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| Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:49 AM PST The Notre Dame-BYU football pep rally Friday (Nov. 22) will be held at the Compton Family Ice Arena on the University of Notre Dame campus. Make sure you arrive early to hear 2010 Alum Pat McKillen perform hits from his recently released album, the Red Headed Enemy. Doors will open at 4:15 p.m. EDT with the rally beginning at 6:00 p.m. As always, the rally is free and open to the public. This will be the second football pep rally held at Compton. The rink will be covered and as many as 2,000 fans will be allowed on the floor directly in front of the stage. The facility itself seats just more than 5,000 spectators and seating is on a first come, first serve basis. The Notre Dame Marching Band, Leprechaun and cheerleaders will be in the house to help cheer on the Irish. The Compton Family Ice Arena will also hold a post-pep rally public skate. For more information click here. Come out and support Coach Kelly, the 2013 Fighting Irish, and the seniors as we send them off for their last home game of the season against BYU. FINISH STRONG! |
| A Moment of Clarity: The Grotto Posted: 22 Nov 2013 07:32 AM PST The Grotto at Notre Dame is one of the most breathtaking places in America. This replica of the Grotto of Our Lady in Lourdes, France, has become a very popular devotional location on campus. With more than 225,000 candles lit per year, people of all faiths travel to find peace in this place of quiet reflection. When asked how many visitors the grotto has each year Basilica Sacristan John Zack replied, “We have never kept a count of how many visitors come to the Grotto each year. It’s really impossible. I do know that I've been through there at all hours of the day and night, in all kinds of weather and, more than likely, there is someone down there praying.” On home football weekends, fans come from all across the country to light a candle and say a quick prayer at this holy site. “We use approximately 7200 of the glass candles, but due to the limited space for those, we have started this year putting out smaller candles so more people have a chance to light a candle” says, Zack. It is difficult, in fact, to find a Notre Dame faithful who does not possess at least one memory of the Grotto’s silent beauty. “For a sports fan, visiting Notre Dame for a football weekend is like a pilgrimage. You go there to be a part of something bigger. To be a part of the tradition. To be a part of history. But there’s something more, something higher involved. Hard to explain, but when you’re here, whether you’re religious or not, I think you can feel it. No football weekend would be complete without a visit to this peaceful shrine that sits in the shadow of the Golden Dome.” Be sure to complete your weekend on campus by spending a few quiet moments at one one of the beautiful wonders of the University of Notre Dame, The Grotto  |
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