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Saturday Masses
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Sunday Masses
7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am,
12:00pm, 2:30pm (en español),
and 4:30pm
Upcoming Events
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 6We invite you to join us in celebrating the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Saturday, July 5 Time: Location and…
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2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Adam Chlebek
July 6 @ 6:00 pmJoin us as we kick off the 2025 Organ Recital Series and welcome a new assistant organist! In this first…
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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 13We invite you to join us in celebrating the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Saturday, July 12 Time: Location and…
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR
Rector’s Welcome
A word of welcome to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception — America’s Catholic Church.
Most Recent Blog Posts
An American Celebration: Exploring American History, Saints, and Art in the Basilica
June 26, 2025
“This Shrine speaks to us with the voice of all America, with the voice of all the sons and daughters…
From the Desk of Dr. Geraldine M. Rohling: Pope Leo XIII and Rerum Novarum
June 23, 2025
From the Desk of Dr. Geraldine M. Rohling, MAEd, DSG, Archivist-Curator Emerita With the election of a new pope, the…
3 Places to Find John the Baptist in the Art of the Basilica
June 20, 2025
To the modern reader, St. John the Baptist’s beginnings may sound unusual; he grew up and lived as a hermit…
VISIT US
Tours
Learn about the Shrine’s history, architecture, sacred art, and more, through our audio and guided tours. Reserve tours for large groups.
Sacred Music
Through our sacred music at the National Shrine, we strive to transform hearts and minds through the power and beauty of music in the Roman Catholic Liturgy.
AMERICA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
The History of the National Shrine
Although its foundation stone was laid in 1920, this great shrine seems to have been conceived of as early as 1846, the year the Bishops of America declared the Blessed Virgin Mary the patroness of the United States under her title of the Immaculate Conception.
ENROLLMENTS & DEVOTIONALS
Light a Candle
Lighting a candle for loved ones or personal intentions is a longstanding tradition in the Catholic Church. We invite you to join us in this tradition by lighting a candle at the Basilica.
Art & Architecture
With over 80 chapels and oratories honoring the Mother of God and representing peoples from every corner of the globe, the Basilica reflects the cultural diversity of the United States.
Allow Mary’s Shrine to pray for you
Enrollments & Devotionals
Mary’s Shrine is a living place of prayer and worship. The prayers we offer for you, your family, and your friends are one of the many ways that we fulfill our important mission as a national sanctuary of prayer and pilgrimage.
Each day we pray for people from across the United States and around the world and present their needs to the confidence and loving intercession of Our Lady.