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SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Charles Tompkins
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 11 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Charles Tompkins of Greenville\, South Carolina will perform.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-charles-tompkins/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Peter Latona
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the third performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 21 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Dr. Peter Latona of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nPeter Latona\nPeter Latona (b.1968) is the Music Director 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 one thousand\, 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\, 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.).
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-peter-latona/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T180000
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SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Jacob Gruss
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the second performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 14 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Jacob Gruss of New York\, New York will perform.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-jacob-gruss/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240707T180000
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SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Andrew Vu
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the first performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 7 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Andrew Vu of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nAndrew Vu\nAndrew Vu serves as Assistant Director of Music of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A native of Vietnam\, he came to the United States at the age of thirteen to study piano and musicianship with Molly and Charles Stier. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from The Catholic University of America\, where he studied under James Litzelman. His organ instructors include Jeffrey Pannebaker\, Ed Moore\, and Ronald Stolk\, with whom he completed a Master of Music degree in 2017. Andrew also studied choral conducting with Leo Nestor and Timothy McDonnell and voice with Rick Christman. \nAn award-winning pianist\, Andrew received the Honor Prize of the 2007 Maryland MCMTA Competition\, the 2012 Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Performance Award from The Catholic University of America\, and the Second Place in the 2012 Stravinsky Award Bach Competition. He has been a student assistant for the annual Washington International Piano Festival at The Catholic University of America. As an organist\, Andrew served at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish in Bethesda\, Maryland and St. Peter’s Parish in Olney\, Maryland for ten years. In addition\, Andrew was the Music Director at the American University Catholic Chaplaincy.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-andrew-vu/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T180000
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SUMMARY:Annual Octave Day of Easter Concert: Eric Plutz
DESCRIPTION:Please join the National Shrine on Divine Mercy Sunday\, April 7\, 2024\, for our annual Octave Day of Easter Concert. Eric Plutz\, University Organist at Princeton University\, will perform. \nEric Plutz\nEric Plutz is University Organist at Princeton University\, where his responsibilities include playing for weekly services at the Chapel\, Academic Ceremonies\, and solo concerts\, as well as accompanying the Chapel Choir in services and concerts. He manages the weekly After Noon Concert Series at the University Chapel\, is Lecturer in Music and Instructor of Organ at Princeton University\, and maintains a private studio. Also in Princeton\, Mr. Plutz is Collaborative Keyboardist for Princeton Pro Musica. In 2016 Mr. Plutz received the Alumni Merit Award from Westminster Choir College. More information is available at www.ericplutz.com. \nIn celebration of Louis Vierne’s 150th birthday in 2020\, Eric initiated The Vierne Project: performances of the complete organ symphonies. One of a handful of organists to embark on such a venture\, he performed in Beverly Hills (CA)\, Durham (NC)\, Minneapolis (MN)\, Lancaster and Reading (PA)\, Ithaca (NY)\, Houston (TX)\, Evanston (IL)\, Portland (OR)\, Olympia (WA)\, and San Antonio (TX). A CD recording of the symphonies on six different instruments was released on the Affetto label in 2022. \nMr. Plutz’s most recent recording\, “B A C H – The Gamut from ‘A’ to ‘G’\,” was released on the Affetto label in 2023. Showcasing organ works in A\, B\, C\, D\, E\, F\, and G\, the album was recorded on the Mander/Skinner organ in Princeton University Chapel. \nAs an organ concert soloist\, Mr. Plutz\, who “performs with gusto\, flair\, clarity\, and strong yet pliant rhythmic control (James Hildreth for The American Organist)\,” has accepted engagements in distinguished locations across the United States and abroad. He has been a featured artist at three Regional Conventions of the American Guild of Organists (2007\, 2011\, and 2019)\, the Annual Convention of the Organ Historical Society (2016). His playing has been broadcast on “With Heart and Voice\,” “Pipedreams\,” and “the Wanamaker Organ Hour.” \nEric has made four solo recordings on the Pro Organo label\, www.proorgano.com. French Trilogy (on the Æolian-Skinner Organ at Byrnes Auditorium\, Winthrop University\, Rock Hill\, SC)\, about which James Reed (The Diapason) wrote\, “Plutz is a master craftsman… his performances are sensitive\, emotional\, stunningly accurate\, and spectacularly musical… truly a world-class performance by a world-class musician\,” and Denver Jubilee (restored 1938 Kimball Organ of St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral\, Denver\, CO)\, about which David Schwartz (American Record Guide) wrote\, “….he understands\, as would a great orchestrator\, how to register the more orchestral side of the instrument….” \nTwo previous recordings are of the Princeton