International Day of Prayer and Fasting
November 15
The Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception invites you to join us for the International Day of Prayer and Fasting on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
| Time: | Location and Additional Information: |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Exposition & Eucharistic Procession – Great Upper Church |
| 9:00 a.m. | Introduction & Welcome – Great Upper Church |
| 9:10 a.m. | Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries) – Great Upper Church Led by the Asian and African Communities |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Confessions – Great Upper Church Chapels |
| 9:45 a.m. | Speaker – Great Upper Church Patricia Sandoval |
| 10:20 a.m. | Speaker – Great Upper Church Fr. Dan Reehil |
| 10:55 a.m. | Rosary (Joyful Mysteries) – Great Upper Church Led by the Hispanic Community |
| 11:15 a.m. | Speaker – Great Upper Church |
| 11:50 a.m. | Procession of the Nations – Great Upper Church |
| 12:00 noon | Mass – Great Upper Church Fr. Dan Reehil – Celebrant His Eminence, Ernest Cardinal Simoni – Homilist |
| 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Confessions – Great Upper Church Chapels |
| 2:15 p.m. | Speaker – Great Upper Church Susan Tassone |
| 3:00 p.m. | Divine Mercy Chaplet – Great Upper Church |
| 3:30 p.m. | Speaker – Great Upper Church His Eminence, Ernest Cardinal Simoni |
| 4:45 p.m. | Benediction – Great Upper Church |
