Notre Dame's Basilica Mass to be televised live by CatholicTV | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame's Basilica Mass to be televised live by CatholicTV Notre Dame's Basilica Mass to be televised live by CatholicTV Published: November 25, 2008 Author: Michael O. Garvey The 10 a.m. (ET) Sunday Mass in the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart will be televised live weekly on CatholicTV beginning this Sunday (Nov. 30). “We are pleased to partner with CatholicTV to provide the Basilica Mass each Sunday morning,”said Rev. Richard V. Warner, C.S.C., director of campus ministry.“CatholicTV has strong East coast distribution and a strategy for growing its cable audience on a nationwide scale.We are firmly committed to bringing quality Catholic liturgies to a national and global audience,” CatholicTV, formerly Boston Catholic Television, can be found on Comcast, Verizon, Full Channel and RCN cable providers in New England.It also can be viewed nationally on Sky Angel IPTV ( www.skyangel.com ), which specializes in Christian and family-friendly television and radio programming that is available by subscription through a broadband Internet connection and small set-top box. The Mass from Notre Dame is also streamed live and archived online at http://www.CatholicTV.com Notre Dame’s Liturgical Choir, directed by Gail Walton, provides sacred music for the Mass during the academic year.The Basilica Community Collegium Choir, directed by Andrew McShane, provides the music for the liturgy when classes are not in session.The broadcast capturesthe choral voices as they are heard inside the Basilica, which is usually filled to capacity and remarkable for the enthusiastic liturgical participation of all in attendance. The Mass was broadcast on the Hallmark Channel from 2002 to last June, as well as on DIRECTV in 2007.Since June, the Basilica staff has received thousands of letters and messages urging the Mass continue to be available on televison.Many viewers are housebound or otherwise unable to attend Mass at their local parish, and others report that the Basilica Mass enriches their experience oflocal parish liturgies. Technical production of the Mass is managed by Pentavision Communications Inc., which operates the broadcast equipment from a control room in the basement of the Basilica. The audio and video equipment required has been installed with architectural discretion and designed to capture the beauty of the liturgy without disrupting the prayerful participation of the congregation. Information on the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, including instructions for downloadingthe Mass on the Internet, viewing liturgical readings and music texts online, and taking a virtual tour of the Basilica, is available at http://basilica.nd.edu Contact: Rev. Richard V. Warner, C.S.C., at 574-63-9704 or Warner.2@nd.edu TopicID: 30587 Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn