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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250706
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SUMMARY:Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, July 5\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 6\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/fourteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250706T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250706T180000
DTSTAMP:20250703T222648Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Adam Chlebek
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we kick off the 2025 Organ Recital Series and welcome a new assistant organist! In this first recital of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series\, we are delighted to welcome our new Assistant Director of Music\, Adam Chlebek\, who will be performing on July 6 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. \nNote: this concert will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \nDownload the Program\n\nProgram:\nFanfare – John Cook (1918–1984) \nConcerto in D minor\, BWV 596\, after Vivaldi – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) \n    […] \n    Grave \n    Fuga \n    Largo e spiccato \n    […] \nChoral No. 1 in E major – César Franck (1822–1890) \nSuite Brève (1947) – Jean Langlais (1907–1991) \n    II. Cantilène \nPsalm Prelude\, Set 2 No. 1 (De Profundis) – Herbert Howells (1892–1983) \nPrelude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain\, op. 7 – Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) \n\nAdam Chlebek\nAdam Chlebek serves as the Assistant Director of Music at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A Polish-American from Chicago\, IL\, he completed his Master of Music in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of Nathan Laube. He earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and was a finalist in the 2024 Elizabeth Stephens International Organ Competition. Adam has performed throughout the United States and Poland and has participated in masterclasses with organists Janette Fishell\, William Porter\, and Arvid Gast. In 2022\, he served as the first Sacred Music Intern at the Basilica. \nAdam is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, where he earned his Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance with Jonathan Moyer; there\, he also focused on choral singing and conducting. He sang in the Oberlin Musical Union\, under the direction of Gregory Ristow\, and Collegium Musicum\, under the direction of Steven Plank; and studied choral conducting with Jodi Kerchner and Ben Johns. Adam likewise participated as a jazz pianist in Oberlin’s Performance and Improvisation Ensemble\, performing with Jamey Haddad\, Jay Ashby\, and Becca Stevens\, among others. \nAs a Catholic musician\, Adam previously served as the Director of Music at St. Thomas More Parish in Rochester\, New York\, and St. James Parish in Lakewood\, Ohio\, and sang in the acclaimed Christ Church Schola Cantorum\, under the direction of Stephen Kennedy. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 13\nThomas Vozzella – Kansas City\, Missouri\n\n\nJuly 20\nJames Kibbie – Ann Arbor\, Michigan\n\n\nJuly 27\nAndrew Meagher – Jefferson City\, Missouri\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-adam-chlebek/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250714
DTSTAMP:20241217T183722Z
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SUMMARY:Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, July 12\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 13\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/fifteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T180000
DTSTAMP:20250702T182416Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Thomas Vozzella
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the second performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 13 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Thomas Vozzella from Kansas City\, Missouri\, as our performer. \n\nProgram:\nHerr Gott\, dich loben alle wir\, P. 183 – Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)\nTune: Old 100th (Lord God\, we all praise you) \nFantasy and Fugue in C minor\, BWV 537 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nWer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten\, BWV 642 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nThe man who leaves to God all power and hopeth in him all his days\, \nHe will most wondrously protect him through every cross and sad distress. \nWho doth in God Almighty trust hath not built on the sand. \nPartita on Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten – Carson Cooman (b. 1982) \nOstinato marcato \nBicinium \nAria \nGigue-Finale \nPassacaglia – John E. West (1863-1929) \nSix Variations on a Moravian Theme – Margret Vardell Sandresky (b. 1921) \nMoravian Theme \n1. Andante \n2. Pastorale \n3. Tonus Perigrinus \n4. Adagio \n5. Scherzo \n6. Presto \nEpilogue \nTwo Spirituals “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” and “Balm in Gilead” – arranged by Thomas R. Vozzella (b. 1963) \nToccata in D minor – Gordon Balch Nevin (1892-1943) \n\nThomas R. Vozzella\nThomas R. Vozzella\, DMA\, is Director of Music-Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church\, Kansas City; a Staff Organist at the Community of Christ\, Independence. He has served the AGO as Dean (Black Hills Chapter)\, and the ACDA (National Chair for Music in Worship). Alliance\, Augsburg\, Abingdon\, Selah\, CanticaNOVA\, and St. James Music Press publish his compositions. An extensive catalogue can be found at Sheet Music Plus and Music Notes. Additionally\, as a composer he has received six ASCAP Plus Awards. He has presented at state\, regional and national AGO and AGO conventions\, toured in twenty-six states\, District of Columbia and eleven countries. Organ study has been with Lambert Brandes\, John Ditto\, Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvard; master classes with Marie-Claire Alain\, Frédéric Blanc\, Peter Hurford\, and John Obetz. His mantra is all encompassing of his work and call: “Serving Christ and the holy Catholic church through the arts.” Additional information and future presentations can be found at tvozzella.com. