Into Hell: Love vs. Death

Speaker: Fr. Edgar Benedi-an, OSM


8 p.m.

Easter Vigil

Mass begins in plaza outside Chapel of Mary

Blessing of Fire and Preparation of Candle and Procession into Chapel


Easter Sunday, April 17


7 a.m.

Jesus Meets Mary Magdalene

(Encuentro/Salubong) Easter Procession

The Grotto Plaza


Easter Mass

8 a.m.

Chapel of Mary


10 a.m. and 12 noon

The Grotto Plaza (weather permitting) or Chapel of Mary


12-1:30 p.m.

Easter Recollection

Conference Center (lower level of Visitor Center)

Topic - Jesus Is Risen: Love Triumphed Over Death

Speaker: Fr. Edgar Benedi-an, OSM


2 p.m.

Filipino Mass

Chapel of Mary

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The flowers and birds await you at The Grotto. We invite you to come and enjoy the beauty of nature.

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Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.


The Grotto Gift Shop has a wide selection of items celebrating Easter, including of books, cards, jewelry, home accessories and much more.

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