Let it Happen Today

Father, thank you for this new day. You always fulfill your love to each of us each day. Nothing is unfulfilled to you, for “nothing is impossible to you.” As we listen to Jesus today, grant us attentive and listening hearts so we are able to accept and believe what he says. Make our familiarity about the Lord’s origin grow deeper today. May we come to know Jesus not just as the Son of Mary and Joseph, but Your Only Begotten Son, Oh Father.

 
We ask this through our Lord Jesus, your Son, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.

Amen.

Fr. Edgar Benedi-an, OSM
Red Cross Blood Drives This Week

Tuesday, August 31
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Grotto Conference Center

Friday, Sept. 3
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Grotto Conference Center

There is a critical shortage of blood at this time. Please donate blood if you can. Each donation can save up to three lives.
Operating Hours: 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Upper Gardens admission sold until 7:30 p.m.

Updated Mask Mandate: Under orders from the governor, properly-worn masks are required in all indoor spaces at The Grotto, as well as outdoor spaces where people are gathered or social distancing cannot be maintained.
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, enjoy watching the wind play with the surface of the water in the reflecting pools outside the Meditation Chapel.

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 Meditation Chapel and view the bronze replica of Michelangelo's Pietà, cast from the original mold.

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.