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Weekend Schedule (The Lord's Day)

Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00 & 11:00 am

Daily Mass Schedule

Tuesday - Friday: 7:00am (May-October in the Original Shrine Church)
(November-April in the Lower Basilica)
Monday - Saturday: 11:00am *(May-October in the Original Shrine Church)
*(November-April in the Lower Basilica)
*Unless there is a Funeral or large Pilgrimage Group, then Upper Basilica
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Parish & Shrine News

Office & Gift Shop Hours

Office & Gift Shop Hours

The Parish Offices and Shrine Gift Shop will be closed over the Christmas hoildays. Please see the graphic below to see when the Offices and Gift Shop are open or closed. Have a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Mass Schedule for New Year’s

Mass Schedule for New Year’s

Each year, one week after Christmas on January 1, the Catholic liturgical calendar celebrates The Octave of the Nativity of the Lord: the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. How's that for a long title? This feast has been known by many other titles over the years including…
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Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Mass Schedule

Our Lady of Consolation welcomes YOU to come celebrate Christmas in the beauty of the basilica. We hope that the center of your Christmas celebrations is the most important gift God has given us: the Mass, where we receive our newborn King in Holy Communion. Come and worship our Lord…
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51st Annual Ecumenical Concert

51st Annual Ecumenical Concert

The Carey Ecuemnical Choir will present its 51st Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 14 at 4:00pm here at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation. Under the direction of Mr. Anthony Gallina, the Director of Music Ministries at Our Lady of Consolation, the choir will present…
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Nativity Showcase

Nativity Showcase

On the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025, all are invited to come to the Shrine Cafeteria for a Nativity Showcase. OLC Parishioner, Janice Mullholand, and Fr. Tom Merrill, Pastor/Rector, will be setting up over 350 nativity scenes for viewing. These nativities, which range from large to small and…
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Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception

Monday, December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On this day, we celebrate the dogma of Mary's immaculate conception—that is, the fact she was preserved by any stain of original sin—in the womb of her mother, Anne. This is the Patronal Feast of…
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The Basilica is open for prayer at any time of day or night.
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Jubilee Year

Pilgrims of Hope!

Come celebrate the wonderful events planned for this year!
Jubilee Calendar

Go on Pilgrimage

We are happy to host your group for a formal pilgrimage or you may come on your own at any time.
Pilgrimage Groups

Upcoming Events

December 17, 2025
December 18, 2025
December 19, 2025
December 20, 2025
December 21, 2025

  • Gift Shop Open (10am-2pm)

    December 21, 2025

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    December 21, 2025  9:00 am - 10:00 am

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  • K-8 PRE Classes

    December 21, 2025  9:15 am - 10:45 am
    Our Lady of Consolation School, 401 Clay St, Carey, OH 43316, USA
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  • Confessions (LB)

    December 21, 2025  10:00 am - 11:00 am

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    December 21, 2025  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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    Shrine Chorale sings

  • Shrine Devotions (UB)

    December 21, 2025  12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

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December 22, 2025
December 23, 2025

  • Gift Shop Open (10am-4:30pm)

    December 23, 2025

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  • Mass (LB)

    December 23, 2025  7:00 am - 7:30 am

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  • Eucharistic Adoration (OSC)

    December 23, 2025  7:30 am - 7:00 pm

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  • Mass (LB)

    December 23, 2025  11:00 am - 11:30 am

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  • Family Rosary (LB)

    December 23, 2025  4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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  • Shrine Chorale Rehearsal (UB/Choir Loft)

    December 23, 2025  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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  • K of C Meeting (Office Building)

    December 23, 2025  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Office Building
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December 24, 2025

  • Gift Shop Closed

    December 24, 2025

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  • Mass (LB)

    December 24, 2025  7:00 am - 7:30 am

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  • Mass (LB)

    December 24, 2025  11:00 am - 11:30 am

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  • Christmas Eve Mass (UB)

    December 24, 2025  5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

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    Children's Choir sings

  • Prelude Music: Shrine Chorale (UB)