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 20\nJames Kibbie – Ann Arbor\, Michigan\n\n\nJuly 27\nAndrew Meagher – Jefferson City\, Missouri\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-thomas-vozzella/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250720
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250721
DTSTAMP:20241217T183722Z
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SUMMARY:Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, July 19\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 20\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/sixteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T180000
DTSTAMP:20250624T210816Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: James Kibbie
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the third performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome James Kibbie of Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nPièce d’Orgue – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nChoral Preludes – Bach \nMeine Seele erhebt den Herren (My Soul Magnifies the Lord) \nJesus\, meine Zuversicht (Jesus\, My Confidence) \nMeine Seele erhebt den Herren\, Fugue on the Magnificat \nFantasia in F Minor – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) \nTwo Pieces – Florence Price (1887-1953) \nThe Hour Glass (Sandman) \nRetrospection (An Elf on a Moonbeam) \nGo Down\, Moses – Fela Sowande (1905-1987) \nFrom Symphonie VI\, Op. 42\, No. 2 – Charles-Marie\, Widor (1844-1937) \nAdagio \nFinale \n\nJames Kibbie\nJames Kibbie maintains a full schedule of concert\, recording\, and festival engagements throughout North America and Europe\, including appearances at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris\, Royal Festival Hall in London\, Dvořak Hall in Prague\, and Lincoln Center in New York. During his month-long concert tour of the Soviet Union in 1991\, the newspaper Pravda hailed him as “a marvelous organist\, a brilliant interpreter.” A frequent jury member of international organ competitions\, he has himself been awarded the Grand Prix d’Interprétation at the prestigious International Organ Competition of Chartres\, France\, and is also the only American to have won the International Organ Competition of the Prague Spring Festival in the former Czechoslovakia. \nJames Kibbie’s performances have been broadcast on radio and television in the USA\, Canada and Europe. His extensive discography includes “Merrily on Hill\,” performed on the famed Skinner organ in Hill Auditorium\, Ann Arbor\, works of Dieterich Buxtehude recorded on the historic 1687 Schnitger organ of Norden\, Germany\, and discs of music by Bach\, Franck\, Alain\, Tournemire\, Sowande\, Buck\, Morrison\, and contemporary Czech composers. Dr. Kibbie’s “audio holiday cards\,” recorded on the Létourneau organ in his residence and issued as free internet downloads\, are a popular annual tradition. \nJames Kibbie is internationally renowned as an authority on the organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He has performed the complete cycle of Bach organ works in a series of 18 recitals and is in constant demand as a Bach recitalist and clinician. His recordings of the complete Bach works on historic baroque organs in Germany have been welcomed with enthusiastic critical and audience acclaim. Thanks to generous support from Dr. Barbara Furin Sloat in honor of J. Barry Sloat\, the University of Michigan is offering Dr. Kibbie’s recordings of all 274 Bach works as free internet downloads at www.blockmrecords.org/bach. \nJames Kibbie is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan\, where his 42-year tenure included service as University Organist and Chair of the Organ Department. His former students hold key positions in college teaching and church music nationally. Among the honors he has received\, he is particularly proud of the James Kibbie Scholarship\, endowed in perpetuity by the University of Michigan to support students majoring in organ performance and sacred music. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 27\nAndrew Meagher – Jefferson City\, Missouri\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-james-kibbie/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250728
DTSTAMP:20241217T183722Z
CREATED:20240916T234658Z
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SUMMARY:Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, July 26\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 27\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/seventeenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T180000
DTSTAMP:20250624T195448Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Andrew Meagher
