The University of Notre Dame released details of Lou Holtz’s public funural to be held inside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. There was a public visitation for the legendary Irish football coach on Sunday from 7:00-10:00.
The University is sharing opportunities for the extended Notre Dame family, including the campus community, to pay their respects to legendary football coach Lou Holtz.
A public visitation will be held from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
On Monday, March 16, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Basilica. Limited seating in the Basilica will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. The line for those seats will begin at 8:00 a.m. outside of Sorin Hall.
Additional overflow seating with a livestream of the Mass will be available in Washington Hall (with Communion available) and the Purcell Pavilion in the Joyce Center. Doors to all three facilities will open at 11:30 a.m. Seating in Washington Hall and at Purcell Pavilion in the Joyce Center will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Following the Mass of Christian Burial, the public is welcome to honor Coach Holtz by assembling on both sides of Notre Dame Avenue as his family leads the funeral procession from Notre Dame Circle to the main entrance of the Cedar Grove Cemetery. At the request of the Holtz family, graveside services are private.
The livestream for the funeral mass can be viewed on the player below.
