Regild the Blessed Mother
A Beacon of Love
THE NATIONAL SHRINE GROTTO OF OUR L ADY OF LOURDES is a sacred place of worship, pilgrimage, evangelization and reconciliation. Its mission is to lead souls to encounter Christ through the love of Our Lady. Since being established as a public oratory in 1964, the image atop the Pangborn Campanile depicts the reality that Mary is watching over us, pouring out grace upon us, and inviting us to come to her and to Christ. After more than 30 years, the gilding adorning Our Blessed Mother has started to wear. Maintaining the statue of Our Lady of Grace on the Pangborn Campanile is central to our mission. This is an exciting and joy-filled undertaking, and one we are happy to share with our patrons and pilgrims, but we cannot complete this project on our own.
We need your help to ensure the newly gilded Pangborn Campanile statue shines brightly and draws more pilgrims to the grace and peace of the National Shrine Grotto.
Can we count on you? Choose to support this project through a financial gift and your prayers. Visit msmary.edu/restoremary to learn more.
FALL 2020 MOUNT MAGAZINE
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