Parish News

7-Day Memorial Candles are now available at the Rectory Office for $10 each. These special candles feature beautiful images of the Basilica’s sacred altars and the beloved Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Each candle offers a meaningful way to remember a loved one, offer a special prayer intention, or create a quiet place for prayer in your home.

They also make a thoughtful gift for family and friends who share a special connection to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the Basilica. The images serve as a beautiful reminder of the sacred spaces where generations of faithful have gathered in prayer.

Stop by the Rectory Office to select yours and bring a piece of the Basilica home with you.

We are looking for parishioners who would like to serve as Lectors and proclaim the Word of God at Mass. We are especially in need of Lectors for the 4PM mass on Saturdays and 5pm mass on Sundays. Training will be provided.

If you feel called to this ministry or would like more information, please contact the parish office.

The Healing & Restoration Ministry at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - welcomes you to our monthly Healing Service, with Fr. Phillip Dabney C.Ss.R. on

Saturday October 17, 2026, 2:00pm

Saturday November 21, 2026, 2:00pm

Saturday December 19, 2026, 2:00pm

The service is handicapped accessible and open to all. There will be blessings, and anointing of the sick. We welcome you to attend the 4:00pm Mass that follows the service. For more information, please email: healingministry@bostonsbasilica.com or phone 617-516-0371. 24 hour Prayerline : 617-442-3938.

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV announced a Jubilee Year of Saint Francis in celebration of the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’s passage to Heaven. The Christian faithful are invited to follow the example of the Saint of Assisi, becoming models of holiness and constant witnesses of peace – “and we will all be called to become saints in the contemporary world following the example of the Seraphic Patriarch.”

The Church grants a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions to those who participate devoutly in this extraordinary jubilee which runs from January 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/FrancisJubileeYear.

The Parish Choir of the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is an amazing and eclectic group of dedicated volunteers who provide music for the 9:00am Sunday Mass AND other major Liturgical celebrations.

No audition or experience is required, only dedication and a desire for fun and Catholic camaraderie!

Come see us after Mass or email the Music Director, Tim Macri: tim@bostonsbasilica.com

The Archdiocese of Boston requires that all clergy, parish staff (full and part time), together will all volunteers (17 years of age and older) who minister to or have the potential for unmonitored access to children, youth, elderly or the disabled, undergo a CORI check. This process requires an individual to fill out a CORI request form annually in accord