The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is pleased to announce that we are open to the public. Our hours are daily, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Visitors are required to wear masks while on the property and to observe 6’ social distancing protocols.

Our Mass schedule has resumed for 12 pm daily Mass and Sunday 12 pm (English) and 2 pm (Spanish). All Masses will be held outdoors at the Grotto Cave. At this time we can accommodate 350 attendees per Mass. Please bring hats, water, and umbrellas, and follow ushers' seating directives. In the event of inclement weather, Mass may be cancelled and will be announced on our website. Access to the cemetery is from 7 am to 7 pm.

Corpus Christi and St. Mary’s Chapel remain closed at this time. St. Bernadette's Gift Shoppe is open from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm for 10 visitors at a time.
  
We look forward to your visit!
​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-8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. Bernadette's Shoppe-9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mass
Every day of the week at 12 p.m.  and during Special Times
Spanish Mass on Sundays at 2 p.m. 

Reconciliation and Adoration 
Saturday and Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Shuttle
​Transportation is available from the parking lot to the Miller Family Visitors Center.
Call (301) 447-5318 for reservations.​

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Bulletin Archive
We offer a monthly, informative bulletin for our pilgrims. Click here for our archive of past bulletins in Adobe PDF format, and we encourage you to contact us directly by email at grotto@msmary.edu if the month of the bulletin you are seeking is not listed below.
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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
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University
​
16330 Grotto Road
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Phone: 301-447-5318

Mass: Every Day 12 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturday and Sunday 10:45 A.M.
Adoration: Saturday and Sunday 10:45 A.M.​
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