Welcome to Knock Shrine

Knock has always been a place of welcome, sanctuary and sacredness,  a place for people to join together in prayer and worship. It is with great honour that we welcome pilgrims and visitors here every year and share with them a great sense of peace and comfort.

Pilgrimage is a sacred and ancient tradition in Ireland. By leaving ordinary life behind, pilgrims gain time and space for reflection. They join others in a quest to experience the presence of God. They grow in awareness that, on life’s journey, there are no strangers only fellow pilgrims.

Pope Francis has officially named Knock as a Eucharistic and Marian Shrine. Giving this honour in a special address, Pope Francis asked that here at Knock Shrine, we accept to always have our arms wide open as a sign of welcome to every pilgrim who may arrive from any part of the world, asking nothing in return but only recognising him as a brother or a sister who desires to share the same experience of fraternal prayer.

We trust that you will leave this sacred place refreshed in faith and renewed in spirit.

Fr. Richard Gibbons, PP
Rector, Knock Shrine