University Chapel Organ: Musique Héroïque and Carnival\, about which Mr. Hildreth (TAO) writes\, “Plutz’s extraordinary musicianship and dexterous command allow him to perform the most challenging passages (of which there are many!) with apparent ease. He performs the quiet pieces with poetry and grace.” \nFrom 2005 to 2020\, Mr. Plutz was rehearsal accompanist for the Westminster Symphonic Choir at Westminster Choir College. Additionally\, he has worked with many organizations\, including The Bach Choir of Bethlehem\, National Symphony Orchestra\, Choral Arts Society of Washington\, and the Cathedral Choral Society (DC). As a teacher\, he held the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College three separate times. \nOriginally from Rock Island\, Illinois\, Mr. Plutz earned a Bachelor of Music degree\, magna cum laude\, from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. Additional study consists of two visits to Europe: in 2005\, he studied the complete organ works of César Franck with Marie-Louise Langlais in Paris\, and in 2019 he studied the complete organ symphonies of Louis Vierne with Ben van Oosten in The Hague\, Netherlands.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/annual-octave-day-of-easter-concert-eric-plutz/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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SUMMARY:24 Hours for the Lord: 40 Hours Devotion
DESCRIPTION:In observance of Pope Francis’ annual Lenten initiative “24 Hours for the Lord\,” the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will once again host 40 Hours Devotion. \nThe Basilica’s “24 Hours for the Lord: 40 Hours Devotion” Lenten observance will begin with an Opening Mass on Thursday\, March 7\, at 5:15 p.m.* The observance will conclude with a Closing Mass on Saturday\, March 9\, at 4:30 p.m.* \nAfter the Opening Mass\, Adoration will take place continuously\, to include overnight hours\, through the Closing Mass on Saturday\, March 9\, at 4:30 p.m. The Closing Mass will conclude with a Eucharistic Procession through the Great Upper Church followed by Solemn Benediction. \nThe Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available during the Basilica’s regularly scheduled hours in the Chapel of Our Lady of Hostyn\, the Confessional Chapel. \nThe faithful are invited to spend time in Adoration before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament during the National Shrine’s 40 Hours Devotion in observance of Pope Francis’ “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative. \n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/24-hours-for-the-lord-40-hours-devotion-2024/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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SUMMARY:The Catholic University of America Annual Christmas Concert
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Catholic University of America\, this event draws standing-room-only crowds and raises thousands of dollars each year for a designated charity. Join us in welcoming the Christmas season with this festive concert taking place on December 1\, 2023\, at 7:30 p.m. \nAll are welcome to attend. There are no tickets or reservations. Seating is on a first-come\, first-served basis.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/cua-annual-christmas-concert-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music,Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T180000
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Randall Sheets
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the final performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 27 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Randall Sheets of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nRandall Sheets\nRandall Sheets recently retired as Ceremonial Organist for Arlington National Cemetery\, where for the past twenty-five years\, he honored our fallen veterans while performing over 1000 services a year in the historic Old Post Chapel. He served as a resource for military chaplains and families in planning services and has performed for dignitaries and government officials at the highest levels including senators\, Supreme Court justices\, secretaries of state and congressmen. Randall now works for the R.A. Daffer Church Organ Company as a sales representative for Northern Virginia\, Washington\, D.C.\, and eastern West Virginia. \nA graduate of Wittenberg University\, he studied with William Walters (piano)\, Trudy Faber (harpsichord) and Cheryl Colantonio (organ)\, then received a MM from Bowling Green State University under Jerome Rose (piano) and Vernon Wolcott (organ) and a DMA under Thomas Schumacher (piano) at the University of Maryland. Throughout his graduate study\, Dr. Sheets taught at the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution\, and later taught at the Levine School of Music\, the National Cathedral School\, and the Landon School. He was awarded the Liszt Commemorative Medal by the Hungarian Minister of Culture for his work as Festival Director of the Franz Liszt Centennial Celebration held in Washington\, D.C. \nRandall tours frequently with trumpeter Chuck Seipp as the Seipp/Sheets Duo. They have performed over 100 concerts in twenty-two states during the last six seasons\, at various universities\, churches\, and festivals. Their concerts are an innovative blend of standard repertoire\, patriotic programs\, and contemporary arrangements with video. They continue to commission many new arrangements and compositions as well as creating their own arrangements. \nAs a church musician\, Dr. Sheets has extensive experience as an organist and choral conductor\, handbell director\, and producing and managing concert series. Concert appearances as an organist include programs at Washington National Cathedral\, The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land\, West Point Cadet Chapel\, National City Christian Church\, The Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception\, St. Luke’s Catholic Church\, McLean\, historic Bruton Parish in Williamsburg\, Virginia\, and Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston\, South Carolina.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-randall-sheets/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Adam Chlebek
