We pray that during this Jubilee of Hope, the 150th Year since the arrival of the Miraculous Statue, and the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the church, you will visit let our Lord and Lady bestow upon you grace, blessings, consolation, and peace. Below is a calendar of events for the Jubilee Year. Remember, for making a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation on any day this year, you may obtain a plenary indulgence. See the Indulgence page for more information!
April
11, Friday: Stations of the Cross – 7:00pm
17, Thursday: Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
- Mass – 7:00pm (Upper Basilica)
- Adoration at the Sorrows Altar until 10:00pm
18, Friday: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
- Good Friday Walk from Frenchtown begins – 8:40am
- Ecumenical Music Reflection Crown of Thorns – Noon (Upper Basilica)
- Stations of the Cross – 3:00pm (Shrine Park)
- Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion – 7:00pm (Upper Basilica)
19, Saturday: Holy Saturday
- Solemn Easter Vigil Mass – 8:30pm (Upper Basilica)
20, Sunday: Easter Sunday
- Mass of the Resurrection – 9:00 & 11:00am
- Prelude music begins 20 mintes prior to each Mass
- No Shrine Devotions
23, Wedesnday
- Confirmation Mass – 7:00pm (Upper Basilica)
25, Friday
- Heidelberg Concert Choir & Chamber Singers Concert – 7:30pm (Upper Basilica)
27, Sunday: Divine Mercy Sunday
- Chaplet of Divine Mercy following 11:00am Mass
- First Communion Mass – 1:00pm (Upper Basilica)
May
1, Thursday: Weekday Masses move to Original Shrine Church
3, Saturday
- Hope & Healing Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
- The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick takes place within Mass
- All may receive a blessing with the Relic of the True Cross following Mass
13, Tuesday: Our Lady of Fatima
- Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
- Shrine Devotions following Mass
24, Saturday: 150th Anniversary of OLC Statue
- Re-creation of 1875 procession from Frenchtown – 12:00 noon
- Mass – 5:00pm (Upper Basilica)
- Full Shrine Devotions – 8:00pm (Upper Basilica)
25, Sunday: Sixth Sunday of Easter
- Masses – 9:00 & 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
- Full Shrine Devotions – 2:00pm (Upper Basilica)
- Pilgrims of Hope Series: Learning Compassion in an Afflicted Worl
- Friar Tommy Piolara, OFM Cap.
- Pilgrims of Hope Series: Learning Compassion in an Afflicted Worl
26, Monday: Solemnity of Our Lady of Consolation
- Mass – 9:00am (Upper Basilica)
- Shrine Devotions with Rosary Procession following Mass
31, Friday: Feast of the Visitation of Mary
- Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
- Simple Shrine Devotions following Mass
June
7, Saturday: Indian Pilgrimage Day
8, Sunday: Pentecost
22, Sunday: Solemnity of Corpus Christi
- Eucharistic Processions following each weekend Mass
25, Wednesday: 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church
- Mass – 7:00pm (Upper Basilica)
- Celebrant: Most Rev. Daniel E. Thomas, Bishop of Toledo
- Reception following Mass in Shrine Cafeteria
29, Sunday: Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul
- As a basilica, we offer our Masses in union with the Holy Father
July
4, Friday: Independence Day
- Mass – 9:00am (Original Shrine Church)
12, Saturday: Filipino Pilgrimage Day
August
6, Wednesday through 14, Thursday: Novena of the Assumption
- Mass – 11:00am each weekday (Upper Basilica)
- Devotions with Rosary Procession
- 8:00pm on weeknights (Upper Basilica)
- 2:00pm on Sunday (Upper Basilica)
- Preacher: Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington, KY
14, Thursday: Vigil of the Assumption
- Mass – 7:00pm (Lower Basilica)
- Candlelight Procession to Shrine Park – 9:00pm
- Vigil Mass of the Assumption – 9:30 (Shrine Park)
- Mass – 9:30pm (Shrine Park)
15, Friday: Solemnity of the Assumption
- Mass – 11:00am (Lower Basilica)
- Full Shrine Devotions – 2:00pm (Upper Basilica)
17, Saturday: Italian Pilgrimage Day
September
1, Monday: Labor Day
- Mass – 9:00am (Original Shrine Church)
6, Saturday: Latino Pilgrimage Day
14, Sunday: Jubilee Year Event
- Vespers & Eucharistic Adoration – TBA (Upper Basilica)
- Celebrated by Most Rev. Daniel E. Thomas, Bishop of Toledo
October
3, Friday
- Transitus of Saint Francis – 7:00pm (Original Shrine Church)
4, Saturday: Solemnity of Saint Francis, Founder of the Three Orders
- Hope & Healing Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
- The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick takes place within Mass
- All may receive a blessing with the Relic of the True Cross following Mass
- Full Shrine Devotions – 2:00pm (Upper Basilica)
12, Sunday: Pilgrims of Hope Series
- Speaker TBA
21, Tuesday: Anniversary of the Granting of the Title of Basilica
- Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
November
1, Saturday: All Saints Day
- Not a holyday of obligation this year
- Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
2, Sunday: All Souls’ Day
- Normal weekend schedule
- Parish Memorial Mass – 11:00am
27, Thursday: Thanksgiving Day
- Mass – 9:00am
December
8, Monday: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – Holyday of Obligation
- Mass with OLC School – 9:00am (Upper Basilica)
- Mass – 11:00am (Upper Basilica)
- Mass – 7:00pm (Upper Basilica)
14, Sunday:
- 51st annual Carey Ecumenical Choir Christmas Concert – 4:00pm (Upper Basilica)
24, Wednesday: Christmas Eve
- Vigil Mass – 5:00pm
- Preschool Pageant – 4:45pm
- Prelude music for Midnight Mass – 11:30pm
- Solemn Mass at Midnight – 12:00am
25, Thursday: Christmas Day
- Mass – 10:00am