Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
An Alberta Marian grotto built by Polish Catholic settlers and used for the annual diocesan pilgrimage around the Assumption.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Skaro turns the grotto tradition of Lourdes into an Alberta settler-pilgrimage landscape. Visit for the Assumption liturgy and candlelight procession, or quietly outside the main gathering.
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Stone grotto
Pray at the Lourdes-inspired shrine built by the local Polish Catholic community.
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Assumption pilgrimage
Attend Mass and the annual candlelight procession when scheduled.
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Prairie immigrant Catholicism
Read the shrine as a lasting expression of Polish Catholic settlement in Alberta.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
Skaro Assumption pilgrimageVerify the current date and program with the Archdiocese of Edmonton.