Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception

06/01/2026

Grammy-nominated composer David Lang's "poor hymnal" is a meditation on the poor, the hungry, the stranger - and it's coming to our Basilica.

The Virginia Chorale performs Sunday, June 7 at 4:00 PM in a free concert benefiting the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. Reserve your free ticket at vachorale.org or email [email protected]. 🎶

The mission of the Virginia Chorale is to inspire, enrich, and educate through transformative choral performances that combine masterful vocal artistry and powerful programming.

05/29/2026

Join the Basilica Mass Choir for an unforgettable afternoon of praise, worship, and celebration as we honor generations of music ministry at the Basilica.

🎶 Generations of Faith, Generations of Song
📅 Sunday, May 31
🕒 3 PM – 6 PM

Celebrating:
• 75 Years — George W. Jones Choir
• 50 Years — Gospel Choir
• 40 Years — Inspirational Choir

Featuring the Tidewater Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America and hosted by returning gospel radio personality Doc Christian.

Come take a walk down memory lane with us as we make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

🎟 Tickets & details:

The BSMIC Music Ministry, under the direction of Sammie Logan, welcomes choir members, old and new, as we make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

05/24/2026

9 AM Mass

05/20/2026

This Pentecost Sunday, May 24th, we gather for one Mass at 10:00 am to celebrate the Holy Spirit's fire falling on the apostles.

Come prepared to encounter that same Spirit moving through our community - the courage, the gifts, the boldness that has carried our faith since 1791. We'll worship together and then break bread in fellowship afterward. 🔥

05/18/2026

There’s nothing quite like breaking bread with those who showed up for our neighbors all winter long.

The Urban Renewal Center is hosting a Winter Shelter Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on May 28 at 6 PM at First Presbyterian Church (820 Colonial Ave).

This evening is a chance to celebrate the faithful hands and generous hearts that made the Winter Shelter possible — to share a meal, hear stories, and remember why this work matters.

If you volunteered, supported, or walked alongside this ministry in any way, you’re invited.

Bring someone from your ministry or faith community and join us.

RSVP here:

https://tinyurl.com/53wbjjuh

05/16/2026

This Sunday we lift our voices in celebration of the Ascension—forty days after Easter, when Christ ascended to His Father in glory. Join us for Mass as our community honors this pivotal mystery of faith. Service times are 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Come encounter the risen Christ with us.

05/15/2026

Please keep our parishioner Mona Gunn in your prayers as she travels overseas this week! Mona is one of five Gold Star Mothers participating in a Sacred Soil Collection Tour through France and Belgium, visiting cemeteries and honoring fallen service members - including her own son, who was killed in the terrorist attack on the USS Cole in 2000.

The soil collected on this tour will help restore a monument at Arlington National Cemetery in time for America's 250th anniversary this July — where Mona's son is laid to rest. What a profound and beautiful way to honor his memory.

🙏🏿 Safe travels, Mona — the Basilica family is with you in spirit.

https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/norfolk/hampton-roads-mother-joins-sacred-soil-tour-to-honor-fallen-service-members?fbclid=IwY2xjawRzUMFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4M280NmpCd3pialNuRHd4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvo8tTVWnnUbc476QESNpYJ8ekchkr3NG40qcKHPAdZmHdViAKjQd2rgR93j_aem_LiIQnXGrntkIzyKk3WPMgQ

The Gold Star Mothers organization honors mothers who have lost their children in war. Gunn has a personal connection to the organization — she lost her son during a terrorist attack on the USS Cole in 2000.

05/13/2026

📸: Eric Labat

05/12/2026

As a reminder, there will be no Daily Mass on Tuesday, May 12 or Wednesday, May 13.

Daily Mass will resume on Thursday, May 14.