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fourth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 27 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Andrew Meagher of Jefferson City\, Missouri\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nAscendo ad Patrem meum – Arnolt Schlick (c. 1455-1460-after 1521) \nPrière – César Franck (1822-1890) \nFugue in C – Joséphine Boulay (1869-1925) \nFugue in C-Sharp Minor – Boulay \nFugue in F Minor – Boulay \nIntroduction\, Passcaaglia\, and Fugue – M. Searle Wight (1918-2004) \n\nDr. Andrew Meagher\nDr. Andrew Meagher currently holds the position as Director of Sacred Music at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City\, where he also leads the music for diocesan liturgies. Over the past year\, Andrew has overseen the installation of the cathedral’s new Buzard pipe organ\, which was dedicated by Ken Cowan on June 20th\, 2025. He previously served parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit and in the Diocese of Lansing. For 17 years\, Dr. Meagher held the position of Administrator for the Hill Auditorium organ schedule at the University of Michigan. \nPrevious recital engagements include Washington National Cathedral\, National City Christian Church (Washington D.C.)\, St. Thomas Church (NYC)\, First Congregational Church (Ann Arbor\, MI)\, Hill Auditorium (University of Michigan)\, First Lutheran (Duluth\, MN)\, St. Augustine House (Oxford\, MI)\, First United Methodist (Kalamazoo\, MI)\, and Pease Auditorium at Eastern Michigan University. Andrew has been featured in videos for the Star Spangled Music Foundation (John Knowles Paine’s Concert Variations on the Star Spangled Banner) and the American Guild of Organists Master Series\, Volume 5\, honoring Marilyn Mason. \nIn addition to church music\, Andrew also serves as a collaborative pianist and vocal coach to his wife\, Katharine. The duo have given numerous recitals together\, including several performances on the University of Michigan Organ Conference in venues such as Blessed Sacrament Cathedral (Detroit\, MI). Andrew has also performed piano/organ parts in ensembles\, including Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra\, Dexter Community Orchestra\, and orchestras and bands at the University of Michigan. In addition to orchestral repertoire\, Dr. Meagher has performed in pit orchestras for musicals and operas\, including Gounond’s Romeo et Juliette (University of Michigan Opera Theatre). \nAndrew received the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan as a student of Marilyn Mason and Robert Glasgow. He also earned the Master of Music in Organ Performance form Bowling Green State University (studies with Vernon Wolcott\, organ and Robert Satterlee\, Piano) and the Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano from Ithaca College (studying Piano with Phiroze Mehta and organ with Allison Evans Henry). \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-andrew-meagher/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250803
DTSTAMP:20250714T195906Z
CREATED:20241022T053441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T195906Z
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SUMMARY:Salvadoran Pilgrimage on the Feast of the Divine Savior of the World
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, August 2\, 2025\, the Salvadoran Catholic Community will celebrate the Feast of the Divine Savior of the World with Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n5:00 p.m.\nProcession Begins – South Circle\n\n\n5:30 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Crypt Church\nMost. Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala\, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington\nCelebrant & Homilist\n\n\n6:30 p.m.\nReception Begins – East Portico
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/salvadoran-pilgrimage-on-the-feast-of-the-divine-savior-of-the-world-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250804
DTSTAMP:20241217T183722Z
CREATED:20240916T234945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183722Z
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SUMMARY:Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, August 2\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, August 3\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T180000
DTSTAMP:20250703T171854Z
CREATED:20250516T221203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T171854Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Gregory Hand
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fifth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 3 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Gregory Hand of Iowa City\, Iowa\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nPrelude and Fugue in B minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nSechs Choralvorspiele für Orgel\, op. 73 – Johanna Senfter (1879-1961) \n(World Premiere Performance) \nI. Als vierzig Tag nach Ostern war’n \nII. Nicht so traurig nicht so sehr \nIII. Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn \nIV. Ach Gott erhör mein Seufzen und Wehklagen \nV. Wo Gott der Herr nicht zu uns hält \nVI. Wir treten zum Beten \nThree settings of plainchant from Op. 59 – Max Reger (1873-1916) \nVIII. Gloria \nIX. Benedictus \nXII. Te Deum \n\nGregory Hand\nGregory Hand is professor of organ at the University of Iowa. Prior to this appointment\, he held the position of university chapel organist at Northwestern University\, where he also taught in the music theory department. He was awarded a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan\, where he studied organ with James Kibbie and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. \nHand is in high demand as a performer and pedagogue. He has given recitals and masterclasses in the United States\, France\, Spain\, Germany and Brazil\, and served on the jury for national and international organ competitions\, including the Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg (ION)\, the Mikael Tariverdiev Organ Competition and the Sursa National Organ Competition. His articles on organ literature and pedagogy have appeared in The American Organist Magazine\, The Diapason\, Organ – Journal für die Orgel\, The Organ (U.K.)