Parish Mission 2026
April 27-29 | Each day @ 12:10 p.m. OR 6:30 p.m.

After the success of our Lenten Mission with the Dominican Fathers last year, all are encourage to please plan on participating in another three-day parish mission here in the Basilica, which is scheduled for April 27-29.

Fr. Louis Mary Bethea, O.P., and Fr. Phillip Nolan, O.P., members of the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans), will lead us on this parish mission, which will concentrate on the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, with a focus on Father Baker and preparing for the 100th anniversary of the consecration of the Basilica, which will be celebrated May 30 and 31.

The mission talks will be offered twice each day—following the 12:10 p.m. daily Mass and then again at 6:30 p.m. in the evening. Please feel free to attend whichever time works best for you. There will be no other parish meetings on these nights to ensure that everyone is free to attend. Their message will be exactly what all need to hear, especially during these challenging times for our Church.

Please come and bring a friend and spread the word… all are welcome!

Fr. Louis Bethea, O.P., hails from Virginia and earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. He worked for 10 years at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, including three years in Europe, before discerning his calling to the priesthood and the Dominican Order. He entered the novitiate of the Province of St. Joseph in 2018. Fr. Louis was ordained a priest by Archbishop Anthony Fischer, a fellow Dominican, on June 5, 2025, and will be completing his License in Sacred Theology at the Dominican House of Studies in May.  

Fr. Philip Nolan, O.P., grew up in Massachusetts and joined the Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph in 2015. He was ordained a priest in 2022, received his License in Sacred Theology a year later, and then served full-time in parochial ministry at Holy Innocents Parish in Pleasantville, New York. In the summer of 2025, he became the editor of Magnificat, a devotional publication committed to helping Catholics grow in faith and prayer.