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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    Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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    The Basilica
    On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to participate in their pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Most Rev. James F. Checchio,… Find out more »
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    Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    The Basilica
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