\, and Notes\, the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. \nHis debut CD\, “The Complete Gospel Preludes of William Bolcom” on the Naxos label marked the world premiere recording of all twelve of these landmark pieces. Critics praised the recording as “stunning” (American Record Guide) and noted the “sonorous and probing performances” (Gramophone)\, and the “brilliance of his technique” (allmusic.com). \nHe also was the first organist to play all twelve Gospel Preludes in one concert: first at the University of Michigan with the composer in attendance\, and later at Princeton University\, University of Glasgow\, St. Giles Cathedral (Edinburgh)\, and the Twin Cities (MN) chapter of the American Guild of Organists. \nHand has often collaborated with other instrumentalists to perform new music. With bassoonist Benjamin Coelho\, he premiered Adrian Vernon Fish’s “Kassoq” at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Redlands\, CA. With Amy Schendel\, he premiered Patrick Schulz’s “Fanfare for Trumpet and Organ\,” which was recorded for the MSR label. \nHe is also very active as a harpsichordist and continuo player. Past engagements include performing as harpsichord soloist for Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto no. 5” with the Des Moines Symphony\, and providing continuo accompaniment for Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” with the Des Moines Symphony and Anne Akiko Meyers\, “Giulio Cesare” with the Lyric Opera of Chicago\, and “Ritorno d’Ulisse” with Chicago Opera Theater. He also conducted from the harpsichord a concert performance of Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice” at the University of Iowa. \nDr. Hand has participated in several international organ competitions\, including the Grand Prix de Chartres (France)\, St. Albans (England)\, Prix Andre Marchal (France)\, and the Dublin International Organ Competition. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-gregory-hand/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T093000
DTSTAMP:20250516T050739Z
CREATED:20250514T183808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T050739Z
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SUMMARY:Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention Opening Mass
DESCRIPTION:We welcome the Knights of Columbus to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for the Opening Mass of the 2025 Supreme Convention. More information to follow.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/knights-of-columbus-supreme-convention-opening-mass/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250811
DTSTAMP:20241217T183722Z
CREATED:20240916T235102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183722Z
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SUMMARY:Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, August 9\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, August 10\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/nineteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T180000
DTSTAMP:20250520T204756Z
CREATED:20250516T221441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T204756Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Peter Latona
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 10 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. Peter Latona of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nPeter Latona\nPeter Latona (b.1968) is the Director of Music for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington\, D.C.\, the preeminent Marian shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Recognized as a conductor\, composer\, organist\, improviser and teacher\, he is dedicated to providing the highest standard in sacred music within the context of the Roman Catholic Liturgy. \nAn award-winning organist\, Dr. Latona has performed throughout the United States\, Europe and the Holy Land\, has presented workshops on improvisation\, and has released a recording\, An Organ Pilgrimage\, on the Raven label\, featuring all four pipe organs at the Basilica. In 2012\, he performed to an audience of 1\,000\, having been invited as a featured artist for the Festspiele Europaische Wochen in Passau\, Germany. As the conductor of the Choir of the Basilica\, he has released numerous recordings of sacred choral music and presented concerts in the United States and abroad\, performing nationally for the American Guild of Organists\, National Pastoral Musicians Association\, Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedrals\, Church Music Association of America and internationally as a featured conductor in the Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra. Among his recently completed recording projects are Tu es Petrus: A Papal Tribute in Music\, which commemorates the Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI and celebrates the Petrine ministry of Pope Francis\, and Te Deum: The Sacred Music of Peter Latona\, which was commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and