Loyola choirs to perform at Baltimore Basilica Youth Mass Nov. 11 Loyola’s Chapel and Gospel Choirs will perform at a Youth Mass at the Baltimore Basilica on Saturday, Nov. 11. The ticket-only Mass is part of a week-long series of events celebrating the reopening of the restored Basilica, and will be followed by an outdoor ceremony to illuminate the exterior of the Basilica for the first time in the cathedral’s history. The Illumination Ceremony, which begins at 7:30 p.m., is open to the public and will feature Olympic figure skater Kimmie Meissner and U.S. Marine Sgt. Christopher P. Funk, an Iraq War veteran from Reisterstown. The Baltimore Basilica, officially known as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, closed for renovations in 2004. It is located at 408 N. Charles Street in Baltimore’s Mt. Vernon neighborhood.  Visit the Basilica's official web site for additional information about the Basilica's history and reopening events.