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the eighth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 20 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Adam Chlebek of Lakewood\, Ohio will perform. \nAdam Chlebek\nAdam Chlebek is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, where he studied with Jonathan Moyer. A Polish-American from Chicago\, IL\, he earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and has performed throughout the United States and Poland. Chlebek has participated in masterclasses with organists Janette Fishell\, William Porter\, and Arvid Gast. In 2022\, he served as the Sacred Music Intern at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington\, D.C. \nAt Oberlin\, 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 has studied choral conducting with Jodi Kerchner and Ben Johns. \nAdam is an avid jazz pianist; he has participated in Oberlin’s Performance and Improvisation Ensemble\, where he has performed with Jamey Haddad\, Jay Ashby\, and Becca Stevens. He is also the keyboardist for The Surrealists\, a psych-rock band based in Evanston\, IL. \nAdam will begin graduate studies in the fall of 2023 at the Eastman School of Music\, where he will study with Nathan Laube.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-adam-chlebek/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Benjamin LaPrairie
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the seventh performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 13 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Benjamin LaPrairie of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \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. \nAs a composer\, Benjamin’s works 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. Upcoming performances include the Cathedral Concert Series at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo\, MI. \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.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-benjamin-laprairie/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Nathan Ringkamp
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 6 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Nathan Ringkamp of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nNathan Ringkamp\nNathan Ringkamp is the newly appointed music director and organist at the National Shrine of Saint Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore\, MD. A native of Hollidaysburg\, Pennsylvania\, he is a recent graduate of The Catholic University of America’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music\, Drama\, and Art in Washington\, D.C. where he received his Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance. At CUA\, he studied organ with Benjamin LaPrairie and Ronald Stolk\, conducting with Murry Sidlin\, and voice with Gustavo Ahualli. \nWhile pursuing his studies at the university\, he played for the weekly Campus Ministry Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He also aided with organ accompaniment and composition for various ceremonies and Masses at the Basilica\, including the Installation Ceremony of the university’s 16th president\, the Mass of the Holy Spirit\, the Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas\, the Baccalaureate Mass\, and the annual Christmas concert. From 2021 to 2023\, he served as organist at St. Dominic Church in Southwest D.C. He is also an assisting organist at the Basilica. \nNathan has recently participated in a masterclass with Felix Hell and attended the 2023 Yale Summer Organ Week with Martin Jean\, James O’Donnell\, Nathan Laube\, Janette Fishell\, and Jonathan Moyer. He will begin his Master of Music in Organ Performance with Dr. John Walker at the Peabody Conservatory in the fall of 2023.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-nathan-ringkamp/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Todd Fickley
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fifth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 30 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Todd Fickley of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nTodd Fickley\nTodd Fickley is the Organist of National Presbyterian Church and founder of “The Bach Project.” He is the long-time protégé of the late Bach expert Dr. J. Reilly Lewis\, having served as his Artistic Assistant at both the Washington Bach Consort and the Cathedral Choral Society. He is also the Associate Director and Keyboard Artist for The Choralis Foundation. \nEqually comfortable at the podium\, harpsichord\, piano\, and organ\, his career spans over 25 years performing across the United States\, Europe\, and Israel. He is frequently seen in concert with a wide variety of ensembles\, such as the National Symphony Orchestra\, The Washington Ballet\, the National Philharmonic\, and the Three Notch’d Road baroque ensemble. \nA native Washingtonian\, Mr. Fickley began his organ studies at the Washington National Cathedral under Bruce Neswick. At the age of 23\, Mr. Fickley was made a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). He also holds the AGO Choirmaster Diploma as well as the M.A. in Organ Performance with High Distinction from the University of Wales. \nA prize-winning organist and specialist in the music of J.S. Bach\, Mr. Fickley has been featured numerous times on NPR and PRI. In 2014 he launched “The Bach Project\,” a cycle of concerts performing and recording all of Bach’s organ works\, the first time in almost a quarter of a century that such a project has been undertaken in the D.C. area. The first volume on the MSR Classics label was praised in Fanfare Magazine as “some of the most enthralling Bach organ playing you are likely to hear anywhere by anyone.” The Project has taken him to Germany in 2015 and 2018 researching and performing on historic organs. \nMr. Fickley is frequently seen as conductor\, soloist\, accompanist and lecturer in the Washington\, D.C. metro area. He is an Officer in the Order of St. John and a member of the National Society of Washington Family Descendants.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-todd-fickley/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T190000
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
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SUMMARY:Libera in Washington D.C.