features many of the works composed by Dr. Latona for the National Shrine. \nDr. Latona’s compositions are published by Morningstar Music Publishers as well as Canticanova Publications and G.I.A. His music has been featured in various media productions including Fr. Barron’s well-known series Catholicism. He recently won first prize in a composition competition sponsored by the Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians for his Priests of God/Servants of God and Go into All the World. He has received commissions from the Knights of Columbus\, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston\, the Diocese of Helena\, as well as by the Archdioceses of Washington\, New York and Philadelphia. His music was performed during the Apostolic visit of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the United States in 2008 and in each city visited by Pope Francis during his 2015 Apostolic visit to the United States. In recognition of this accomplishment\, Dr. Latona was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal by Pope Francis. Dr. Latona also serves on the composition faculty of The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music. Dr. Latona is a graduate of Bucknell University (B. Mus.)\, the Yale School of Music (M. Mus.)\, and the Manhattan School of Music (D.M.A.). \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-peter-latona/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816
DTSTAMP:20250813T202515Z
CREATED:20241019T041317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T202515Z
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SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Solemn Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated at 12:10 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. \nThursday\, August 14\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n5:15 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Crypt Church\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 15\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:00 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n8:00 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n12:10 p.m.*\nSolemn Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Timothy P. Broglio\, Archbishop for the Military Services\, U.S.A. – Celebrant & Homilist\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa Solemne – Iglesia Superior\nReverendísimo Evelio Menjivar-Ayala\, Obispo Auxiliar de Washington – Celebrante y Homilista\n\n\n5:15 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \nSpecial Plenary Indulgence\nFor the faithful who are able to devoutly visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and who\, while within this church\, participate in any sacred rite or at least recite the Lord’s Prayer and the Profession of Faith may obtain a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (sacramental confession\, Eucharistic Communion\, and offer a prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father) (Domus Ecclesiae\, 9 November 1989 Papal Proclamation\, 12 October 1990).
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/solemnity-of-the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250817
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250818
DTSTAMP:20241217T183706Z
CREATED:20240916T235256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183706Z
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SUMMARY:Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, August 16\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, August 17\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/twentieth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T180000
DTSTAMP:20250814T214103Z
CREATED:20250516T222333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T214103Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Benjamin LaPrairie
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the seventh performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 17 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. Benjamin LaPrairie of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \n\nProgram:\nConcerto in C Major after Vivaldi\, BWV 594 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) \nI. Allegro\nII. Recitativo – Adagio\nIII. Allegro \nSonata Breve – Gerald Near (b. 1942) \nII. Air with variation\nIII. March \nHomage to Edward Elgar and William Walton – Gerald Near (b. 1942) \nInterval \nChoral in A Minor – César Franck (1822-1890) \n15 Versets pour les Vêpres du Commun des Fêtes de la Sainte Vierge – Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)\n– Based on improvisations by Marcel Dupré on August 15\, 1919\, during Vespers in Notre-Dame de Paris \nAntiphon 2: His Left Hand Is Under My Head\, and His Right Hand Doth Embrace Me\nAntiphon 3: I am Black but Comely\, O Ye Daughters of Jerusalem\nAntiphon 5: How Fair and Pleasant Art Thou \nToccata\, Fugue et Hymne sur Ave Maris Stella\, Op. 28 –  Flor Peeters (1903-1986) \n\nBenjamin LaPrairie\nBenjamin LaPrairie serves as Associate Director of Music at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington\, D.C. Since 2011\, he has assisted in the leadership of the music department and has regularly accompanied daily\, Sunday\, and other special Masses throughout the year. Notable liturgies include the Canonization Mass of Saint Junípero Serra\, celebrated by Pope Francis\, and the Funeral Mass of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In May of 2019\, Benjamin performed with the Choir of the Basilica in concerts and liturgies in Rome for the commemoration of 35 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See. Previous posts include Principal Organist at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Washington\, D.C.