The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world annually: students and teachers, the young and the aged, the healthy and the infirmed, men and women, locals and international travelers. Whether you have been to the Shrine before or you are visiting for the first time, our staff is available to assist you as you begin planning your pilgrimage or retreat.
Pilgrimages
The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia often welcomes individuals and large tour groups that are on pilgrimage to the Philadelphia area. If you are interested in a tour or in bringing a large group to the Shrine, please complete the form below or call the Shrine Office to discuss your pilgrimage plans with a member of our staff. We are happy to customize each visit according to needs, interests, and purpose for visiting.
When you visit the Shrine, we encourage you to take advantage of some or all of these opportunities:
Shrine Tour
Eucharistic Adoration
Private Prayer
Reconciliation
Novena Prayers and Veneration of the Relic (on Wednesdays or by Special Arrangement)
A visit to the Gift Shop
Retreats
If your group is looking for a more in-depth experience of prayer and reflection, the Shrine offers custom retreat days on-site, as well as at schools and parishes. If you are interested in having the Shrine prepare a retreat for your students, religious education classes, faculty and staff, parish group, or parish staff, please complete the form or call the Shrine Office to discuss your retreat plans with a member of our staff. We are happy to customize each group’s visit according to its needs, theme, interests, or purpose for visiting.
Click here to learn more about the fees and facilities that are associated for a pilgrimage or retreat day.
Once you complete and submit this form, a member of the Shrine staff will contact you.
Please do not assume your visit is scheduled until you have personal confirmation from a member of the Shrine staff.
“Rita offers her rose to each of you: in receiving it spiritually, strive to live as witnesses to a hope that never disappoints and as missionaries of a life that conquers death. Let it symbolize a life sustained by passionate love for the Lord Jesus, a life capable of responding to suffering and to thorns with forgiveness and the total gift of self, in order to spread everywhere the good odor of Christ through a consistently lived proclamation of the Gospel.”
Pope Saint John Paul II