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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T080000
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SUMMARY:2026 National Prayer Vigil for Life
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us both in person and virtually for the 2026 National Prayer Vigil for Life on January 22 – January 23. The Opening Mass will begin at 5:00 p.m. on January 22 in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica. Following the Opening Mass\, the National Holy Hour for Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Crypt Church. The National Prayer Vigil will conclude with the Closing Mass at 8:00 a.m. on January 23 in the Great Upper Church. Both the Opening and Closing Mass will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \nThe faithful who participate in the sacred celebrations during this time may obtain a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions – view details below. \nThursday\, January 22\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nConfessions – Our Lady of Hostýn Chapel & Chapels on the lower level of the Basilica\n\n\n1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nConfessions – Our Lady of Hostýn Chapel & Chapels on the lower level of the Basilica\n\n\n4:45 p.m.\nChaplet of Divine Mercy – Great Upper Church\n\n\n5:00 p.m.*\nOpening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend James D. Conley\, Bishop of Lincoln – Principal Celebrant & Homilist\n\n\n7:00 p.m.*\nThe National Holy Hour for Life – Crypt Church\nMost Reverend James T. Ruggieri\, Bishop of Portland – Presider\n\n\n8:00 p.m.\nNight Prayer (Byzantine Rite) – Crypt Church\nMost Reverend Kurt R. Burnette\, Bishop of the Byzantine Eparchy of Passaic\, NJ – Presider\n\n\n\nMembers of the Hierarchy and Priests who wish to concelebrate and Deacons who wish to attend are required to register ahead of time for the Opening Mass. Seminarians are also required to register ahead of time for the Opening Mass. \nOpening Mass Clergy Registration\n\nOpening Mass Seminarian Registration\nFriday\, January 23\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n8:00 a.m.*\nClosing Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life – Great Upper Church\nSean Cardinal O’Malley\, OFM Cap.\, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston – Celebrant & Homilist\n\n\n\nMembers of the Hierarchy and Priests who wish to concelebrate and Deacons who wish to attend are required to register ahead of time for the Closing Mass. Confessions will be heard on Friday at the Basilica’s regularly scheduled hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. \nClosing Mass Clergy Registration\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \n\nSpecial Plenary Indulgence\nThe faithful who participate in the sacred celebrations that will be held in the Archdiocese of Washington\, especially in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception\, throughout the annual “March for Life\,” may obtain a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (sacramental confession\, Eucharistic Communion\, and offer a prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father). The indulgence may also be granted to those who spend at least a suitable period of time in pious meditation\, prayer\, or other works of Christian piety to the glory of God\, and pour out pious prayers to God for harmony and peace among peoples against the aberrations of the day\, concluding with the Our Father\, the Creed\, and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary\, Queen of Peace\, Mother of Mercy. This indulgence may also be applied\, by way of suffrage\, to the souls of the faithful detained in Purgatory. (Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary\, January 5\, 2026).