\, and Director of Music at St. Patrick Catholic Church in St. Charles\, Illinois. \nBenjamin has also composed works which have been performed by the Choir\, Brass\, and Orchestra of the Basilica\, and have been recorded and broadcast worldwide on EWTN\, Salt & Light Media\, and CatholicTV. His setting of Christus Vincit was premiered upon the entrance of Pope Francis into the Great Upper Church of the National Shrine in September of 2015. Recent works include a new setting of Ye Sons and Daughters for the Choir and Orchestra of the Basilica\, and a setting of Joy to the World for the choirs and orchestra of The Catholic University of America. As an organist\, Benjamin has performed throughout the United States and abroad\, and has been featured as a soloist with the Pine Mountain Music Festival\, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City\, NJ\, at the Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C.\, the Eccles Organ Festival at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City\, UT\, and the Sacra Liturgia Conference at St. Patrick Seminary in San Francisco\, CA. \nA native of Michigan\, Benjamin is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theater\, and Dance\, where he studied organ with Robert Glasgow. He received a Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music\, where he studied organ with John Walker\, and was the recipient of the Bruce R. Eicher Prize in Organ. In the fall of 2019\, Benjamin was appointed Lecturer in Organ at The Catholic University of America Rome School of Music\, Drama\, and Art\, and in 2022\, he was invited to join the board of the Catholic Sacred Music Project\, under the patronage of Robert Cardinal Sarah. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-benjamin-laprairie/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250825
DTSTAMP:20241217T183706Z
CREATED:20240916T235437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183706Z
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SUMMARY:Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, August 23\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, August 24\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/twenty-first-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T180000
DTSTAMP:20250820T203615Z
CREATED:20250516T223238Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: M. Chad Levitt
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the eighth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome M. Chad Levitt of St. Augustine\, Florida\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nFanfare – William Mathias (1934-1992) \nVeni Creator – Nicholas D’Grigny (1672-1703) \nChoral Dorien – Jehan Alain (1911-1940) \nWer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten\, BWV 642 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nLiebster Jesu\, wir sind hier\, BWV 631 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nErbarme dich\, O mein Gott\, BWV 721 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nChrist lag in Todesbanden\, BWV 625 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nFantasie & Fugue in C minor\, BWV 537 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nINTERVAL \nAdagio in E major – Frank Bridge (1879-1941) \nTiento de Tono Gaitilla de mano izquierda – Sebastian Durón (1660-1716) \nVariations de Concert – Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) \n\nM. Chad Levitt\nM. Chad Levitt is a conductor and organist based in Jacksonville\, FL. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music\, he studied under David Gilbert\, formerly of the New York Philharmonic\, and Ennio Nicotra\, of the University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy)\, for conducting and McNeil Robinson and Alan Morrison for organ. Chad holds over twenty years of leadership experience in the sacred music field\, including serving as the Director of Music at the landmark St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church\, Brooklyn Heights. As a conductor\, he has led many prestigious orchestral ensembles consisting of players of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Allentown Symphony. As an organist\, he has performed at major venues in the U.S.\, most recently including Princeton University Chapel and Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City and abroad including Eglise de Notre Dame\, Epernay\, and Eglise de Saint Croix de Bordeaux in France. Chad currently holds the position of Interim Director of Music at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in St. Augustine\, Florida. \n  \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-m-chad-levitt/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250831
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250901
DTSTAMP:20241217T183706Z
CREATED:20240916T235628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183706Z
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SUMMARY:Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, August 30\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, August 31\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T180000
DTSTAMP:20250624T200814Z
CREATED:20250516T223550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T200814Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Sarah Palmer
