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Today's Hours of Operation
Grounds: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Gift Shop: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Recitation of the Rosary
11:30 a.m.
Chapel of Mary
Daily Mass
12 noon
Chapel of Mary
Priest Office Hours
10-11:45 a.m. and
3-5 p.m.
Office is located inside the Visitor Center.
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Mass, Lunch & Learn
Join us every month for this special series. Gather in the Auditorium (directly under the Chapel of Mary) immediately after the noon Mass for lunch and a featured speaker discussing a new topic each month. Lunch will be provided. Attendance limited to 15 people, sign up required.
Tuesday, May 7 – Erin Peters, Executive Director of Northwest Catholic Counseling Center
Erin will talk about some of the mental health challenges currently facing our community. She will also address how The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center is working on these issues with values of justice and service at their core.
Sign up to attend: Mass, Lunch & Learn
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As I walk the path of life today, let my eyes be your eyes, sharing compassion, warmth and love.
Let my hands be your hands, bringing healing with their touch.
Let my ears be your ears, listening where there is need.
Let my words be your words, bringing comfort joy and peace!
Amen.
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Your Sanctuary of Peace
As part of our Centennial celebration, we would like to share a piece of the sanctuary with you each day in April. We hope you will enjoy learning more about each feature, and find joy and peace by viewing the photographs.
Today: April showers bring May flowers
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Stroll the Sanctuary
Each year, pilgrims from around the world stroll the paths of The Grotto, a sanctuary where one can easily feel the presence of God in nature.
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The Grotto is a place of solitude, peace and prayer. | |
Located in the Upper Gardens, the multicultural shrine path takes you past five wayside shrines: Our Lady of Czestochowa, Polish shrine; the Lithuanian shrine; Our Lady of Lavang, Vietnamese shrine; Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas; and Dambana, the Filipino shrine. | |
The Stations of the Cross path is located on the lower level of The Grotto. The lower level is free to all. Pets, properly restrained, are welcome to join you in the outdoor areas of the plaza level. | |
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Storm Damage
The wind and ice storm in January of this year caused major damage to some of the pathways, especially those in the Upper Gardens. We are pleased to report, however, that the pathways are once again transversable.
Here is a photo of some of the damage, in this case an uprooted tree in the Peace Garden.
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Many have walked these pathways
We hope you enjoy these historic photos taken in The Grotto's plaza level. The years they were taken are unknown. The first one is the path leading from the plaza to the exit.
How many feet have touched these pathways in the past 100 years?
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The photo below is taken on the path where St. Philip Benizi's Retreat is located, looking west from the near the plaza toward the Stations of the Cross path. | |
This Marian procession is believed to have been photographed in the 1940s, on the same path as the photo above, but looking toward the east. | |
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Life's Pathways
Your light, O Holy One, is the only light I need as I travel on life’s pathways.
Your word the only voice I hear, that still small voice that leads me to the place where I should be.
Your presence is the only company I need, as I walk this narrow road.
Your fellowship the warmth I crave to help me on my journey.
Amen.
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We hope you are enjoying the series "Your Sanctuary of Peace".
Tomorrow: April showers bring May flowers.
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Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
The Grotto Gift Shop has a wide variety of items for Confirmation and First Holy Communion, along with an assortment of books, Rosaries, cards, medals, jewelry, home decor, yummy treats, and gifts.
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