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​The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic place of prayer devoted to the Blessed Mother, Mary. This beautiful mountainside shrine features one of the oldest American replicas of the Lourdes Grotto in France, built about two decades after the apparition of Mary at Lourdes in 1858.

Each year, the National Shrine Grotto draws thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. It is a place of worship, pilgrimage, conversion, and reconciliation.

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HOURS

Grotto Grounds open 8:30 AM to 5 PM
St. Bernadette's Shoppe open 9AM to 4:30 PM
                               
                                       
Daily Mass held in St. Mary's Chapel:
Monday-Friday  11:00 AM in St. Mary's Chapel

Weekend Mass:

Saturday 
12 PM Mass
(will be held in our outdoor Grotto cave, weather permitting)

​Sunday
9 AM Mass in Latin (Only offered until May 16, 2021 in St. Mary's Chapel)
12 PM Mass in English
2 PM Mass in Spanish
( The 12 PM and 2PM Sunday Mass will be held in our outdoor Grotto cave, weather permitting)

                          
Confessions
                Saturday 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday 8:30 AM; 10:45 AM; 1:15 PM
                
               
     Shuttle ( Not Available at this Time due to the Pandemic.)
​Transportation is available from the parking lot to the Miller Family Visitors Center.
Call (301) 447-5318 for reservations.​

Service Pets Only 
In consideration of the safety of our visitors, we allow only service pets on the Grotto grounds

In  light of the corona-virus and other illnesses, please refer to the following links
from the Health Services Office at Mount St. Mary's University.

https://inside.msmary.edu/health-services/covid-19-info.html

https://inside.msmary.edu/health-services/influenza-prevention-and-policy.html

​https://inside.msmary.edu/health-services/index.html