
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the holy season of Lent, a time of repentance, prayer, and preparation for the celebration of Easter. On this day, the faithful are invited to receive ashes as a sign of humility and a call to conversion, remembering our need for God’s mercy and grace. We invite you to […]



Pontifical Mass with Cardinal Burke for All Saints Day
All Saints Day is Saturday, November 1, 2025. Please join us at the Shrine on November 1st, the First Saturday of November, for Solemn Pontifical Mass offered by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke according to the Ancient Use of the Roman Rite.
The Shrine is blessed with dozens of relics of the saints, and many of them will be on display at the Shrine for All Saints Day this year.
Mass Times
8:30 am
12:15 pm – Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Throne
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First Saturday Devotion
Each First Saturday, the Shrine offers a 15-minute reflection on the Mysteries of the Rosary at 11:30 a.m. and then the Holy Rosary is prayed publicly at 11:45 a.m. before Holy Mass at 12:15 p.m. This will also be the case on November 1st. The Solemn Pontifical Mass at the Throne with His Eminence will last about two hours. The Shrine’s usual Holy Hour with Benediction will still take place from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
While, in the United States, there is no obligation to attend Mass this year on All Saints Day, because November 1st falls on a Saturday, this Holy Day, even without an obligation, will be a beautiful occasion to pray at the Shrine and to begin the Month of All Souls by looking to the lives of the Saints in heaven as both inspiration and as a catalyst for a renewed longing for the life of the world to come.
Please join us at the Shrine for this great Solemnity of All Saints, and be uplifted by sacred music, as we worship Almighty God at Holy Mass as proximate preparation for worshiping Him face-to-face one day in His Kingdom.
Relic Veneration
Please note that the veneration of relics on this day will be different from saints’ individual feast days. Requests for individual relics will not be able to be offered for the faithful to touch, but rather, to keep good order and best protect these sacred treasures, veneration (without kissing or touching the reliquaries) will take place only from a distance.