DESCRIPTION:Libera\, the internationally known choir from London\, will be performing a free concert on Tuesday\, July 25\, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \nThe group is a European boys’ choir made up of South Londoners aged 7 to 16 who come from a variety of backgrounds and consider themselves ordinary London youth. However\, their music is truly extraordinary with its shimmering\, mystical chords\, and ecstatic harmonies\, that create celestial sounds for modern audiences. \nMore information and tickets are available from Libera: https://www.ticketsource.us/us-libera.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/libera-in-washington-dc/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230723T180000
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
CREATED:20230505T214144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Alexander Straus-Fausto
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlexander Straus-Fausto\nAlexander Richard Straus-Fausto is known for his exhilarating and innovative organ performances. Alexander is currently a candidate for Master of Music in Organ Performance at Yale University\, Institute of Sacred Music\, studying under Professor Martin Jean. Alexander is a graduate of McGill University\, Schulich School of Music\, class of 2022. His former organ teachers are Jonathan Oldengarm\, Hans-Ola Ericsson\, Christian Lane\, Thomas Bara\, Dr. Peter Nikiforuk\, and Joe Carere. Alexander has a broad repertoire of music\, dating from early fifteenth-century keyboard music to contemporary organ music. Alexander is a member of The Diapason’s “20 under 30 Class of 2023\,” which recognizes young artists under the age of 30 who have made significant contributions to the fields of organ performance\, harpsichord\, and church music. \nAlexander serves as the Director of Music for the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale\, which has a semi-professional choir. As well\, he is Director of Music at Holy Advent Episcopal Church in Clinton\, CT. At Yale\, Alexander also teaches secondary organ. From 2019-2022\, Alexander was Titular Organist in Residence at Église du Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus in Montreal\, presiding over a landmark Casavant organ of 120 ranks and approximately 7000 pipes\, said by some to be one of the finest and largest in the nation. As of September 2019\, he was also accompanist for the McGill University Chorus. \nThrough the assistance of a Canada Council for the Arts Grant\, he completed a recital tour in the summer of 2019\, performing in major Churches and Cathedrals in Great Britain. He has been privileged to perform in several esteemed venues\, including Woolsey Hall at Yale (New Haven\, CT)\, Washington National Cathedral (Washington\, D.C.)\, Trinity Church Wall St. (New York\, NY)\, Maison Symphonique (Montreal\, QC)\, The Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto\, ON)\, Kings Lynn Minster/St. Margaret’s Church (Norfolk\, UK)\, St. Edmundsbury Cathedral (Bury St. Edmunds\, UK)\, Great St. Mary’s (Cambridge\, UK)\, St. Paul’s Bloor Street (Toronto\, ON) and Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (Quebec\, QC). \nBorn in 2000\, Alexander began his musical studies at age four on piano\, started improvising on the organ at age eight\, and began organ lessons at age fourteen. Since then\, he has participated in lessons with today’s most influential organ teachers. Alexander is also a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-alexander-straus-fausto/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230721T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230721T170000
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
CREATED:20230713T200714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Mass of the Thirteenth National Black Catholic Congress
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, July 21\, 2023\, at 5:00PM\, the Opening Mass of the Thirteenth National Black Catholic Congress will be held in the Great Upper Church of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The theme for the Mass is: “Write the Vision: A Prophetic Call to Thrive.”  \nCardinal Wilton Gregory\, Archbishop of Washington\, will be the Principal Celebrant and Homilist. 
