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Daily Masses
7:00am, 8:00am, 12:10pm, and 5:15pm
Saturday Masses
7:00am, 8:00am, 12:10pm, and 4:30pm (Sunday Vigil)
Sunday Masses
7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am,
12:00pm, 2:30pm (en español),
and 4:30pm
Upcoming Events
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Archdiocese of Washington Walk with Mary Pilgrimage in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 13On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Archdiocese of Washington invite pilgrims to participate in the 2025 Walk with Mary Pilgrimage…
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Third Sunday of Advent
December 14We invite you to join us in celebrating the Third Sunday of Advent.
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Advent Rorate Mass
December 19 @ 7:00 amOn Friday, December 19, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. in the Crypt Church, please join the Basilica for the celebration of…
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR
Rector’s Welcome
A word of welcome to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception — America’s Catholic Church.
Most Recent Blog Posts
A December Walk Through Art
December 10, 2025
For Catholics, sacred art isn’t simply pretty pictures and sculptures; it directs our minds to contemplate the divine, illuminating eternal…
Saints of the Baldachin: Part I
December 8, 2025
Standing over 40 feet above the Immaculate Conception Altar, the sanctuary baldachin is hard to miss. But what some visitors…
Doctors of the Church: Part IV
December 5, 2025
In this fourth post in our Doctors of the Church series, we invite you to learn about three early Doctors…
VISIT US
Tours
Learn about the Shrine’s history, architecture, sacred art, and more, through our audio and guided tours. Reserve tours for large groups.
Sacred Music
Through our sacred music at the National Shrine, we strive to transform hearts and minds through the power and beauty of music in the Roman Catholic Liturgy.
AMERICA’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
The History of the National Shrine
Although its foundation stone was laid in 1920, this great shrine seems to have been conceived of as early as 1846, the year the Bishops of America declared the Blessed Virgin Mary the patroness of the United States under her title of the Immaculate Conception.
ENROLLMENTS & DEVOTIONALS
Light a Candle
Lighting a candle for loved ones or personal intentions is a longstanding tradition in the Catholic Church. We invite you to join us in this tradition by lighting a candle at the Basilica.
Art & Architecture
With over 80 chapels and oratories honoring the Mother of God and representing peoples from every corner of the globe, the Basilica reflects the cultural diversity of the United States.
Allow Mary’s Shrine to pray for you
Enrollments & Devotionals
Mary’s Shrine is a living place of prayer and worship. The prayers we offer for you, your family, and your friends are one of the many ways that we fulfill our important mission as a national sanctuary of prayer and pilgrimage.
Each day we pray for people from across the United States and around the world and present their needs to the confidence and loving intercession of Our Lady.
