Special Hours for Labor Day
In observance of Labor Day, the Shrine will celebrate only one Mass at 9:00 a.m. in the Upper Shrine on Monday, September 4, 2023. The Shrine will close immediately after Mass and will open again for our regular hours on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Please note, Confession will not be offered and the Shrine Office and Gift Shop will also be closed on Sunday, September 3, 2023 and Monday, September 4, 2023.
A Prayer for Labor Day Weekend
On this weekend, when we rest from our usual labors, loving Father, we pray for all who shoulder the tasks of human labor: in the marketplace, in factories and offices, in the professions, and in family living. We thank you, Lord, for the gift and opportunity of work; may our efforts always be pure of heart, for the good of others and the glory of your name. We lift up to you all who long for just employment and those who work to defend the rights and needs of workers everywhere. May those of us who are now retired always remember that we still make a valuable contribution to our Church and our world by our prayers and deeds of charity. May our working and our resting all give praise to you until the day we share together in eternal rest with you. Amen.