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/opening-mass-of-the-thirteenth-national-black-catholic-congress/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T180000
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
CREATED:20230505T211245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Peter Latona
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPeter Latona\nPeter Latona (b.1968) is the Music Director 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 one thousand\, 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\, 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.). \nDownload Summer Organ Recital Series Program
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-peter-latona/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230709T180000
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
CREATED:20230505T205228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Stefan Donner
DESCRIPTION: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. \nStefan Donner\nStefan Donner earned degrees with highest honors from the University of Music in Vienna\, Austria\, where he studied organ\, piano\, and conducting. He received his Master’s degree in organ performance from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Additionally\, Stefan has participated in master classes with Olivier Latry\, Joris Verdin\, and Edoardo Bellotti. He notably received a 2014-15 Fulbright Scholarship to study organ and harpsichord at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester\, New York. \nStefan is the recipient of various awards\, including First Prize in the 2010 Franz-Schmidt-Organ Competition (Austria) and Third Prize in the 2011 Dublin International Organ Competition. Besides various radio and television recordings\, Stefan has recorded CDs on the 1741 Dacci organ of St. Salvator in Vienna and on the 1862 Buckow organ in the musical instruments collection of the Vienna Museum of Technology. These albums notably document his artistic proficiency as a concert organist. Stefan has performed extensively in Europe\, Turkey\, Israel\, the USA and Australia. In 2017 he was invited to lecture on J. S. Bach’s organ Trio Sonatas at the Władysław Żeleński Secondary School of Music in Krakow\, Poland. \nMr. Donner was previously Interim Director of Music and Organist at Klosterneuburg Abbey (near Vienna) from 2020 to 2021. Beside his busy concert schedule\, Mr. Donner currently teaches piano and music theory at two schools and works as an accompanist.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-stefan-donner/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230702T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230702T180000
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
CREATED:20230505T180325Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Andrew Vu
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAndrew Vu\nAndrew Vu serves as Assistant Director of Music of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A native of Vietnam\, he came to the United States at the age of thirteen to study piano and musicianship with Molly and Charles Stier. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from The Catholic University of America\, where he studied under James Litzelman. His organ instructors include Jeffrey Pannebaker\, Ed Moore\, and Ronald Stolk\, with whom he completed a Master of Music degree in 2017. Andrew also studied choral conducting with Leo Nestor and Timothy McDonnell and voice with Rick Christman.\nAn award-winning pianist\, Andrew received the Honor Prize of the 2007 Maryland MCMTA Competition\, the 2012 Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Performance Award from The Catholic University of America\, and the Second Place in the 2012 Stravinsky Award Bach Competition. He has been a student assistant for the annual Washington International Piano Festival at The Catholic University of America. As an organist\, Andrew served at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish in Bethesda\, Maryland and St. Peter’s Parish in Olney\, Maryland for ten years. In addition\, Andrew was the Music Director at the American University Catholic Chaplaincy.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-andrew-vu/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230612
DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z
CREATED:20230217T000926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z
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SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi.) The Solemn Mass of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ will be celebrated at 12 noon in the Great Upper Church. \nSaturday\, June 10\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, June 11\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 of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa Solemne del Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:00 p.m.\nSolemn Vespers – Great Upper Church\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 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/solemnity-of-the-most-holy-body-and-blood-of-christ/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T180000
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
CREATED:20230228T193823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T185057Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Octave Day of Easter Concert
DESCRIPTION: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\, will perform. \nMichael Hey\nDescribed as “flashy” and “exciting” (The American Organist)\, concert organist Michael Hey has been increasingly visible on U.S. and international concert stages. Michael has performed solo organ recitals at Lincoln Center (New York)\, the Kimmel Center (Philadelphia)\, the Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.) and Davies Hall (San Francisco). He graduated in 2014 from The Juilliard School where he received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in organ performance under Paul Jacobs. Within one year of his graduation\, he was appointed Associate Director of Music and Organist of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City\, where one of his first major tasks was to play organ for Vespers and Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Madison Square Garden for the first U.S. visit of Pope Francis. In September 2017\, Michael received first prize in the First Shanghai Conservatory of Music International Organ Competition. In 2019\, he performed solo recitals for the NYCAGO and two regional conventions for the American Guild of Organists. He also performs duo recitals with violinist Christiana Liberis.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/annual-octave-day-of-easter-concert-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230416
