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The National Shrine Grotto  Visitors Center and Gift Shop will be open from 9 - 10:30 AM on December 20th. 

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​The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, a Catholic national shrine devoted to Our Blessed Mother Mary, is a place of worship, pilgrimage, evangelization and reconciliation.
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This beautiful mountain shrine features one of the oldest American replicas of the Lourdes shrine in France, built about two decades after the apparition of Mary at Lourdes in 1858, and attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims each year from all over the world. It offers the occasion for a deepening conversion, a step forward in the journey to God, with Mary as the model for that journey.
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Hours
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily (gates close at 5 p.m.).

Mass
Saturday and Sunday 12 p.m. and during Special Times

Reconciliation
Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.

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

Bulletin Archive
To view an archive of National Shrine Grotto Bulletins, please click the image below

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The Little-Known Shrine Hiding In Maryland That Is An Absolute Work Of Art​ by Jamie Alvarenga
Plan Your Visit
  • Accessibility
  • Gift of Indulgence
  • Grotto Stone
  • Grotto Water
  • Group Visit
  • Preserve a Memory
Prayer and Devotion​
  • Request a Prayer
  • Light a Candle
  • Mass Enrollment
  • Share your Blessings​
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University
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16330 Grotto Road
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Phone: 301-447-5318


MASS:
Monday–Friday    11:00 AM
​Saturday                   12:00 noon
Sunday (English)   12:00 noon
​Sunday (Español)    2:00 PM

ADORATION:
​Saturday 10:45 AM–11:45 AM
Sunday     10:45 AM–11:45 AM

CONFESSION:
Saturday 10:45 AM–11:45 AM
Sunday     10:45 AM–11:45 PM

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION:
After 12:00 noon Mass every First Saturday
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