Annual Pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

92nd Annual Pilgrimage - Friday, September 4th - Monday, September 7th, 2026

About the pilgrimage

The annual Pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a special ministry of the Sisters of St. Basil. It has been held every Labor Day weekend since 1934.  It was that year that the Sisters and pilgrims celebrated the blessing of the then newly acquired Monastery for the Sisters.

In 1935, Pope Pius XI gifted the Sisters with a beautiful icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help requesting that they spread devotion to the Theotokos under that title.

The Pilgrimage is a source of ongoing renewal and provides for the diverse spiritual needs of the many pilgrims who frequent this major unifying event in the life of the Byzantine Catholic Church.  Its participants include clergy and faithful from across the country.  The Pilgrimage offers the celebration of Divine Liturgy, opportunities for the Mystery of Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Adult Enrichment Programs, activities for children, teens, and young adults, and pastoral counseling.

The Pilgrimage is the oldest and largest Byzantine Catholic Pilgrimage in the United States. The Sisters welcome all people of faith to share in this special ministry and in its many blessings.

This year’s 92nd Annual Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at Mount St. Macrina in Uniontown, PA, will begin on Friday, September 4th, and conclude on Monday, September 7th.

For accommodation suggestions, please visit the Camping, Hotels & Motels webpage.

The schedule is as follows: (to visit the website, please click here)

Friday, September 4th

  • 6:30 PM – Office of Small Compline – Lourdes Shrine, immediately followed by: Lesser Blessing of Water – Lourdes Shrine

Saturday, September 5

  • 9:30 AM -- Third Hour -- Shrine Altar

  • 10:00 AM -- Opening Divine Liturgy -- Shrine Altar

  • 1:00 PM – Moleben to the Theotokos or Paraklesis or Akathist - Shrine Altar

  • 2:00 PM -- Mystery of Anointing -- Shrine Altar

  • 4:00 PM -- Vigil Divine Liturgy (Cantors’ Choir) -- Shrine Altar

  • 7:30 PM -- Parastas (Cantors’ Choir) -- Cemetery

Sunday, September 6

  • 7:30 AM -- Office of Matins -- Shrine Altar

  • 9:00 AM -- Divine Liturgy (Church Slavonic) -- Shrine Altar

  • 11:00 AM -- Divine Liturgy for Vocations -- Shrine Altar

  • 2:00 PM -- Mystery of Anointing -- Shrine Altar

  • 4:00 PM -- Hierarchical Divine Liturgy (Cantors’ Choir) -- Shrine Altar

  • 7:30 PM -- Candlelight Procession (Cantors’ Choir) -- Shrine Altar

Monday, September 7 (Labor Day)

  • 9:30 AM -- Divine Liturgy -- Shrine Altar