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This week-long KidQuest adventure featuring Bible stories, imaginative games, and music is a fun and dynamic way for children to encounter Christ.

Join us for the Basilica Parish Picnic on Sunday, June 25, in the Parish Center Yard. Food, fun, raffles, and more.

Join us as we celebrate Our Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection.

Święconka is an enduring and beloved Polish tradition. This blessing of food baskets will take place on Holy Saturday, April 15 at 1:00PM, 2:00PM, and 3:00PM in the Undercroft of the Basilica. All are welcome to attend.

This year's Soup & Session Series will focus on the Gospels for the Sundays of Lent. There will be a simple Soup Supper at 6:00PM followed by a Session at 7:00PM. The entire evening will be held in the Undercroft of the Basilica. There is no charge for the dinner or the session.

The Valparaiso University Chorale will present a concert at the Basilica on Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 PM. Tickets: $10 for adults, under 18 free.

Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre is coming to the Basilica. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians, while his Virtual Choirs have united singers from over 110 different countries.Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers will be coming to Milwaukee to perform at the Basilica of St. Josaphat as part of the 2017 U.S. tour. The concert will be March 7 at 7:00 PM.

Experience the beauty of the Basilica through the music of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Join us for a performance of Mozart's "Requiem" this weekend. Tickets available from the MSO directly.

Our sixteenth annual Loaves & Fishes Gala Dinner and Auction will be held at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club on Saturday, October 8. Proceeds benefit the St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation and Franciscan Ministries at the Basilica. For information and reservations, check the Basilica Foundation Website.

This weekend, July 9/10, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we’ll use a different kind of Responsorial Psalm. It utilizes one of the most ancient psalm tones, type 3 of the 3 primitive types. This is a tone that is probably closely related to the tones (if not one of the actual ones) to come over to Christianity from the Synagogue in the time of the Apostles. You’ll notice that it begins with a verse, and then the response follows organically. This is in keeping with the original form of the Responsorial Psalm which St. Augustine mentions. Christopher Berry has composed this setting using musical materials from the Graduale Simplex, an official Vatican publication, and utilizing the text from the Lectionary.

For twenty-five years the Saint Josaphat Basilica Foundation has worked to preserve, restore, and enhance the Basilica.

On April 10 at the 10am Mass, we welcome the Willowbrook High School Choir under the direction of Karyn Walcott. (The Basilica Choir will sing the 4:30pm Mass on April 9.)

Święconka is an enduring and beloved Polish tradition. This blessing of food baskets will take place on Holy Saturday, March 26 at 1:00PM, 2:00PM, and 3:00PM in the Undercroft of the Basilica. All are welcome to attend.

On March 4-5, 2016, various churches throughout the world will be open so people can encounter the presence and mercy of Jesus Christ. He is waiting for you! This will be a time for prayer, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. Check here for a complete schedule.

Join us for our annual Soup & Session Series, Eucharistic Adoration, and Stations of the Cross.

Pączki (pronounced Paunch-key or Poonch-key) are the traditional round, filled Polish pastry eaten just before the beginning of Lent.

All are welcome to come on Pilgrimage, to pass through our Holy Door, and spend some time in prayer. The Visitors Center is open Monday through Saturday, 9AM-4PM.

"Pax Tibi" is available in the Basilica gift shops and online. Get your copy today!

For the fourth year, the Basilica will participate in "Doors Open Milwaukee" on Sunday, September 20, 1:00–5:00PM. Doors Open Milwaukee opens the doors of over 150 wonderful buildings free-of-charge to the public - buildings that hold hidden treasures and special stories – from churches to office buildings, theaters to work sites, museums to hotels, clubs to universities; all sites of historic, architectural, cultural, or commercial interest. City-wide, Doors Open runs Saturday-Sunday, September 19-20.

After their summer hiatus, the members of the Basilica Choir are eager to return to the 10:00am Mass on Sundays. The choir, under the direction of Mr. Christopher Berry, begins their regular season on Sunday, September 13.