Martyrs National Shrine - New York

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs/National Shrine of the North American Martyrs
136 Shrine Road
Noeltner Road
Auriesville, N.Y. 12016
(518) 853-3033
martyrshrine.org

Hours: Sunday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
   Located 40 miles west of Albany in the Mohawk Valley this shrine is a great day trip for church groups, families or individuals. Known as the birthplace of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the site was once a 17th century Mohawk village called Osserneon. In 1640, three American missionaries, Father Isaac Jogues, Rene Goupil and John Lalande, were martyred here and later canonized in 1930. Together with five Jesuit priests who were killed while on mission in Canada, they are known as the North American Martyrs.
   The shrine is open 25 weeks a year and hosts five chapels, two museums, a candle shrine, a Jesuit cemetery, outdoor Stations of the Cross, a gift shop and a visitor center where snacks and drinks may be purchased. Picnics are permitted, but no alcoholic beverages or pets are allowed on the property that spans approximately 400 acres.
   Confession: Held 30 minutes before Sunday Mass and 15 minutes before weekday Mass or on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.
   Masses: held in the St. Kateri Chapel weekdays and Sat. at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; Sun. Masses are held at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. A special St. Kateri Mass is held Wed. at 4 p.m.  There is a blessing with Relics Fri. after all Masses.
   Directions:  Interstate 90 to exit 27 (Amsterdam). Take Route 30 North a very short distance and continue west along Route 5S six miles to Noeltner Road.