Name: Choral Meditations on the Nativity and Solemn Mass on Christmas Eve
Start: 2019-12-24T21:00:00-05:00
End: 2019-12-24T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Great Upper Church

Mass Schedules

Watch Mass Online

Livestreaming Sundays at 12:00 pm ET and 2:30 p.m. (en español)

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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Descarga el Folleto de la Santa Misa

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

View Examination of Conscience in English.

Ver Examen de Conciencia en Español.

Upcoming Events

December 2019
Third Sunday of Advent and Vespers

December 15, 2019

Joyfully awaiting the coming of the Divine Messiah, we invite you to join us this Advent Season and Vespers. Vespers will be held each Sunday in Advent at 4:00 PM in the Great Upper Church.… Find out more »
Pre-Christmas Confession Schedule

December 21, 2019 @ 10:00 am - December 24, 2019 @ 6:00 pm

Our Lady of Hostyn Chapel, Crypt Church

As we anticipate the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we invite you to prepare your hearts with the Sacrament of Reconciliation. From Saturday, December 21st – Tuesday, December 24th, the Sacrament of… Find out more »
Fourth Sunday of Advent and Vespers

December 22, 2019

Joyfully awaiting the coming of the Divine Messiah, we invite you to join us this Advent Season and Vespers. Vespers will be held each Sunday in Advent at 4:00 PM in the Great Upper Church.… Find out more »
Blessing of the Bambinelli and Lighting of the Christmas Tree

December 22, 2019 @ 4:30 pm

Memorial Hall

Following in the annual papal tradition in Saint Peter's Square, the National Shrine will host its annual Blessing of the Bambinelli and Lighting of the Christmas Tree on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at the 4:30… Find out more »
Annual Children’s Christmas Eve Mass

December 24, 2019 @ 4:30 pm

Great Upper Church

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception invites the faithful to the annual Christmas Eve Children’s Mass in the Great Upper Church. The Choir of the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred… Find out more »
Choral Meditations on the Nativity and Solemn Mass on Christmas Eve

December 24, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Great Upper Church

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception invites you to join us on December 24, as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 9:00 PM - Musical… Find out more »