Parish Offices to Be Closed on July 3, 2026, to Observe Independence Day

The Parish Offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2026, in honor of Independence Day, which will be celebrated on July 4. There will be one Mass celebrated in the Basilica — at 9 a.m. May God bless America!

Here is a prayer to commemorate this special holiday:

Father of all nations and ages,
We recall the day when our country claimed its place among the family of nations; for what has been achieved we give you thanks, for the work that still remains we ask Your help, and as You have called us from many peoples to be one nation, grant that, under Your providence, our country may share Your blessings with all the peoples of the earth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.