Our outdoor season is once again beginning!
On May 7th, we will celebrate the 9:30am Mass outdoors, weather permitting.
To open our season, we have invited Fr. Kevin Estabrook, Parochial Vicar from St. Clare, to celebrate Mass.
We will have Stations of the Cross at 3:00pm
Rosary and Benediction at 4:00pm
Did you know that "a plenary indulgence is grated to the faithful, or religious community, or an association of the faithful, and in general when some of the faithful gather for some honest purpose." Many of you flocked to the Shrine for the indulgence granted for the Holy Door. You can still receive an indulgence by reciting the Rosary with us here at the Shrine!
Also, keep in mind - the
Corpus Christi Procession is on Sunday, June 18th, starting in the Chapel at 3:30pm.
Pasta dinners are scheduled for April 20th, May 18th, and June 15th.
Shrine Season Sunday schedule:
8:00am - Mass in the Chapel
9:30am - Mass in the Grotto (weather permitting)
10:15 - 11:30am - Breakfast in St. Ann's Dining Room
12:00 - 2:30pm - Lunch in St. Ann's Dining Room
3:00pm - Stations of the Cross
4:00pm - Rosary, Homily, Benediction
Gift Shop hours:
Open every day from 10:00 - 4:30pm
For April & May - on Wednesdays - open until 7:00pm
Sundays - open after the 8:00am Mass
So many stories of grace, mercy, and reconciliation have come to light since "The Year of Mercy" and the Holy Door opening at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine. One of the most touching stories was of a woman who was in hospice and requested to visit the Shrine and go through the Holy Door as here "make-a-wish" final request. Perhaps we have told you about this, but we feel we need to tell the rest of the story. Not only were we honored to be considered worthy of this wish, but we wanted to honor this wish. When the woman came, we were so impressed because she came with the nurse, the Activities Director, the driver, an aide, and many members of her family. Even though the date was set, her physical condition could not guarantee that she would arrive. While she was here, we talked about how she loved the Shrine and the Blessed Mother. We looked at the last stained glass window and talked about how she was now the person in the wheelchair, when for so many years before, she had been the one pushing the the wheelchair for others. She said the most impressive moments were her time praying before the Blessed Sacrament. Her face was transfigured...it was as if she was once more a young woman. It seemed that she and the Lord were having a private conversation. She said that her time was short. 