Lourdes Grotto Albany

05/19/2026

Reminder: Please join us at the VI Grotto on Wednesday, May 20th at 5:00 pm for Mass in honor of Our Blessed Mother, Mary. Pray the rosary prior to Mass at 4:30 pm. 🙏🏻

05/04/2026

In honor of Our Blessed Mother Mary, a Mass will be celebrated in the VI Grotto on Wednesday, May 20th at 5:00 pm. We will pray the rosary prior to Mass at 4:30 pm. Rosaries will be available. Fr. James O’Rourke will be our celebrant. Please invite and bring family and friends. All are welcome.

11/24/2025

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02/04/2025

This Saturday (8 February) Fr. Brian Slezak will celebrate Mass in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes, the patron of this historic grotto.
Mass will be offered at 11AM and all are invited.

10/29/2024

https://evangelist.org/news/2024/oct/23/vi-grads-hosting-fundraiser-for-the-famed-grotto/

Peter Bishop, Class of 1970, and Edward Shea, ’71, along with Susan Tobin, ’72, have organized a complimentary brunch on Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Italian American Community Center (Washington Ave. Extension) to benefit the Vincentian Institute Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. Although...

10/14/2024

10/06/2024

A selection of photos from the Mass at the Grotto celebrated to commemorate the feast of the Most Holy Rosary.
We are hoping to have Mass in the Grotto on Christmas Eve at 6:00pm. Stay tuned!

10/03/2024

This coming Saturday at 10:30am (5 October) the recitation of the Rosary & votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated in commemoration of the upcoming Feast of the Most Holy Rosary.
All are invited!

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04/27/2024

Photos from Mass this morning. Thank you for joining us!

04/25/2024

All are welcome to join the St. Bernadette Young Ladies Society as they attend Mass at a special chapel; a replica of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. The Grotto is located at 475 Yates Street, Albany, NY.

Mass will be held this Saturday, April 27th @ 10 AM. Celebrant will be Fr. Brian Slezak. Father will be blessing religious articles after Mass.

You can learn more about this special chapel or if you are interested in donating to help support the maintenance and restoration of The Grotto, please click on the link below.

https://vigrotto.org/support/