Stockbridge, Massachusetts: National Shrine of Divine Mercy
About the Shrine of Divine Mercy:
The shrine is a ministry of The Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and located in a peaceful setting in Western Massachussetts. Divine Mercy, of course, is the messages given to Saint Faustina Kowalska of Poland in which Our Lord told her that He wanted the first Sunday after Easter to be called “Divine Mercy Sunday” and gave her the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to be said every day at 3:00 p.m.
In addition to the Shrine in Krakow, Poland, there is a National Shrine of Divine Mercy in the United States.
The shrine is is open daily and offers Mass as well as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy every day at 3:00 p.m. There are opportunities for pilgrimages and retreats as well as a gift shop and as well as a guest house.
On the Feast of Divine Mercy, Mass is usually televised on EWTN.
About The Shrine of the Holy Innocents a the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge:
On the lower level of the Shrine (“the womb”) is another shrine: The Shrine of the Holy Innocents. Referring to the Feast of the Holy Innocents on December 28, this sacred space honors the memory of the souls of all deceased children, and it provides a reverent place of prayer and healing for parents and others who have experienced the death of a child.
Traveling to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge:
Address: 2 Prospect Hill Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01263
GPS coordinates: 42° 17′ 10.6944” N, 73° 18′ 34.2036” W
Tel: +1 (413) 298-3931 Fax: +1 (413) 298-3910
e-mail: shrine@marian.org
Click here for the official website of the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge. Be sure to check out their virtual tours.
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Am from Los Angeles ,CA and we have been looking for a US Pilgrimage including the Nat’l Shrine of Divine Mercy this Fall or sometimes. Am dying to visit the shrine and spend time to pray. Think this is the best way to get there being from out of town. Thank you!
I wish to know more of being a member as a lay person
You should contact them directly