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Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine
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We are so excited to announce a 10 Day Pilgrimage to Italy in October of 2027 which will be led by Fr. Jamie Lancelotta in conjunction with OLC! Fr. Jamie is the great-nephew of our founder and has designed a wonderful pilgrimage for us! Along with stops at many major holy sites in Italy, our journey will include a visit to the beautiful Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows of Castelpetroso, where an approved Marian apparition took place in 1888. Fr. Jamie’s grandmother and great-grandmother were present, according to records written by our founder! Just recently, we installed an image of Our Lady of Sorrows of Castelpetroso above our organ which had been blessed at the Italian shrine.
We will also visit the stunning, ancient, perfectly preserved medieval mountaintop village of Fornelli, the Lancelotta ancestral home and the site of the original Marian chapel after which OLC was modeled.
Inquiries can be directed to our Manager Christine Cunningham.
OFFICIAL FLYER HERE!
ONLINE REGISTRATION HERE
(Must have a valid passport to register.)
$50 Early Booking Discount if Reserved
by August 8, 2026
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Interested? Come learn more!
Evening Mass & Information Session
Monday, July 27th!
7:00 pm: Mass celebrated by Fr. Jamie Lancelotta
7:30 pm: Pilgrimage Information Session with Q&A
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Why go in THIS Pilgramage to Italy?
Because it's Personal!
Anyone who loves Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine or who has marveled at how fruitful our charism of praying for vocations has been (including Fr. Jamie)
has the Lancelotta/Lombardi family ancestors to thank!
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Below are some images of Fr. Jamie at the installation of the Image of Our Lady of Sorrows of Castelpetroso in the OLC Chapel on her feast day, March 22nd, 2026.
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The beautiful Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows of Castelpetroso! This is a bishop-approved apparition site. Amazingly, the bishop himself witnessed it. The first stone was laid in 1890, just three years after the Apparitions! It was completed in 1975, one year after Our Lady's Center was founded, largely on the donations from families who emigrated to the USA.
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The ancient village of Fornelli dates from the 9th century and is one of the most well preserved medieval villages still in existence. Photo credit: fornelli.it
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The Lancelotta Family Chapel in Fornelli, Italy dates from the 1500's. Fr. Jamie's great-grandparents' names, Gioachino & Elvira, are inscribed above the door as they were benefactors in a 1950's restoration. Elvira Lombardi Lancelotta was born in Fornelli in 1885 and was three during the Castelpetrosso apparitions. Devoted to the Blessed Mother, it was her dream that one of her sons would become a priest. Fr. Jamie is truly an answer to her prayers!
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Store Hours
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm*
Friday: 10:00 am - 7:30 pm*
First Saturday: 10:00 am -10:30 am; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
*Please note that the store is always closed during the noon Mass |
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Chapel Hours:
Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass
Monday-Friday: 12:00pm
Friday night: 7:30 pm
1st Saturdays: 10:30 am
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Rosary
Monday-Friday: 11:30 am
Confessions
Following all Masses
Adoration
Friday: 12:30 - 7:30 pm
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Friday Night Devotions
Holy Mass: 7:30 pm
Followed by: Confessions, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction
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Our Lady's Center Marian Shrine is a 501(c)3 non-profit Catholic lay apostolate within the Archdiocese of Baltimore located outside of Baltimore, Maryland in Ellicott City. We offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and confessions upstairs in our chapel each weekday and on first Saturdays. Downstairs in our beautiful store, we carry a large selection of Catholic books and religious articles to meet every need. We have many monthly events and activities. |
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