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Known as “America’s Catholic Church,” the Basilica is the largest Catholic Church in North America, dedicated to the patroness of the United States.

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The magnificent hymn “Hail, Holy Queen” resounds at the end of the 2026 Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Mass, celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Known as the “Salve Regina,” this beloved hymn has been sung for centuries in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, expressing the Church’s love and devotion to Our Lady.

✟ Follow @thechristusrex for more beautiful Catholic liturgical moments ✟

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Reminiscing on my Freshman Year of High School!!!💙🦈🎹I got my Catholic Christian Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, August 1, 2020~ Come, Holy Spirit!!!🙌🕊️🇻🇦

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Last night, I had the incredible opportunity to sit before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament outside of @marysshrine.

I remember years ago when I first sat in front of the Blessed Sacrament thinking about the possibility of priesthood.

Last night, I sat in front of the Blessed Sacrament again, but this time, as someone preparing to enter into what once was merely a possibility.

In less than a month, I will be ordained into the Order of Deacon and in a little over a year, to the Order of the Presbyterate.

God is sooooo good. Praised be Jesus Christ...

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Ele e a road trip dele 🚗🇺🇸🤣

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Last week our seventh- and eighth-grade students took a trip to Washington, D.C.! Students experienced our nation's capital, visiting historic landmarks and national museums and churches, while growing in knowledge, excellence, and discipleship along the way!

#holytrinitycatholicschool #washingtondc #fieldtrip

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We pray for #popeleoxiv #prayersofthepeople @marysshrine today #28thsundayinordinarytime #repostbytommye_lynn_usa

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Blessed Memorial to Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary!! 💙

Just got spiritually feed and sent off in prayer as I make my journey firstly to pick up my room mate @meganparreira70 from Pittsburgh International Airport and then head to Steubenville for the @hallowapp Summit!

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for ALL of us who are traveling!

#ourladyoftherosary #queenofthemostholyrosary #blessedvirginmary #mamamary #traveling

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#fredericozanammosaic @marysshrine @tommye_lynn_usa photo #sundayscenes
Background: Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam (pronounced [ɑ̃twan fʁedeʁik ozanam]; 23 April 1813 – 8 September 1853) was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.[1] He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in 1997. His feast day is 9 September.
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September 26–27, 2026 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 🇻🇦

Spent the weekend back at the National Shrine for the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage and the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Fulton J. Sheen.

Praying the Dominican Rosary for the first time was humbling. It definitely made me look at the Rosary differently.

Came back the next day for Mass honoring Blessed Fulton Sheen. Really glad I got to be there for both.

Also, a big thank you to Monsignor Vito Buonanno for his kindness that weekend.

Our Lady of the Rosary and Blessed Fulton Sheen, pray for us. ✝️🙏

#DominicanRosary #FultonSheen #NationalShrine #CatholicFaith #CatholicPilgrimage

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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the largest Roman Catholic church in the United States and North America, and one of the ten largest churches in the world — and most people who live in Washington DC have never been inside it. Construction began in 1920 and continued through 1959, when architects Maginnis and Walsh of Boston chose a Romanesque-Byzantine style to achieve an original design that was “sunk in tradition yet distinctively American” — a national Catholic monument built to symbolise the faith and love of the United States for its patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its massive superstructure is home to over 80 chapels and oratories that relate to the peoples, cultures, and traditions that make up the fabric of the Catholic faith and the cultural mosaic of the nation, and it houses the largest collection of contemporary ecclesiastical art on earth.

Walking through the Basilica, 82 ornate chapels flank the sides of the upper church and crypt — each one dedicated to a different cultural expression of Mary from communities across the globe, from Our Lady of Guadalupe to Our Lady of Częstochowa, making this single building one of the most quietly extraordinary expressions of human cultural diversity anywhere in the world. The shrine’s ceiling bears one of the largest and most intricate mosaic renderings of Jesus ever created — “Christ in Majesty” — made up of over three million individual tiles covering 3,610 square feet directly above the nave. Since its dedication in 1959, this Byzantine-Romanesque shrine has welcomed over one million visitors a year, among them Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Mother Teresa. It is completely free to enter, open every day, and sitting in the Brookland neighbourhood of northeast Washington DC within walking distance of a Metro station. What is the most beautiful church or cathedral you have ever been inside — drop it below.

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