Best Shrine South Bend Near Me

4worldlovers: Before you begin the next segment, first walk to the Grotto. When you can see the rocks and candles of the Grotto, find a comfortable place to reflect and click on the audio narration link below. When you are finished with this part of the tour, navigate to the next segment using the links below the map and images.


To your left stands the Basilica, a magnificent worship space that deserves its own tour. Visitors are welcome to walk through the church whenever Mass is not being celebrated. Docents inside the church can answer any questions. Feel free to take a few minutes to see the Basilica if it is available for viewing.


To get to the Grotto, walk between the Dome and the Basilica and continue downhill on the wide pathway. Partway down the hill, take the stone stairway on the left that leads to the Grotto. To avoid the stairs, continue to the bottom of the hill and turn to the left--a level sidewalk leads to the Grotto from that direction.


In 1858, Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous near a riverbank outside of Lourdes, France. Bernadette was a poor, young girl who suffered from ill-health, but her reports of Mary's visits led to the building of an international shrine.


One of the earliest pictures of the Grotto. Built in 1896, Notre Dame's Grotto replicates on a one-seventh scale the place in Lourdes where Mary appeared to Bernadette.

The Grotto has always been a place of pilgrimage and prayer on campus, especially during finals week and home football weekends.

Before commencement every year, graduating seniors gather at the Grotto for a symbolic "last visit" prayer service.


In his many travels back to Europe in the 1850s, Father Sorin heard the stories that had started coming from a place in France called Lourdes. A young, poor shepherd girl had seen Mary appear to her near a cave there, and a shrine was gathering thousands of pilgrims. He visited Lourdes himself and was moved by the faithfulness that Mary was inspiring in the people there. He had an idea to re-create the Lourdes cave with a Grotto here on campus as a way for students to turn to Mary for her intercession.


In 1896, three years after Sorin’s death, his vision was fulfilled when the Grotto was constructed behind the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. It replicates the shrine in France on a one-seventh scale and has become a special place of prayer and reflection on campus.


People continue to stream to the Notre Dame Grotto, where they light candles and offer prayers to God through Mary. The rosary is prayed here every day at 6:45 p.m., rain or shine, and many students seek hope in this quiet corner during exam week.


Mary is an important figure in Christian life because she lived with hope, herself. As a young teenager, the angel of God approached her and asked her to be the mother of Jesus. She was young, unmarried, and poor—she might very well have been the least likely candidate for this role. Yet, she trusted God and had hope that God would see her through. When she said “yes” and accepted this role, she became an example for all Christians who turn their lives over to God in hope.


Catholics honor Mary as a human who was glorified through her willingness to trust God. Mary’s sorrows and joys, her hopes for her child and spouse, and her quiet endurance ring true to the experience of families today. She is easy to identify with, and her faithfulness changed the world. We call her “Our Lady” because she is our mother in faith and our model of holiness.

Mary knew that God is not a remote, impersonal abstraction, like the Olympian gods of antiquity. She knew God was somehow “one of us” and she made room in her life for God to take shape in the world in the person of Jesus. This is an interior movement that all Christians are called to make—to make room for God in our lives and carry Jesus to the world.


The candles you see in the Grotto before you burn with people’s prayers. When someone lights a candle here, they invest it with an intention—an offering of thanksgiving or a request—and the burning flame comes to represent that intention, even after they leave.

4worldlovers: Send mail to parish office, 2505 W. Grace St., South Bend, IN, 46619 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am-noon, 1 pm-4 pm Office phone: 574 288 5708 see extensions above

To view the church's bulletin, go to the bulletins tab in the header

3:00-3:45, 4th Saturdays of the month/Los cuarto sabados del mes (St. Casimir/San Casimiro)

Eucharistic adoration: 5:00-6:00 p.m. every Friday at St. Casimir (4:15-5:15 during lent) Bilingual Mass: every First Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Coffee and donuts will be offered after the 9:30 Sunday masses on May 21, June 25, July 23, August 20, September 17, and October 15. We only use the finest grade of domestic donuts. Come and enjoy.

The Holy Name Society will hold a meeting on Sunday, August 27 at 10:45 (after the 9:30 mass) in the school meeting room. We will discuss the Parish Festival, the upcoming educational program on the Eucharist, and other fall events. All parishioners are encouraged to join us in serving the Church and our parish.

Final Vows of Brian Vetter, CSC and Br. Matt Rehagen, CSC Our seminarian Brian Vetter, CSC and Br. Matt Rehagen, CSC will profess their final vows in Holy Cross with 8 of their companions on August 26 at 1:30 pm in the Basilica at Notre Dame. It is a Mass open to the public and we invite everyone to join us this day in support of Brian and Br. Matt. Please pray for Brian and Br. Matt during this very exciting time in their lives.

Votos Perpetuos de Brian Vetter, CSC y Hmo. Mateo Rehagen, CSC Nuestro seminarista Brian Vetter, CSC y el Hmo. Mateo Rehagen, CSC van a profesar sus votos perpetuos en Santa Cruz con 8 de sus compañeros el 26 de agosto a la 1:30 pm en la Basílica en Notre Dame. Es una misa abierta al público e invitamos a todos que nos acompañen este día para apoyar a Brian y el Hmo. Mateo. Favor de rezar por Brian y el Hmo. Mateo en este momento tan emocionante en su vid

St. Casimir Festival We invite you to join us to celebrate our Saint Casimir's Festival 1-5 p.m. on Sunday September 3. We will have food, games, raffles and entertainment for everyone.

Festival San Casimiro Los invitamos a celebrar con nosotros el Festival de Nuestra Parroquia de San Casimiro que se llevará a cabo de 1 a 5 p.m. el día Domingo 3 de Septiembre. Habrá mucha comida, juegos, rifas y entretenimiento para todos

Construction on the new bathroom in St. Casimir has begun! Losi Construction has begun work on the bathroom and they hope to be finished by the end of October. Please use caution as you enter the back of the church. Please note that the side door near the closet is closed and cannot be used.

¡Construcción ha empezado en el nuevo baño en San Casimiro! Losi Construcción ha empezado a instalar el baño. Favor de tener cuidado entrando la parte de atrás de la iglesia. La entrada al lado cerca del closet está cerrada y no se puede usar. La meta es tener el baño instalado antes de finales de octubre.

The Parish Councils of St. Adalbert and St. Casimir are working to begin a ministry to the sick and homebound. The first step is to find out who is sick and homebound in our community. This Sunday and next Sunday, we will have sheets in the pews to write names of sick and homebound people you know. They can write names of the following types of people:

4worldlovers:
The parishioners of Saint Patrick seek to continue the presence of Jesus Christ in this community, as they have since 1858. As part of the National West Washington Historic District and across the street from historic Saint Patrick Church, we encourage an awareness of history among our younger generations - where we have come from, in order to realize more fully where we want to go today.


Married couples and their children, who want to thank God for their blessings by actively celebrating Eucharist and who seek to deepen their own and their family's spirituality;

Couples seeking to repare for the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony;

Single people who seek deeper commitment to their vocations or careers, those involved in on-going relationships seeking permanence, and those wo seek self-acceptance and support in their journey of discovery.

The "subsequent generations" of our parishioners - chldren, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and their spouses;