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the ninth and final performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 31 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Sarah Palmer of Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nChromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor – J.S. Bach (arr. Max Reger) \nSymphony no. 6\, III. Scherzo – Louis Vierne \nVocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Richard McVeigh/Sarah Palmer) \nDanse Macabre — Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Edwin Lemare) \n\nSarah Palmer\nSarah Palmer is currently pursuing a M.M. in Organ Performance at the Curtis Institute of Music\, where she studies with Alan Morrison. She completed her undergraduate studies at St. Olaf College under Catherine Rodland and studied piano at the Manhattan School of Music (Precollege division). She has been the recipient of several scholarships and awards\, including the AGO/Quimby North Central Regional Competition for Young Organists and the 2021 Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship. Her playing has also been featured on Pipedreams. Sarah has made many transcriptions for the organ\, mostly of orchestral and concert band music. This past year she served as an assistant organist at Macy’s\, where she gave regular recitals on the world-famous Wanamaker Organ. She is currently the organ scholar at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. She can be found on YouTube and at swpalmer.com.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-sarah-palmer/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T183000
DTSTAMP:20250516T050729Z
CREATED:20250514T182159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T050729Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent Capodanno
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, September 4\, 2025\, at 6:30 p.m. for the Annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent Capodanno (Servant of God). His Excellency\, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio\, Archbishop for the Military Services\, USA\, will be the principal celebrant and homilist. \nThis annual Mass is celebrated for the repose of Father Vincent R. Capodanno\, MM\, a Catholic Military Chaplain and U.S. Navy Lieutenant who was killed in Vietnam on September 4\, 1967\, as he gave physical and spiritual assistance to wounded and dying Marines of the 1st Marine Division during battle with the North Vietnamese Army.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/annual-memorial-mass-for-father-vincent-capodanno-2025/
LOCATION:Crypt Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250907
DTSTAMP:20250627T054550Z
CREATED:20241022T053951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T054550Z
UID:88527-1757116800-1757203199@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:28th Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 6\, 2025\, the Indian American Catholic Association will hold its 28th Annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Health. During this Marian day of devotion to Our Lady of Vailankanni\, devotees will participate in Holy Mass\, a Blessing of Children\, and the recitation of the Novena to Our Lady of Vailankanni. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nConfessions – Great Upper Church\nOur Lady of the Rosary Chapel\, Miraculous Medal Chapel\n\n\n12:10 p.m.\nLighting of the Pilgrimage Lamp; Crowning of Mary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:30 p.m.\nWelcome Remarks; Recitation of the Rosary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n1:30 p.m.\nProcession from East Side Mooney Walk – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:15 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Great Upper Church\nMost. Rev. Earl K. Fernandes\, Bishop of Columbus\, Celebrant & Homilist\n\n\n3:45 p.m.\nProcession to Oratory – Crypt Church\n\n\n4:00 p.m.\nNovena Prayer & Blessing of Children – Crypt Church\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/28th-annual-pilgrimage-to-our-lady-of-good-health/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250908
DTSTAMP:20241217T183706Z
CREATED:20240916T235814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183706Z
UID:87352-1757203200-1757289599@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. \nSaturday\, September 6\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 7\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250908
DTSTAMP:20250902T170808Z
CREATED:20250829T224555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T170808Z
UID:101140-1757203200-1757289599@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Veneration of a Relic of Saint Carlo Acutis
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 7\, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass and preside over the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis. In unity with the Holy Father and celebrating this joyous day in the life of the Church\, the Basilica of the National Shrine will have on display in the Great Upper Church a first-class relic of Saint Carlo Acutis. The relic will be on display throughout the day\, including during the Basilica’s Sunday Masses. The relic and a photo of Saint Carlo will be on display in the Lower Sanctuary. It will be situated beneath the great Trinity Dome where a procession of 18 saints gives visual witness to the presence of the saints and their closeness to the Holy Trinity. On this day in particular\, we are reminded of their intercession\, and that of Saint Carlo. May these two new saints of the Church pray for us!
