Celebrating Pentacost
Today we celebrate Pentecost

Pentecost is the celebration of the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles after the Ascension of Jesus.

Pentecost is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter.
Today at The Grotto
Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
 
Upper Gardens admission is sold until 7 p.m.

Recitation of the Rosary
 
Recitation of the Rosary takes place 30 minutes prior to each Mass.

Sunday Masses
 
8 a.m.
10 a.m.
12 noon
 
All Masses will be celebrated in the Chapel of Mary.

Spanish Mass

2 p.m.
Chapel of Mary

This Mass is celebrated on the second and fourth Sunday of each month.
 
Daily Prayer
Pentecost Sunday 

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. 
 
Loving God,

We pray today that you send your Holy Spirit to all believers that we may grow closer to you and your will. May the Holy Spirit guide us in all truth. With the help of the Holy Spirit, may we become witnesses of your love everywhere we go.  May the Holy Spirit shape us into who you want us to be: a pure reflection of your love in the world, where peace may abide forever.

We welcome you today, O Holy Spirit, into our hearts. We pray that you dwell in our hearts forever to guide our steps, our thoughts, minds, and our attitudes to the will of God. Enable us to do His will all the days of our life. With your presence in our life, may we please God in all we say and do.

Amen.
The Dove

The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove, based on the account of the Holy Spirit descending like a dove on Jesus at his baptism.

The book of Acts describes the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles at Pentecost in the form of a wind and tongues of fire resting over the apostles' heads. Based on the imagery in that account, the Holy Spirit is sometimes symbolized by a flame.

Here at The Grotto, the Holy Spirit is represented as a dove both in paintings and sculpture.
30 Seconds of Peace
Look up toward the Upper Gardens from outside the Chapel of Mary.
The Grotto Gift Shop
Gift Shop Hours: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
 
The Grotto Gift Shop carries a great collection of items for Graduation and Father's Day, along with a vast array of jewelry, home decor, accessories, books, rosaries and greeting cards.
The Grotto
The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother

NE 85th & Sandy Blvd.
Portland, Oregon

503-254-7371