20 Reasons to Never Visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception – EpicPew

20 Reasons to Never Visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Since you obviously won’t be visiting the Vatican, perhaps you are thinking of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception instead. Not so fast, my friend:

1. The doors are really heavy

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2. There’s nowhere to sit

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3. You might get lost looking at one of the 100+ side altars

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4. The ceilings are so low that you might find it stuffy

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5. There are no nearby opportunities for education

Catholic Univ campus, January 28

 

6. The stairs will tire you out

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7. There is a complete lack of artwork

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8. The Mass schedule is a little bare

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9. …And so are the opportunities for Confession

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10. Your fingers might prune from all the Holy Water

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11. No one cool ever plans to visit there

C215, Roma Metro A Spagna, Papa Francesco 

 

12. The Basilica is located in a no-name city

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13. You might burn yourself on the votive candles

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14. The architecture stinks

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15. The choir sounds terrible

16. Rust. It’s rusty.

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17. Nothing else is ever going on nearby

2015 March for Life

 

18. The basement is pretty bland

Crypt Chapel in Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

 

19. Marian apparitions are hardly represented

"Our Lady of La Vang"

 

20. It is so big you might get lost

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Need more convincing? Just look at this virtual tour. Does the Basilica really seem like a place you want to visit?