Mother Cabrini Shrine is a religious shrine in a spectacular setting. Beautiful chapel for meditation and prayer, small gift store with religious items. Other attractions would be the Grotto Chapel, Stairway of Prayer, Walking Rosary, Meditation Walkway, Ten Commandments, Mysteries of the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Natural Spring, Cabrini Museum, Stained Glass Windows and the Heart of Stones.The climb to the shrine is not too steep (373 steps) and well worth it, especially in warmer weather. If you are not up to the climb you can drive. Road can be closed in bad weather. The views of Denver are spectacular. Lovely place to go to get away and be quiet. Always a rewarding trip.
We saw the sign for this when going to grave of buffalo bill...it is right down the road. If you are hardly, there is an enormous statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus atop a hill...or you can sit on benches in the gardens at the base of the hill and see it. There is a chapel shrine to Mother Cabrini. They also had a nice gift shop.
We were in Denver to visit our children who live there.....while they were taking us to see the grave of Buffalo Bill I saw the sign for the Mother Cabrini Shrine.....what a great find. The ride up to the shrine which is on top of a mountain was breathtaking. The shrine and gardens were a super surprise. We visited the chapel to spend a quiet moment.......then went to see the gardens. There are stairs up to a huge statue of the Sacred Heart.......it takes a bit to walk up, but you can still see it from the lower gardens if the trek up is a bit too much for you. They have a very nice gift shop where you will find all types of items..... also a section that specializes in Hispanic items. Even if you aren't Catholic.....just a nice spot to stop at for a quiet moment.
Great motorcycle ride, lots to see, even get some exercise climbing up to the top, about 200 steps, thereabouts! On a clear day, awesome view! Watch out for wildlife here, the pretty much have the run of the place, pretty tranquil, afterall, it is a shrine! You can even fill your water jugs from the very spring well that the shrine is famous for! Has a small chapel and lots of outdoor sitting areas for those who'd like to stop, pause and give thanks or ask for blessings.
This was my Great-Grandmother's favorite place when she came from Italy to live in America. It too is my favorite place. It is a spiritual place for me. I have always loved the Mother Cabrini Shrine since I was a child. I have also went to Easter service here. I also like their gift shop and the staff is always nice. I have taken my son here and he too likes going here. I highly recommend going here. I am Catholic but everyone is welcome here to enjoy the beauty of the nature here.
There is a walk to the top of the shrine. Once you get to the top you have a peaceful view of the city. The drive up the mountain was great the deer crowded the side of the road.
On 1993, in preparation of the World Youth Day some young people from Codogno (Lodi dioceses) were invited to the Mother Cabrini Shrine to stay in one of the places Santa Francesca Saverio lived. I was one of them. Words cannot express the glory and the peaceful this place inspires. We came back then in 1994 for the Statue's ceremony and then again last year. We have many friends among the volunteers and we are in touch we the Sister, even in Chicago.
Mother Cabrini led a life devoted to others. I learned much more than I ever knew about her. The grounds, chapel, 373 step stairway of prayer to the statue the Scared Heart of Jesus (you can skip your gym visit to the Stairmaster if you go to the top!), gift shop, spring and grotto were all worth seeing. If you're in the Denver area, you need to visit. The nearby vistas are quite beautiful.
I've been coming here since the late 1980s. I have never had a prayer submission that was not answered. The surroundings are inspirational, there is a real connection to a higher power here. Light a candle, say a prayer, watch a miracle happen! This place has prevented suicides, saved small animals, and even saved a troubled teen from the wrong path all from prayer submissions made in the quiet of the room full of candles...
Beautiful. Spiritual. Definitely worth the 335 stairs you have to walk to view. Wear comfy shoes and bring water to drink.