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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.

HOURS
Grotto Grounds open 8:30 AM to 5 PM
Parking Lot Gates are locked at 5PM
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

​Sunday
10:45 - 11:45 AM Adoration in St. Mary's Glass Chapel
12 PM Mass 
2 PM Spanish Mass

Confessions
    Saturday 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM; 1:15 PM
             

​Shuttle
​Transportation is available for the handicapped from the parking lot to the Miller Family Visitors Center or Grotto.
Please 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