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-national-prayer-vigil-for-life/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T180000
DTSTAMP:20251202T205404Z
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SUMMARY:Follow the Star: Sacred Choral Music for the Christmas Season
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 20\, at 6:00 p.m.\, the Choir of the Basilica will present a concert entitled Follow the Star: Sacred Choral Music for the Christmas Season. Just as the brilliant star once guided the Wise Men from the East to the Christ Child\, our hope is that the beautiful music drawn from sacred repertoire throughout the centuries will lead you toward a renewed encounter with the Christ Child. \nJoin us for an evening of sacred Christmas chants and festive carols that capture the spirit of the Christmas season in all its radiance\, poetry\, solemnity\, and joy. \nThe concert will be held in the Great Upper Church and is free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come\, first-served basis with no ticketing\, advanced registration\, or reservations. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this spectacular night of sacred choral music for the Christmas season.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/choir-of-the-basilica-christmas-concert-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251214
DTSTAMP:20251113T234441Z
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SUMMARY:Archdiocese of Washington Walk with Mary Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 13\, 2025\, the Archdiocese of Washington invite pilgrims to participate in the 2025 Walk with Mary Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe\, Patroness of the Americas. A procession to the Basilica will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington\, D.C.\, and will arrive at the Basilica at 12:45 p.m. Further information can be found below. \nSaturday\, December 13\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n12:45 p.m.\nPilgrim Arrival – South Circle\n\n\n1:00 p.m.\nMultilingual Rosary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n1:45 p.m.\nProcession of Flags – Great Upper Church\n\n\n1:50 p.m.\nChoral Prelude – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Great Upper Church\nRobert Cardinal McElroy\, Archbishop of Washington – Celebrant\nMost Reverend Evelio Menjivar-Ayala\, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington – Homilist
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/archdiocese-of-washington-walk-with-mary-pilgrimage-in-honor-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251207
DTSTAMP:20251202T200406Z
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SUMMARY:Haitian Catholic Community Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 6\, 2025\, the Haitian Catholic Community is invited to participate in the Annual Haitian Catholic Community Pilgrimage. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and Additional Information:\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nArrival – South Circle\n\n\n10:00 a.m.\nRosary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nHoly Hour (until 12:30 p.m.) – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nLunch\n\n\n12:30 p.m.\nBenediction – Great Upper Church\nProcession to Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel\n\n\n12:45 p.m.\nExposition – Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel\n\n\n1:15 p.m.\nProcession of Banners – Great Upper Church\n\n\n1:30 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Great Upper Church\nChristophe Cardinal Pierre\nApostolic Nuncio to the United States – Celebrant & Homilist
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/haitian-catholic-community-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DTSTAMP:20251119T221603Z
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SUMMARY:Veneration of the Relics of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Lisieux)
DESCRIPTION:The Basilica is pleased to welcome the relics of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Lisieux). Join us on Thursday\, November 20\, through Saturday\, November 22\, to venerate the relics of this great saint and Doctor of the Church in the 100th year anniversary of her canonization in 1925. \nPriests who wish to concelebrate any of the 12:10 p.m. Masses in the Great Upper Church are required to register ahead of time. For more information and to register\, please click the button below. Visitors or groups attending the Masses are not required to register. \n\nClergy Registration\nThursday\, November 20\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nReception and Welcome of Relics – Great Upper Church\nLauds (Morning Prayer)\nMonsignor Walter R. Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica – Presider \nView Lauds Leaflet\n\n\n\n9:30 a.m. – 12 Noon\nPublic Veneration – Great Upper Church\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nFervorino – Great Upper Church\nFr. Simon Nolan\, O.Carm\n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nRosary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:10 p.m.\nOpening Mass – Great Upper Church\nWilton Cardinal Gregory\, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington – Celebrant & Homilist\nBlessing of the Roses at the end of Mass\n \nView Mass Leaflet\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nPublic Veneration – Great Upper Church\n\n\n3:00 p.m.\nChaplet of Divine Mercy – Great Upper Church\n\n\n5:45 p.m.\nLitany of St. Thérèse –  Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nFriday\, November 21\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\nPublic Veneration – Great Upper Church\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nFerverino – Great Upper Church\nFr. Salvatore Sciurba\, OCD \n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nRosary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:10 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\nSeán Cardinal O’Malley\, O.F.M. Cap.\, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston – Celebrant & Homilist\nBlessing of the Roses at the end of Mass \nView Mass Leaflet\n\n\n\n1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nPublic Veneration – Great Upper Church\n\n\n3:00 p.m.\nChaplet of Divine Mercy – Great Upper Church\n\n\n5:45 p.m.\nLitany of St. Thérèse –  Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 22\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\nPublic Veneration – Great Upper Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m. – 12 Noon\nConfessions – Great Upper Church Chapels\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nFerverino – Great Upper Church\nFr. Andrew Hofer\, O.P. \n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nRosary – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12:10 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\nChristophe Cardinal Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States – Celebrant & Homilist\nBlessing of the Roses at the end of Mass\nRelics depart immediately following Mass \nView Mass Leaflet\n\n\n\n\nConfessions will be available during the Basilica’s regularly scheduled hours in the Our Lady of Hostýn Chapel.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/veneration-of-the-relics-of-saint-therese-of-the-child-jesus-lisieux/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251029