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230417
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
CREATED:20230216T005337Z
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SUMMARY:Divine Mercy Sunday
DESCRIPTION:As we conclude the Easter Octave\, we celebrate and give thanks to our almighty God for His mercy that was bestowed upon us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Solemn Mass of Divine Mercy at 12 noon will be celebrated by Bishop Paul Loverde\, Bishop Emeritus of Arlington\, VA\, in the Great Upper Church. \nJoin us also at 6 p.m. for the Octave Day of Easter Organ Recital\, featuring guest organist Michael T.C. Hey of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. \nSaturday\, April 15\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 16\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\n11:45 a.m.*\nDivine Mercy Chaplet – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:00 Noon*\nSolemn Mass of Divine Mercy – Great Upper Church\nBishop Paul Loverde\, Bishop Emeritus of Arlington\, VA\nCelebrant & Homilist\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa Solemne de Misericordia Divina – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:00 p.m.*\nSolemn Vespers – Great Upper Church\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n6:00 p.m.*\nOctave Day of Easter Organ Recital – Great Upper Church\nMichael T. C. Hey\nAssociate Director of Music at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral\, NY\nOrganist\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. – 2:15 p.m. in Spanish\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/divine-mercy-sunday-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230410
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
CREATED:20230110T184806Z
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SUMMARY:Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection
DESCRIPTION:Alleluia! He is Risen! We invite you to join us in celebrating the Solemnity of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. \nMass During the Day\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nCrypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n12:00 Noon*\nSolemn Mass of Easter – Great Upper Church\nCardinal Wilton Gregory\, Archbishop of Washington – Celebrant & Homilist\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa Solemne de Pascua – Iglesia Superior\nReverendísimo Timothy P. Broglio\, Arzobispo para los Servicios Militares\, EE.UU. – Celebrante y homilista\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass and broadcast on EWTN. \nPlease note: there are no confessions on Easter Sunday.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/easter-sunday-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230409
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
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SUMMARY:Holy Saturday
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us as we prepare our hearts for and celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection. \nConfessions\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon\n1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nChapel of Our Lady of Hostyn\n\n\n\nSolemn Easter Vigil\nWe invite you to join us as we celebrate the first liturgical celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord\, the Solemn Easter Vigil. The Easter Vigil will feature the Service of Light which includes the Blessing of the Fire and a Candlelight Procession through the darkened Great Upper Church. The Choir and Brass of the Basilica will provide sacred music for the solemn liturgy. This Liturgy will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass and broadcast live on EWTN. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n8:00 p.m.\nSolemn Easter Vigil – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Christophe Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States – Celebrant & Homilist
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/holy-saturday-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230408
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
CREATED:20230110T180509Z
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SUMMARY:Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us as we commemorate the earthly death of our Lord. \nPlease note: there are no Masses on Good Friday.  \nConfessions\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon\n1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nChapel of Our Lady of Hostyn\n\n\n\nStations of the Cross\nWe invite you to join us in this somber remembrance of the via crucis of Jesus on his way to Calvary. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nCrypt Church\n\n\n\nOrgan Meditation on the Passion\nJoin the Basilica in an Organ Meditation on the Passion. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n\nChoral Meditations on the Passion\nJoin the Basilica Choir in a Choral Prelude to the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n2:30 p.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n\nLiturgy of the Lord’s Passion\nOn this most sorrowful day of the Paschal Triduum\, the faithful gather to commemorate the earthly death of our Lord. This Liturgy will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass and broadcast live on EWTN. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n3:00 p.m.\nLiturgy of the Lord’s Passion – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Christophe Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States – Presider\nReverend Monsignor Walter R. Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica – Celebrant & Homilist
