Personal veneration is available in the Chapel during the hour before the 11:30 a.m. Mass, offering quiet time for prayer and reflection.

St. Patrick’s feast day is on March 17. In honor of his life and witness, the National Shrine will bring his relic from the Apparition Oratory to the Apparition Chapel for veneration that day.

All are welcome to attend and pray with this great Saint on his Feast Day!

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is known for his missionary work, bringing Christianity to the Irish people and teaching about the Holy Trinity using the shamrock.