Mass Schedule

There is an extensive mass schedule on campus during football weekends.

Friday

• 6:45 a.m. in the Crypt
  
• 11:30 a.m. in the Basilica
  
• 12:10 p.m. in the Crypt
  
• 5:15 p.m. in the Basilica
  

Saturday

• 6:45 p.m. in the Crypt
  
• 11:30 a.m. in the Crypt
  
• 30 minutes after the completion of the football game in the Basilica
  
• 45 minutes after the completion of the football game in Stepan Center
  
• 30 minutes after the completion of the football game – Alumni Hall, Cavanaugh Hall, Dillion Hall, Keenan-Stanford Hall, Morrissey Manor, Siegfried Hall, Sorin Hall and Walsh Hall chapels.

Sunday

• 6:30 a.m. in the Crypt
  
• 8:00 a.m. in the Crypt
  
• 8:00 a.m. in the Basilica
  
• 9:30 a.m. in the Crypt
  
• 10:00 a.m. in the Basilica
  
• 11:00 a.m. in the Crypt
  
• 11:45 a.m. in the Basilica (music by the Folk Choir)
  
• 5:00 p.m. in the Law School Lounge
  
• 1:30 p.m. – Misa En Espanol – St. Edwards Hall
  

Basilica of the Sacred Heart
At 230 feet, the cross atop the neo-Gothic Basilica of the Sacred Heart is the highest point on campus. The basilica not only serves as the
main University church, but also as a parish church (in the crypt) for
South Bend. It is the second Sacred Heart Church to be built on the
site. Father Sorin built the first one, made of wood, and had it torn
down when it became too small for the growing University. The
church’s construction was begun in 1870 (cornerstone laid in 1871)
and it took over 20 years to finish (with the spire added in 1892 by a
carpenter from South Bend as payment for his son’s education.

Currently, the basilica has the largest collection of 19th-century French
stained glass in the world, since similar windows in European churches
of the same period were destroyed during World War I and World War
II. These windows were designed by the Carmelite nuns in Le Mans,
France, and the first ones were installed in 1873. The ceiling and
murals inside were painted by Luigi Gregori, a Vatican artist for Pope

Pius IX, who came to Notre Dame on a three-year contract with the intention of returning to Rome. However, he liked it so much here that he stayed for 17 years and taught in Notre Dame’s art department. In 1989, there was a tremendous restoration of the church, and after being closed for more than a year, Sacred Heart reopened in August 1990. The church was designated a basilica in 1992 by Pope John Paul II. Masses are offered every day, and the church also hosts other prayer services and concerts throughout the year.