Mass Schedules

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Sunday Masses

Crypt Church:
7:30 a.m.

Great Upper Church:
9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 2:30 p.m. (en español), and 4:30 p.m.

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Daily Masses (Monday-Friday)

Crypt Church:
7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 12:10 p.m., and 5:15 p.m.

Daily Masses (Saturday)

Crypt Church
7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., and 12:10 p.m.

Great Upper Church (Sunday Vigil):
4:30 p.m.

Holy Days of Obligation Masses

Vigil Mass:
5:15 p.m.

Morning:
7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

Afternoon:
12:10 p.m., 2:30 p.m. (en español), and 5:15 p.m.

* Please note: Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (Solemnity of Mary) have special Mass schedules, please see the event posts for details.

Confession Schedules

Sunday

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (En Espanol)

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

No Confessions on:

Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day

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Ver Examen de Conciencia en Español.

Upcoming Events

Music

Name: 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Alexander Straus-Fausto
Start: 2023-07-23T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-07-23T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Great Upper Church

March 2023
National Symphony Orchestra: Community Concert at the Basilica

March 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

Great Upper Church

National Symphony Orchestra: Community Concert at the Basilica Location: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Address: 400 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20017 Date: Friday, March 10, 2023 Time: 7:00 p.m. Performance… Find out more »
April 2023
Annual Octave Day of Easter Concert

April 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Great Upper Church

Please join the National Shrine on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16, 2023, for our annual Octave Day of Easter Concert. Michael Hey, Associate Director of Music and Organist at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York,… Find out more »
July 2023
2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Andrew Vu

July 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Great Upper Church

Join the Basilica for the first performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 2 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Andrew Vu of Washington, D.C. will perform. Andrew Vu Andrew… Find out more »
2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Stefan Donner

July 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Great Upper Church

Join the Basilica for the second performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 9 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Stefan Donner of Vienna, Austria will perform. Stefan Donner Stefan… Find out more »
2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Peter Latona

July 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Great Upper Church

Join the Basilica for the third performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 16 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Dr. Peter Latona of Washington, D.C. will perform. Peter Latona… Find out more »
2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Alexander Straus-Fausto

July 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Great Upper Church

Join the Basilica for the fourth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 23 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Alexander Straus-Fausto of Ontario, Canada will perform. Alexander Straus-Fausto Alexander… Find out more »