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As part of the Jubilee Year 2025 celebrations, the Irish Catholic Bishops encourage us to visit three designated national pilgrimage sites on the island of Ireland – Knock Shrine, Croagh Patrick and Lough Derg, along with Diocesan pilgrimage sites throughout the country.
These sites celebrate the richness of the pilgrimage tradition in Ireland. Pilgrims are invited to take some personal time for prayer and reflection at each of these sacred places during 2025.
As we celebrate the Jubilee Year, the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ is indeed a fitting one for Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine. Knock has always been a place of hope, peace and reconciliation.
The message of hope of the Knock Apparition continues to reveal itself every day, through the pilgrims who are drawn to this unique place.
Pilgrimage is not about the destination, it is about the journey. As you cross the threshold here at Knock Shrine, your time with us is an opportunity to step away from the busy schedule of your daily life and to take time to be still, to be in the moment and to experience the presence of God within you.
Pilgrims of Hope Pilgrimage Passport
During this Jubilee Year 2025, you are encouraged to visit the three national designated places of pilgrimage on the island of Ireland – Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo, Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo and St. Patrick’s Sanctuary at Lough Derg in Co. Donegal.
Your passport will be stamped at each location, once you have completed the steps of the pilgrimage, as determined at each of these pilgrimage sites.
Here at Knock Shrine, there are many opportunities before you , as you take the time for personal prayer and reflection. If time allows, we encourage you to experience as many aspects of this sacred place as possible. For the purposes of receiving a stamp on your pilgrimage passport, we recommend that you take the time to choose three places to visit within the Shrine complex.
– Fr. Richard Gibbons PP, Rector of Knock Shrine introduces the pilgrim passport initiative
This is a place where Heaven touched Earth, a reminder of the power of the Divine and the miraculous. We invite you to be open to the mystery that unfolds before you and hope that you will leave this peaceful place renewed in faith and refreshed in spirit.
We ask you to select at least 3 of the following options, however you are welcome to complete as many as you wish:
Take time for personal prayer and reflection in the Apparition Chapel
Participate in inspiring liturgies throughout the day
Explore artistic works at Knock Basilica and the Parish Church
Visit the Chapel of Reconciliation, where confessions are available daily
Experience the silence of the Beehive Meditative Cell at the Chapel of Reconciliation
Spend time in the presence of the Eucharist in the dedicated Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Attend a guided prayer session at the Prayer Centre or avail of spiritual direction from our trained prayer guides
Collect Holy Water at the outdoor fonts to bring home with you
Explore the Creation Walk, a contemplative walk through the woodlands at the Shrine
Discover our unique and compelling history at Knock Museum
Follow in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims who have completed the Traditional Station
To facilitate you as you complete your pilgrimage at Knock Shrine as part of the pilgrim passport collaboration, we have a guidebook available that details the elements of the pilgrimage experience here at Ireland’s international Eucharistic and Marian Shrine.
Download Your Guidebook Here
Knock Shrine
Ireland's International
Eucharistic and Marian Shrine,
Knock, Claremorris, Co. Mayo,
F12 Y226, Ireland
