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Former Basilica parishioner +Sherry Ohotnicky passed away on Dec. 26, 2024, after a recurrence of cancer. Sherry and her husband Pete and their children were very active parishioners at the Basilica for several years until they moved to Michigan in 2019. Sherry started the first Catholic American Heritage Girls troop in Chattanooga here at the Basilica. Read more about Sherry's life and legacy in her obituary here. We pray that Sherry may rest in peace and that her family be comforted.

All women are invited to a retreat hosted by the Dominican Sisters at the Bethany House in Dickson, TN, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2025. Gather with other women in this beautiful setting for a weekend of prayer, community, and silence to deepen your relationship with and encounter Our Lord. Click for registration details.

Thank you to all who donated for our Christmas poinsettias and flowers. Click to see a list of honorary donations.

Mr. Federico Favero, entrusted with the Chancellery of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome, officially opened the Acts of the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Fr. Patrick Ryan, which we delivered to Rome in October 2023. We were notified on Dec. 2, 2024, by the Postulator for the Cause of Fr. Patrick Ryan in Rome, Dr. Waldery Hilgeman. The Roman phase of the Cause of Fr. Patrick Ryan has begun. Click to view photos.

The traditional Ember Days of fasting for Advent are Wed., Fri., and Sat., Dec. 18, 20, and 21. While a fast is not obligatory, it is a worthy traditional spiritual practice to fast or abstain in some way on one or more of these days.