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/good-friday-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230407
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
CREATED:20230110T031337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T185057Z
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SUMMARY:Holy Thursday
DESCRIPTION:As we prepare our hearts and minds at the Table of the Lord\, we invite you to join us for these solemn practices to enter into the sacred Triduum. \nConfessions\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nChapel of Our Lady of Hostyn\n\n\n\nChoral Meditations on Eucharistic Themes\nJoin the Basilica Choir in a Choral Prelude to the Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n5:30 p.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n\n\n\nSolemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper\nFor this first liturgical celebration of the Paschal Triduum\, the faithful will gather to commemorate Jesus’ Last Supper with the Apostles. During the Mass celebrated by Most Reverend Christophe Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States\, the ritual washing of the feet will take place. This Mass will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass and broadcast live on EWTN. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n6:00 p.m.\nSolemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Christophe Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States – Celebrant & Homilist
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/holy-thursday-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230326
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UID:65561-1679702400-1679788799@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica as we celebrate the Solemnity of The Annunciation of the Lord. The celebration of Mass will take place at the following times: \nMass During the Day (Saturday\, March 25)\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation:\n\n\n7:00 a.m.\nCrypt Church\n\n\n8:00 a.m.\nGreat Upper Church\n\n\n12:10 p.m.\nCrypt Church\n\n\n\nConfessions will be heard at the regularly scheduled hours 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon) and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/solemnity-of-the-annunciation-of-the-lord/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230319
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
CREATED:20230110T020935Z
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UID:65557-1678924800-1679183999@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:24 Hours for the Lord: 40 Hours Devotion
DESCRIPTION:In observance of Pope Francis’ annual Lenten initiative “24 Hours for the Lord\,” the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will once again host 40 Hours Devotion. \nThe Basilica’s “24 Hours for the Lord: 40 Hours Devotion” Lenten observance will begin with an Opening Mass on Thursday\, March 16\, at 5:15 p.m. The observance will conclude with a Closing Mass celebrated by Cardinal Wilton Gregory\, Archbishop of Washington\, on Saturday\, March 18\, at 4:30 p.m. \nAfter the Opening Mass\, Adoration will take place continuously\, to include overnight hours\, through the Closing Mass on Saturday\, March 18\, at 4:30 p.m. The Closing Mass will conclude with a Eucharistic Procession through the Great Upper Church followed by Solemn Benediction. \nThe Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available during the Basilica’s regularly scheduled hours in the Chapel of Our Lady of Hostyn\, the Confessional Chapel. \nThe faithful are invited to spend time in Adoration before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament during the National Shrine’s 40 Hours Devotion in observance of Pope Francis’ “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative. \n\n40 Hours Devotion Opening Mass Program\n40 Hours Devotion Closing Mass Program
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/24-hours-for-the-lord-40-hours-devotion-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T190000
DTSTAMP:20241217T185057Z
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UID:65547-1678474800-1678474800@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:National Symphony Orchestra: Community Concert at the Basilica
DESCRIPTION:National Symphony Orchestra: Community Concert at the Basilica \n\nLocation: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception\nAddress: 400 Michigan Avenue\, NE\, Washington\, D.C. 20017\nDate: Friday\, March 10\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 p.m.\nPerformance Duration: 65-70 minutes\, with no intermission\nCost: Free\nParking Information: View accessibility information & parking lot map
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/nso-community-concert-at-the-basilica-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230223
DTSTAMP:20241008T190002Z
CREATED:20221220T004230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T190002Z
UID:64958-1677024000-1677110399@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for Mass and the Imposition of Ashes as we enter into the Season of Lent. Mass will be celebrated at the following times: \nAsh Wednesday (February 22)\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:00 a.m.\nCrypt Church\n\n\n8:00 a.m.\nCrypt Church\n\n\n12:10 p.m.*\nGreat Upper Church\, Choir\n\n\n5:15 p.m.\nGreat Upper Church\, Choir\n\n\n\nConfessions will be heard in the Confessional Chapel from 9am – 12 noon\, and from 1pm – 5pm. \n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/ash-wednesday-2023/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230203
DTSTAMP:20241008T190733Z
CREATED:20221220T002522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T190733Z
UID:64950-1675296000-1675382399@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica as we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Thursday\, February 2nd. Mass will be celebrated at the following times in the Crypt Church: \n\n\n\nMass Times:\n\n\n7:00 a.m.\n\n\n8:00 a.m.\n\n\n12:10 p.m.\n\n\n5:15 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/feast-of-the-presentation-of-the-lord/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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