Come worship and celebrate with us! Special events are listed below by month.
You can view the Master Calendar here.
UB = Upper Basilica
LB = Lower Basilica
OSC = Original Shrine Church
SP = Shrine Park
OB = Office Building
SC = Shrine Cafeteria
January
1, Thursday
Mass for Mary, the Holy Mother of God – 10:00am (UB)
Shrine Devotions to follow Mass
February
7, Saturday
Hope and Healing Mass 11 am (UB)
with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Blessing with Relic of the True Cross
18, Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Masses
7 am (LB)
9 am with OLC School (UB)
11 am (UB)
7 pm (UB)
19 & 26, Thursdays
Lenten Series—7 pm (OB)
20 & 27, Fridays
Stations of the Cross—7 pm (UB)
24, Tuesday
Franciscan Spirituality Series—7 pm (OB)
March
4, 11, Wednesdays
Franciscan Spirituality Series—7 pm (OB)
5, 12, 19, 26, Thursdays
Lenten Series—7 pm (Carey Brewing Station)
6, 13, 20, 27, Fridays
Stations of the Cross—7 pm (UB)
28/29, Saturday/Sunday
Palm Sunday weekend
April
2, Thursday
Holy Thursday Mass —7 pm (UB)
Adoration at the Sorrows Altar until 10pm
3, Friday
Good Friday
Walk from Frenchtown to Carey—8:40 am
Ecumenical Music Reflection—Noon (UB)
Good Friday Walk concludes (UB)
Stations of the Cross—3 pm (Shrine Park)
Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion—7 pm (UB)
4, Saturday
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass—8:30 pm (UB)
5, Sunday
Easter Sunday — Masses at 9 am & 11 am (UB)
No Confessions between Masses on Easter
No Shrine Devotions after 11am Easter Mass
12, Sunday
Divine Mercy Chaplet during Shrine Devotions following 11:00am Mass
Confirmation Mass—3pm (Rosary Cathedral, Toledo)
25, Saturday
Albanian Pilgrimage Day, 11am Mass (UB)
26, Sunday
First Communion Mass—1:00 pm (UB)
May
2, Saturday
Hope & Healing Mass—11 am (UB)
with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Blessing with Relic of the True Cross
3, Sunday
Centennial Celebration for OLC Province
11am Mass (UB) & Evening Event TBD
8, Friday
Mass in Honor of Pope Leo XIV on Anniversary of His Election—11 am (UB)
13, Wednesday
Our Lady of Fatima
Devotions after 11am Mass (OSC)
20, Wednesday
8th Grade Graduation Mass—7 pm (UB)
24, Sunday
Pentecost
*25, Monday
Solemnity of Our Lady of Consolation
Mass—9 am (UB)
Followed by Full Devotions and Rosary Procession
30, Saturday
Albanian Pilgrimage Day
June
7, Sunday
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Procession with Blessed Sacrament to Shrine Park following 11am Mass
Eucharistic Adoration, Benediction, Picnic and Games
*25, Thursday
101st Anniversary of Dedication of OLC—11 am Mass (UB)
*29, Monday
Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul — 11 am Mass (UB)
July
4, Saturday
Independence Day Mass—11am (OSC)
11, Saturday
Filipino Pilgrimage Day
Mass—11am (UB)
Full Shrine Devotions—2pm (UB)
August
6—14, Thursday—Friday
Assumption Novena
Daily English Novena Mass—11am (UB)
Devotions—8 pm weeknights, 2 pm Sunday (UB)
Novena Preacher—Friar Tommy Piolata, OFM Cap.
8, Saturday
Syro-Malabar Mass—11am (UB)
14, Friday
Vigil of the Assumption
Candlelight Procession to Shrine Park—9pm (UB to SP)
Vigil Mass of the Assumption—9:30 pm (SP)
*15, Saturday
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (not a holyday of obligation this year)
Albanian Mass—10am (UB)
English Mass—11am (LB)
Chaldean Mass—12pm (UB)
Full Shrine Devotions with Rosary Procession—2pm (UB)
22, Saturday
Italian Pilgrimage Day
11am Mass (UB)
2pm Full Shrine Devotions (UB)
September
7, Monday
Labor Day Mass—9am (OSC)
12, Saturday
Latino Pilgrimage Day
11am Mass (UB)
2pm Full Shrine Devotions (UB)
October
3, Saturday
Hope & Healing Mass—11 am (UB)
with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Blessing with Relic of the True Cross
Transitus of Saint Francis of Assisi—7 pm (OSC)
*4, Sunday
Solemnity of Saint Francis of Assisi
celebrated at all weekend Masses
Full Shrine Devotions & Rosary Procession—2pm (UB)
*21, Wednesday
Anniversary of the Granting of the Title of Basilica
11am Mass (UB)
November
1, Sunday
All Saints Day
celebrated at all weekend Masses
2, Monday
All Souls’ Day
11am Mass (UB)
7pm Parish Memorial Mass (UB)
26, Thursday
Thanksgiving Day Mass—9am (UB)
December
8, Tuesday
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (holyday of obligation)
Masses:
7am (LB)
9am with OLC School (UB)
11am (UB)
7pm (UB)
13, Sunday
52nd Annual Carey Ecumenical Christmas Concert—4pm (UB)
24, Thursday
Christmas Eve
5pm Children’s Mass (UB)
Preschool Pageant begins at 4:45pm
Solemn Midnight Mass (UB)
11:30pm prelude music
25, Friday
Christmas Day
Mass—10am (UB)
9:30am prelude music
31, Thursday
Vigil Mass for Mary, the Holy Mother of God—5 pm (UB)
*plenary indulgence can be obtained by visiting the Basilica any time from noon of the preceding day through midnight of the day itself, participating in any sacred rite or reciting the Our Father and Creed, and fulfilling the usual conditions of Sacramental Confession, reception of Holy Communion, prayers for the intentions of the Pope, and complete detachment from sin.