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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.
Christ, King of the Universe

O King of the Universe, we love you for you came “to testify to the truth.” May we listen to your voice that we may focus on being truthful in assessing how we are trying to live our faith-filled lives. Help us to learn to “testify to the truth” and in so doing, be more open and accepting of your unconditional love. May your love and your voice resound universally to all peoples of the world and personally within the hearts of all believers. May all feel your presence throughout the universe and in our own hearts, for you are the King of the Universe who live and reign forever and ever.

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.

Sunday Masses

8 a.m.
10 a.m.
12 noon

All Masses are celebrated in the Chapel of Mary.

Filipino Mass

2 p.m. in the Chapel of Mary

This Mass is celebrated on the first and third Sunday of each month.
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).
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, a couple of Mallard ducks enjoy a sunny afternoon in the Peace Garden.

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

Today, take a walk to the Peace Garden on a beautiful autumn day.

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
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.
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.