The Gift of an Understanding Heart 

Today's Old Testament reading gives us Solomon's passage where he asks You for an understanding heart to judge Your people. Give us as well, an understanding heart. Sometimes we so easily judge people different from us without knowing them at all. Please give us the ability to withhold judgement on others and show them the love, kindness and respect that Your Son, Jesus had for those He encountered in His life. In Your generosity I ask this grace of You today and those days to come, through Your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

Fr. Ignatius M. Kissel, OSM
Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission is sold until 4 p.m. Upper Gardens close at 5 p.m.
St. Peregrine Mass

12 noon in the Chapel of Mary

At this Mass, those who wish may receive a blessing with the relic of St. Peregrine, the patron saint of those with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

This monthly Mass is celebrated on the first Saturday of each month.

Recitation of the Rosary

The recitation of the Rosary takes place each day 30 minutes before Mass.
Priest's Office Hours

10-11:45 a.m. inside the Visitor Center office.

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. Masks and social distancing are required.
Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

The Grotto Gift Shop has a great selection of books and items related to St. Peregrine, the patron saint of those with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.