Services & Visitor Information |
Sunday Masses: 8:30a.m. and 10:30a.m. Monday thru Friday, Mass: 8:30a.m. Saturday Mass: 11:00 a.m. Holy Day Mass: 8:30am For major Holidays, such as Christmas and New Year, schedule may vary. Please check our "News & Special Events" page, or call for details: (773)638-0159 Sorrowful Mother Novena: Friday, 8:00am & Saturday, 10:30am A Saint Peregrine Devotional Mass and Blessing is celebrated in SPANISH on the SECOND SATURDAY of each month at 11:00a.m. A Saint Peregrine Devotional Mass and Blessing in ENGLISH is celebrated on the THIRD SATURDAY of each month at 11:00a.m. The Basilica and Shrine are open for visitation: Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:00 Noon Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 Noon If you find the parking area or front doors locked during these times, WE ARE STILL OPEN! Please ring at the monastery just west on Jackson Boulevard. Direct access through the monastery will allow you to tour the basilica at your own pace. (Hours may be limited on major holidays.) A small Museum and Gift Shop are open for organized tours and on major feast days, including the monthly Saint Peregrine Services. Group tours can be arranged, highlighting the architecture or history of the shrine, or its place in worldwide Marian devotion. We welcome weddings, school groups at all levels, and social organizations. Contact: Shrine Director, Friar Servants of Mary 3121 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago IL 60612-2729 (773) 638-0159, ext. 102 email: olsparish@ols-chicago.org |
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Our Lady appears to the
Seven Founders of the Servite
Order. Shrine Altar with
Basilica Tableaux Mural
above, in East Transept.
Seven Founders of the Servite
Order. Shrine Altar with
Basilica Tableaux Mural
above, in East Transept.
| Group tour information below |
Some organizations that have scheduled visits
in the last 2 years have included:
St. Cajetan School Faculty and Students, Chicago, IL
Greenville College, Greenville, IL
Visitation Parish Pilgrimage, Elmhurst, IL
Highland High School Choir in Concert, Valley City, OHIO
St. Peter's Parish Pilgrimage, Antioch, IL
Bishop Flaget Junior High School Tour, Chillicothe, OHIO
St. Joseph Amherst School Tour, Valley City, OHIO
St. John the Baptist Parish Tour, New Haven, INDIANA
St. Albert the Great School Tour, Louisville, KENTUCKY
St. Andrew the Apostle School Tour, Romeoville, IL
St. Joan of Arc School Tour, Valley City, OHIO
De La Salle Institute Graduation, Chicago, IL
American Legion Riders Post 1205 Motorcycle Blessing,
Wood Dale, IL
in the last 2 years have included:
St. Cajetan School Faculty and Students, Chicago, IL
Greenville College, Greenville, IL
Visitation Parish Pilgrimage, Elmhurst, IL
Highland High School Choir in Concert, Valley City, OHIO
St. Peter's Parish Pilgrimage, Antioch, IL
Bishop Flaget Junior High School Tour, Chillicothe, OHIO
St. Joseph Amherst School Tour, Valley City, OHIO
St. John the Baptist Parish Tour, New Haven, INDIANA
St. Albert the Great School Tour, Louisville, KENTUCKY
St. Andrew the Apostle School Tour, Romeoville, IL
St. Joan of Arc School Tour, Valley City, OHIO
De La Salle Institute Graduation, Chicago, IL
American Legion Riders Post 1205 Motorcycle Blessing,
Wood Dale, IL
The original west tower bell,
now in the Basilica museum,
cracked as it fell to earth
during the tower fire of 1984.
It had been rung manually on
July 4, 1976 for the
Bicentennial of the nation.
now in the Basilica museum,
cracked as it fell to earth
during the tower fire of 1984.
It had been rung manually on
July 4, 1976 for the
Bicentennial of the nation.
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