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SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Lent
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for the Second Sunday of Lent. \nSaturday\, February 28\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, March 1\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\n12:00 Noon*\nSolemn Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa Solemne – Iglesia Cripta\n\n\n4:00 p.m.*\nSolemn Vespers – Crypt Church\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Crypt 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/second-sunday-of-lent-2026/
LOCATION:The Basilica
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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SUMMARY:Lenten Reflection: Living With the End in Mind - Pt. I
DESCRIPTION:The season of Lent is a time to reflect on the solemnity of the Lord’s sacrifice and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Easter. We invite you to join the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for our annual Lenten Reflection Series. \nIn part one of our Lenten Reflection Series\, Living with the End in Mind\, Father Ismael Ayala invites us to reflect on how we live when we assume there will always be more time. Drawing from his pastoral experience\, Father Ayala explores how the season of Lent reorients our priorities toward what truly matters: love\, reconciliation\, prayer\, and a deeper relationship with God. This reflection offers a quiet\, hopeful invitation to live more intentionally as we journey toward Easter. \nAbout the Speaker\nFather Ismael Ayala is a Catholic Priest of the Archdiocese of Washington and serves as Director of Liturgy at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Before entering seminary\, he studied death and dying with the intention of working in grief counseling\, a background that continues to inform his pastoral approach to accompaniment\, loss\, and hope. \nOrdained to the priesthood after discerning God’s call to ministerial service\, Father Mel brings together pastoral sensitivity\, theological depth\, and a deep love for the Church’s liturgical life. His ministry is shaped by a desire to help people encounter God through prayer\, reflection\, and the rhythms of the liturgical year. \nNote: This talk will be recorded and made available on our YouTube channel.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/lenten-reflection-living-with-the-end-in-mind-pt-i/
LOCATION:Crypt Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special
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SUMMARY:Pueri Cantores Mid-Atlantic Choral Festival
DESCRIPTION:Pueri Cantores\, the national student choral organization of the Catholic Church\, invites all parish and school treble and mixed voice choirs (grades 4-12) in the region to participate in a Festival & Mass on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026. Singers will unite with hundreds of their peers as one combined choir to sing beautiful music from the Church’s rich historical repertoire. More information is available at https://www.pcchoirs.org/2026-mid-atlantic-youth-choral-festival. \nThe Festival will conclude with Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Prior to Mass\, there will be a Choral Prelude at 3:45 p.m. His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory\, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington\, will be the Principal Celebrant & Homilist of Mass.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/pueri-cantores-mid-atlantic-choral-festival/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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