DTSTAMP:20250924T235855Z
CREATED:20241022T061524Z
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SUMMARY:Archdiocese of Philadelphia Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, October 28\, 2025\, the faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to participate in their pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n10:00 a.m.\nArrival – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:45 a.m.\nWelcome – Great Upper Church\nMonsignor Vito A. Buonanno\, Director of Pilgrimages\n\n\n11:00 a.m.\nProcession with Holy Year Cross – Great Upper Church\n\n\n11:15 a.m.\nFervorino (English) – Great Upper Church\nFr. James Sullivan\n\n\n11:15 a.m.\nFervorino (Spanish) – Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel\n\n\n11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nConfessions – Great Upper Church\n\n\n11:30 p.m.\nPenance Service – Great Upper Church\nFr. Dennis Gill\n\n\n12:00 p.m.\nLunch\n\n\n1:00 p.m.\nMarian Devotions – Great Upper Church\nProcession\, Crowning\, Multilingual Rosary\n\n\n3:15 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Nelson J. Perez\, Archbishop of Philadelphia – Celebrant & Homilist\nWelcome: Monsignor Walter R. Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/archdiocese-of-philadelphia-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTSTAMP:20250801T232328Z
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SUMMARY:Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 17\, 2025\, the faithful of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are invited to participate in their pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. \n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nArrival – South Circle\n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nWelcome – Great Upper Church\nMonsingor Vito A. Buonanno\, Director of Pilgrimages\nBishop Mark L. Bartchak\, Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown\n\n\n12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.\nConfessions – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\nPilgrimage Mass – Great Upper Church\nMost Reverend Mark L. Bartchak\, Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown — Celebrant & Homilist\nWelcome Remarks: Monsignor Walter R. Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/diocese-of-altoona-johnstown-pilgrimage/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250915
DTSTAMP:20250911T191226Z
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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;VALUE=DATE:20250913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250914
DTSTAMP:20250827T024042Z
CREATED:20241022T055354Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250908
DTSTAMP:20250902T170808Z
CREATED:20250829T224555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T170808Z
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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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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:20250824T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T180000
DTSTAMP:20250820T203615Z
CREATED:20250516T223238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T203615Z
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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;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T180000
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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;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T180000
DTSTAMP: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;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T093000
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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;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T180000
DTSTAMP: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: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;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T180000
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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;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T180000
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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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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:20250531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250601
DTSTAMP:20250509T201358Z
CREATED:20250508T191059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T201358Z
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SUMMARY:Archdiocese of Washington Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, May 31\, 2025\, the faithful of the Archdiocese of Washington are invited to participate in their pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. There will be a Holy Hour at 3:00 PM in the Great Upper Church\, followed by Mass at 4:30 PM\, the Vigil Mass for the Ascension of the Lord. The Most Reverend Evelio Menjivar-Ayala\, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington\, will be the principal celebrant and homilist. \nMore information on the full schedule of events can be found on the Archdiocese’s website.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/archdiocese-of-washington-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTSTAMP:20250512T200832Z
CREATED:20250509T231050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T200832Z
UID:97399-1747526400-1747612799@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Mass of Thanksgiving upon the Inauguration of Pope Leo XIV
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us on Sunday\, May 18\, 2025\, at 12:00 Noon ET\, for a Mass of Thanksgiving upon the Inauguration of Pope Leo XIV\, coinciding with our new Holy Father’s formal inauguration in St. Peter’s Square. The Basilica invites all the faithful to join America’s Catholic Church in offering thanks to God for the first Pope from the United States. The Papacy is a worldwide ministry\, so we join the entire world in rejoicing and offering prayers for our Holy Father\, Pope Leo XIV. \nThe Mass will be livestreamed at nationalshrine.org/mass. \nPhoto credit: AP. 
