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Celebrate the Return of the Christmas Festival of Lights!


This year’s Festival will look a little different due to the ongoing pandemic. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to produce a safe but fun Festival.

Tickets are sold online in order to control the nightly capacity.

The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights features over two million lights and hosts nightly indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest schools, churches, and civic choirs. The Festival reflects the special season of hope that Christmas offers.

Continuous entertainment for all ages is offered in The Grotto’s plaza area, including outdoor caroling, puppet shows, and an assortment of musical guests.

For more information about this year's Festival, including Covid-19 safety protocol, please click here.
But she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood

Lord Jesus, thank you for waking us up from our ‘sleep’ and for calling us to give from our ‘surplus wealth.’ Thank you for giving us all the blessings. Forgive us if we have failed to realize your presence through our neighbors who are in need, through the poor standing at the corner of our streets. Forgive us for the time that we count everything before giving our helping hand to others. Open our hearts and minds, Lord, and encourage us to be grateful for what we have received from your bounty and inspire us with your Spirit to give from our ‘poverty.’ Open our hearts to commit ourselves in pursuing justice and peace for all your children. We ask you this, through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Fr. Leo Hambur, OSM
Garden Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission sold until 3:30 p.m.
Gift Shop open until 6:30 p.m.

Following state guidelines, masks must be worn in all indoor spaces at The Grotto, and outdoors where crowds are gathered or social distancing cannot be maintained. This includes all Masses.

Daily Mass

12 noon in the Chapel of Mary
Recitation of the Rosary

Daily recitation of the Rosary at The Grotto will take place everyday, one half hour before each Mass. On Friday's, we pray the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (Servite Rosary).
Priest's Office Hours

Monday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The Servite Friars gladly await your request for confession, spiritual guidance and blessing of articles. You may also set up an appointment for a blessing with the relic of St. Peregrine. The office is located at the Visitor Center.
The Grotto Gift Shop: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Click on the video and take a moment to relax and experience the serenity of the sanctuary.

Today, view the stunning bronze replica of Michelangelo's Pietà, located in the Meditation Chapel in the Upper Gardens

Join Fr. Vidal Martinez, OSM, Rector of The Grotto, for a daily stroll through the garden.

Today, enjoy the Peace Garden during the beautiful season of autumn.

The Servite Friars (from left to right)

Father Vidal Martinez, OSM, Rector: FatherVidal@thegrotto.org
Father Ignatius Kissel, OSM: FatherIgnatius@thegrotto.org
Father Leo Hambur, OSM: FatherLeo@thegrotto.org
Father Edgar Benedi-an, OSM: FatherEdgar@thegrotto.org
Bible Study Livestream

Saturdays: 9:15-10 a.m.

All are welcome to the weekly Bible Study Livestream with Fr. Edgar Benedi-an, OSM. For more information, please click the button below.