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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, March 31 at 1:00PM, 2:00PM, and 3:00PM in the Undercroft of the Basilica. All are welcome to attend.

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

This year's Soup & Session Series will be "A Lenten Journey with St. Francis of Assisi." 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.

Join us on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It's a wonderful, prayerful way to end the day -- in the presence of the Lord! (Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Public Adoration follows the noon Mass and continues throughout the afternoon.) Join us!

The Conventual Franciscan Friars invite all men discerning a vocation to meet our community.

The Schola Cantorum of the Basilica of St. Josaphat will present a concert of Gregorian Chant and organ to culminate the Advent Season on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 7:00pm. The concert will be free and open to the public with a freewill offering. A seasonal reception will follow the concert.

Celebrate the season at a concert in the Basilica during the month of December. All ticket sales are made directly by the groups performing.

Our Director of Music and Organist, Christopher Berry, will be a guest artist for the season opener of Frankly Music on September 25 at 7:00 PM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

Our seventeenth annual Loaves & Fishes Gala Dinner and Auction will be held at Blue Mound Golf & Country Club on Saturday, October 14. Proceeds benefit the St. Josaphat Basilica Foundation and Franciscan Ministries at the Basilica. For information and reservations, check the Basilica Foundation Website.

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 17.

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.

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.

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.