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/veneration-of-a-relic-of-saint-carlo-acutis/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTSTAMP:20250714T211925Z
CREATED:20241022T054342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T211925Z
UID:88531-1757721600-1757807999@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Diocese of Pittsburgh Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 13\, 2025\, the faithful of the Diocese of Pittsburgh are invited to join the Most Reverend David A. Zubik\, Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh\, in their pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nArrival – South Circle\nGreeting by Most Reverend David A. Zubik\, Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh\n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nWelcome Remarks – Great Upper Church\nMonsignor Vito A. Buonanno\, Director of Pilgrimages\n\n\n11:45 a.m.\nSeated Overview Tour – Great Upper Church\n\n\n1:00 p.m.\nHoly Hour – Crypt Church\nExposition & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament\n\n\n1:15 p.m.\nConfessions (until 2:00 p.m.) – Our Lady of Hostyn Chapel\n\n\n1:50 p.m.\nBenediction – Crypt Church\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\nChoral Concert – Crypt Church\n\n\n3:00 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Crypt Church\nMost Reverend David A. Zubik\, Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh\nCelebrant & Homilist\nWelcome Remarks: Monsignor Walter R. Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/diocese-of-pittsburgh-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTSTAMP:20250827T024042Z
CREATED:20241022T055354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T024042Z
UID:88537-1757721600-1757807999@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:First Catholic Slovak Union Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 13\, 2025\, the First Catholic Slovak Union will celebrate their annual Pilgrimage Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nArrival – South Circle\n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nWelcome Remarks – Great Upper Church\nMonsignor Vito A. Buonanno\, Director of Pilgrimages\nMr. Kenneth Arendt\, President\, FCSU\n\n\n11:45 a.m.\nSeated Overview Tour – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nConfessions (until 1:15 p.m.) – Memorial Hall\n\n\n1:30 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Larry Kulick\, Bishop of Greensburg\nCelebrant & Homilist\n\n\n2:30 p.m.\nProcession to Chapel – Mother of Sorrows Chapel\nLitany\nFinal Blessing and Blessing of Religious Articles
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/first-catholic-slovak-union-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250915
DTSTAMP:20250721T192325Z
CREATED:20250714T233440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T192325Z
UID:99741-1757808000-1757894399@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica as we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. \nSaturday\, September 13\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, September 14\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/feast-of-the-exaltation-of-the-holy-cross/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250915
DTSTAMP:20250911T191226Z
CREATED:20250911T161845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T191226Z
UID:101563-1757808000-1757894399@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Veneration of a Relic of the True Cross
DESCRIPTION:“We adore you\, O Christ\, and we bless you\, because by your Cross you have redeemed the world.”\n– Gospel Acclamation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross \nOn Sunday\, September 14\, we invite you to join the National Shrine for a special opportunity of prayer and veneration of a Relic of the True Cross as we contemplate the triumph of the cross\, the ultimate symbol of God’s love. \nIn celebration of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross\, the Basilica will have on display a first-class relic of the True Cross. The relic will be located in the Lower Sanctuary of the Great Upper Church\, and will be available for public veneration beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday\, September 13\, during the Vigil Mass\, and continuing at 9:00 a.m. on September 14\, through the end of the day. \nAs we will sing in the Processional Hymn at Mass: “Ours it is to joy and glory in the Cross of Jesus Christ\, for in Him we find salvation\, resurrection\, life and grace; in him\, too\, are we set free\, saved and brought to victory.”  \nMay the Cross of Christ we exalt on this day\, be our “source of mercy and salvation\, resurrection\, life and grace.” \nEntrance Procession Text: Thomas B. Stratman (1939-2008)\, © 1995.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/veneration-of-a-relic-of-the-true-cross/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T110000
DTSTAMP:20250910T164226Z
CREATED:20241022T054607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T164226Z
UID:88533-1757847600-1757847600@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Croatian Catholic Community Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 14\, 2025\, the Croatian Catholic Community will celebrate their annual Pilgrimage Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n9:30 a.m.\nConfessions – Our Lady of Mariazell Chapel\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Crypt Church\nMonsignor Veceslav Tumir\, First Counselor of the Apostolic Nunciature\nCelebrant & Homilist\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nDevotions – Our Lady of Bistrica Chapel
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/croatian-catholic-community-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:Crypt Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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