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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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Grotto Hours

• Grotto Grounds open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Parking Lot Gates are locked at 5 p.m.
• St. Bernadette's Shoppe open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.                                                                                      ​

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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

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Sunday Schedule
​10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Adoration
12 p.m. Mass (English)
2 p.m. Mass (Spanish)

Sunday mass will be held outdoors at the Grotto Cave from May - October (weather permitting) please call Sunday morning if want to confirm Mass location 

Mass held in St. Mary's Chapel
Monday - Friday  11 a.m.
Saturday 12 p.m.

Confession
Saturday 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Sunday 10:45 a.m.; 1:15 p.m.

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