    December 24, 2025  11:30 pm - December 25, 2025  12:00 am

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December 25, 2025

  • Midnight Christmas Mass (UB)

    December 25, 2025  12:00 am - 1:00 am

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    Shrine Chorale sings

  • Gift Shop Closed

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Office Closed for Christmas & New Years

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Christmas Day Mass (UB)

    December 25, 2025  10:00 am - 11:00 am

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  • Prelude Music: Shrine Chorale (UB)

    December 24, 2025  11:30 pm - December 25, 2025  12:00 am

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December 26, 2025
December 27, 2025

  • Gift Shop Closed

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Office Closed for Christmas & New Years

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Mass (LB)

    December 27, 2025  11:00 am - 11:30 am

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  • Wedding Mass - Brady Wright & Kayleigh Lininger (UB)

    December 27, 2025  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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  • Confessions (Lower Basilica)

    December 27, 2025  3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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  • Mass (UB)

    December 27, 2025  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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December 28, 2025

  • Gift Shop Closed

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Office Closed for Christmas & New Years

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    December 28, 2025  9:00 am - 10:00 am

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  • K-8 PRE Classes

    December 28, 2025  9:15 am - 10:45 am
    Our Lady of Consolation School, 401 Clay St, Carey, OH 43316, USA
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  • Confessions (LB)

    December 28, 2025  10:00 am - 11:00 am

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    December 28, 2025  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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  • Shrine Devotions (UB)

    December 28, 2025  12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

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December 29, 2025

  • Gift Shop Closed

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Office Closed for Christmas & New Years

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Mass (LB)

    December 29, 2025  11:00 am - 11:30 am

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December 30, 2025
December 31, 2025
January 1, 2026

  • Gift Shop Closed

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Office Closed for Christmas & New Years

    December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026  

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  • Gift Shop Closed

    January 1, 2026

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  • Mary, Mother of God Mass (UB)

    January 1, 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am

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    Shrine Chorale sings

January 2, 2026
January 3, 2026
January 4, 2026

  • Gift Shop Open (10am-2pm)

    January 4, 2026

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    January 4, 2026  9:00 am - 10:00 am

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  • K-8 PRE Classes

    January 4, 2026  9:15 am - 10:45 am
    Our Lady of Consolation School, 401 Clay St, Carey, OH 43316, USA
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  • Confessions (LB)

    January 4, 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    January 4, 2026  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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    Shrine Chorale sings

  • Shrine Devotions (UB)

    January 4, 2026  12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

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January 5, 2026
January 6, 2026
January 7, 2026
January 8, 2026
January 9, 2026
January 10, 2026
January 11, 2026

  • Gift Shop Open (10am-2pm)

    January 11, 2026

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    January 11, 2026  9:00 am - 10:00 am

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  • K-8 PRE Classes

    January 11, 2026  9:15 am - 10:45 am
    Our Lady of Consolation School, 401 Clay St, Carey, OH 43316, USA
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  • Confessions (LB)

    January 11, 2026  10:00 am - 11:00 am

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  • Sunday Mass (UB)

    January 11, 2026  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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  • Shrine Devotions (UB)

    January 11, 2026  12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

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  • Youth Group (TEC Hall)

    January 11, 2026  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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January 12, 2026
January 13, 2026
January 14, 2026

  • Gift Shop Open (10am-4:30pm)

    January 14, 2026

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  • Mass (LB)

    January 14, 2026  7:00 am - 7:30 am

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  • School Mass (UB)

    January 14, 2026  9:00 am - 10:00 am

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  • Mass (LB)

    January 14, 2026  11:00 am - 11:30 am

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  • Children's Choir Rehearsal (Choir Loft)

    January 14, 2026  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

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  • Prayer Group (LB)

    January 14, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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  • Shrine Chorale Rehearsal (Choir Loft)

    January 14, 2026  7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

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  • Catholic Ladies of Columbia Meeting

    January 14, 2026  7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Knights of Columbus, 208 S Sandusky Ave, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351, USA
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January 15, 2026
January 16, 2026
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