Living God,

You valued and honored your friendship with Martha, Mary and Lazarus and you even called your followers ‘Your friends’ and not ‘servant.’ You are our Truest Friend, Lord, to whom we can trust all our life stories with its ups and downs. We “have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God …” As you valued and honored your friendship with Martha, Mary and Lazarus, may we value and honor our friendship with you, Holy Trinity, with the Blessed Virgin Mother, with your Saints and with our neighbors. May we befriend all people without separation and divisions of our color, race, religion, political stance and many other walls in our lives; but let us be united to your friendship. This we ask through Christ, our True Friend.

Amen.

Fr. Leo Hambur, OSM
Operating Hours: 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission sold until 7:30 p.m.
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. - 11:45 a.m.
3 p.m. - 5 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.
Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Click on the video and take a moment to relax and experience the serenity of the sanctuary.

Today, visit the Peace Pole in the Upper Gardens, which proclaims "Let Peace Prevail on Earth" in English, Spanish, Japanese and Russian.

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

Each day, enjoy photos and videos taken by Father Vidal, often during hours when the grounds are closed.

Today, visit the Stations of the Cross Path on the lower level.

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.