GETTING THERE

To reach Marytown in Libertyville, Ill., about 40 miles north of downtown Chicago:

By car: Exit Interstate 94 at Route 176 (Rockland Road). Turn west on 176 and go about 4 miles. Marytown is two blocks past Butterfield Road.

By train: From Union Station, take the Metro commuter train to either Libertyville or Mundelein (next town), then local taxi services from depot to shrine.

By plane: O'Hare International Airport to Chicago's Union Station, and Metro as above.

For more information call (847) 367-7800.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis