Upcoming Special Days and Events
Good Friday
Friday, March 29 Confessions: 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Stations of the Cross: 12:00 PM Spanish Stations of the Cross: 1:00 PM Sermon of the Seven Last Words: (St. Mary's Glass Chapel) 1:30 PM The Passion of the Lord: (St. Mary's Glass Chapel) 3:00 PM Begin Divine Mercy Novena “The death of the Lord our God should not be a cause of shame for us; rather, it should be our greatest hope, our greatest glory. In taking upon himself the death that he found in us, he has most faithfully promised to give us life in him, such as we cannot have of ourselves.” — St. Augustine |
Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 30 Stabat Mater Holy Women's Walk: 9:00 AM (Bilingual) All are welcome as we prepare the Chapel for Easter following the walk. Click here to sign-up! RSVP appreciated but not required. NO MASS “Today a great silence reigns on earth, a great silence and a great stillness. A great stillness because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and has raised up all who have slept since the world began . . . ‘I order you, O sleeper, to awake. I did not create you to be a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead.’ ” –Liturgy of the Hours, Matins for Holy Saturday, from an ancient homily for Holy Saturday |
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 31 Ecumenical Service (St. Mary's Glass Chapel) 6:30 AM Mass (St. Mary's Glass Chapel) 8:00 AM Adoration & Confession (St. Mary's Glass Chapel) 10:30 AM –11:30 AM Mass (Grotto Cave, Weather Pending) 12:00 PM Divine Mercy Novena following Mass Mass (Grotto Cave, Weather Pending) 2:00 PM (Spanish) Spanish Divine Mercy Novena following Mass "But the greatest of all [feast days] is Easter Day, the day of the Lord’s Resurrection, because today assurance was given to us to obtain eternal and immortal life in soul and body. Christ gave it to us through his resurrection, which is the cause and the assurance of our resurrection.” — St. Vincent Ferrer |
First Saturdays Devotion Saturday, April 6 Adoration & Confession 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Mass 12:00 PM First Saturdays Devotions following Mass “Look my daughter, at My Heart, surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce Me at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You, at least, try to console Me, and announce in My Name that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with all graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturdays of five consecutive months, confess, receive Holy Communion, recite the Rosary and keep Me company for fifteen minutes meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary with the intention of making reparation to Me.” -Our Lady to Sr. Lucia |
Divine Mercy Sunday
Sunday, April 7 Adoration & Confession 10:45 AM –11:45 AM Mass 12:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary following Mass Mass 2:00 PM (Spanish) Spanish Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary following Mass “I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.” —St. Faustina’s Diary 699 |
Women's Day of Retreat with Susan Brinkmann Saturday, April 13th 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Registration Fee $40 $50 with lunch Boxed lunch to include sandwich, chips, apple, cookie, and bottled water Susan Brinkmann, O.C.D.S., is an author and award-winning journalist is a member of the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites. She serves as Director of New Age Research for Women of Grace® and is a frequent guest on EWTN's Women of Grace® television show. She is the founder of Live Catholic, an educational nonprofit devoted to teaching authentic Catholic prayer in the Carmelite tradition to the faithful. Susan formerly worked as a Correspondent for the Catholic Standard & Times, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
For the last 10 years she has been the lead researcher for Women of Grace’s New Age Q&A Blog which is the largest blog of its kind in the world. The library of information now exceeds 1600 entries on everything from acupuncture and angels to wicca and yoga. She has also authored eleven books, including The Learn to Discern Compendium: Is It Christian or New Age which has an imprimatur from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Liguori Publications published the story of her conversion, entitled, We Need to Talk: God Speaks to a Modern Girl. Avila Institute published her book, A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness which educates the Catholic faithful about the Buddhist practice of mindfulness and how it differs from authentic Catholic spirituality, teaching and thought. Along with Johnnette Williams, she co-authored the Young Women of Grace Study Program which teaches girls ages 13+ what it means to be authentically feminine. She is also the author of the Like a Catholic series which introduces Carmelite spirituality to the faithful. This series includes Pray Like a Catholic, Live Like a Catholic, Mindful Like a Catholic, and Fight Like a Catholic, all of which have imprimaturs from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Her latest publication is Day by Day in the Little Way: 365 Reflections on the Teachings of St. Therese of Lisieux. Her national journalism awards include the Bernadine-O'Connor Award for Pro-Life Journalism, the Eileen Egan Journalism Award from Catholic Relief Services, and numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association and the Philadelphia Press Association. |
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University 16330 Grotto Road Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Phone: 301-447-5318 MASS: Monday–Friday 11:00 AM Saturday 12:00 PM Sunday (English) 12:00 PM Sunday (Español) 2:00 PM ADORATION: Saturday 10:45 AM–11:45 AM Sunday 10:45 AM–11:45 AM CONFESSION: Saturday 10:45 AM–11:45 AM Sunday 10:45 AM–11:45 AM FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION: After 12:00 PM Mass every First Saturday |