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/mass-of-thanksgiving-upon-the-inauguration-of-pope-leo-xiv/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy,Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250504T143000
DTSTAMP:20241217T183723Z
CREATED:20241021T195928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T183723Z
UID:88476-1746369000-1746369000@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Our Lady of Lujan Pilgrimage
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 4\, 2025\, the annual Argentinian Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Lujan will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/our-lady-of-lujan-pilgrimage-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Pilgrimage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T163000
DTSTAMP:20250423T163623Z
CREATED:20250422T223849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T163623Z
UID:95268-1745685000-1745685000@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Mass of Thanksgiving for the Life of Pope Francis
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Life of Pope Francis. All the faithful are invited to attend the Mass to pray for the repose of the late Pope’s soul\, and to offer thanksgiving for his life and ministry as Successor of Saint Peter. The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge\, Bishop of Arlington\, will be the principal celebrant and homilist. \nAs Monsignor Walter Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica said in a statement on the death of the Holy Father\, “we also give thanks to God for his 55 years as a priest\, his 32 years as a bishop\, and 12 years as Pope. A life of service to the Church and to God’s people\, we remember him and strive to ‘go out to proclaim the merciful embrace of the Father’ as he urged in his 2015 homily at the Basilica.” \nThis special liturgy and prayer for the late Holy Father will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass and broadcast live on EWTN.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/mass-of-thanksgiving-for-the-life-of-pope-francis/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy,Special
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250330
DTSTAMP:20250319T200327Z
CREATED:20241018T215954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T200327Z
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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 27\, at 5:15 p.m.* His Eminence Christophe Cardinal Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States\, will celebrate the Opening Mass. The observance will conclude with a Closing Mass celebrated by His Eminence Robert Cardinal McElroy\, Archbishop of Washington\, on Saturday\, March 29\, 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 29\, 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 and broadcast on EWTN.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/24-hours-for-the-lord-40-hours-devotion-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T190000
DTSTAMP:20250321T223357Z
CREATED:20250208T001033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T223357Z
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SUMMARY:In Concert: The Choir of Westminster Cathedral
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday\, March 25\, 2025\, at 7:00 p.m. for a choral concert featuring the Choir of Westminster Cathedral\, UK. Under the direction of Simon Johnson and with organist Daniel Greenway\, the Choir will perform works by Poulenc\, Byrd\, Howells\, Rheinberger\, MacMillan\, as well as Marian works for the Solemnity of the Annunciation. The concert will be held in the Great Upper Church. It is free and open to the public. \nView Concert Program\n\nDonate to Support Westminster Cathedral Choir
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/in-concert-the-choir-of-westminster-cathedral/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T133000
DTSTAMP:20250211T202436Z
CREATED:20250208T002132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T202436Z
UID:92641-1741699800-1741699800@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Installation Mass of Robert Cardinal McElroy\, 8th Archbishop of Washington
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 11th for the Mass of Installation of Robert Cardinal McElroy as the 8th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington. The faithful are invited to attend this sacred and solemn moment in our church’s history. \nChristophe Cardinal Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States\, will serve as the principal celebrant. The liturgical procession will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public\, no reservations required. Attendees are asked to be seated in the Basilica’s Great Upper Church by 1:00 p.m.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/installation-mass-of-robert-cardinal-mcelroy-8th-archbishop-of-washington/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T120000
DTSTAMP:20250422T224640Z
CREATED:20250228T050650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T224640Z
UID:93368-1740916800-1740916800@www.nationalshrine.org
SUMMARY:Solemn Mass and Holy Rosary to Pray for Pope Francis on the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us at 12:00 Noon on Sunday\, March 2\, 2025\, for the Solemn Mass and recitation of the Holy Rosary to pray for Pope Francis. His Eminence\, Christophe Cardinal Pierre\, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States\, will be the celebrant and homilist at Mass. Immediately following Mass\, Monsignor Walter Rossi\, Rector of the Basilica\, will lead the faithful in praying the Holy Rosary. \nThis special liturgy and prayer for the Holy Father will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass and broadcast live on EWTN.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/solemn-mass-and-holy-rosary-to-pray-for-pope-francis/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy,Special
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250302
DTSTAMP:20250219T211455Z
CREATED:20250219T202641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T211455Z
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SUMMARY:Pueri Cantores Mid-Atlantic Youth Choral Festival and Mass
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 1\, 2025. 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 pcchoirs.org. \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. Cardinal Wilton Gregory\, Apostolic Administrator of Washington\, will be the Celebrant & Homilist.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/pueri-cantores-mid-atlantic-youth-choral-festival-and-mass/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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