Lent 2024

This list includes Ash Wednesday through the first week of Passiontide. Please check back frequently as Masses for special dates during Lent may be added. A schedule for Palm Sunday through Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum will be published separately at a later date.

Please note that while we have included some Masses from parishes' regular schedules on the dates below where they apply, we have not reproduced the regular schedules in their entirety. Please check the Arlington Parishes and Neighboring Dioceses pages for parishes' routine schedules.

Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout Lent

• Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

  • Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.

    • Ordinary Mass schedule, plus...

    • Missa lecta at 11:15 a.m.

Fridays throughout Lent

• Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

  • Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.

    • Ordinary Mass schedule, plus...

    • Missa lecta at 6 p.m.

    • Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.

Ash Wednesday, February 14

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Missa lecta at 12 noon preceded by Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville

    • Missa lecta at 7:15 a.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • St. John the Baptist, Front Royal

    • Update: Missa lecta at 6:30 a.m. at Chelsea Academy with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa cantata at 7 p.m. at Chelsea Academy with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • St. Anthony of Padua Mission, King George

    • Missa cantata at 9 a.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • Sacred Heart of Jesus at Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester

    • Missa cantata at 5:30 p.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

• Archdiocese of Washington

  • No TLMs listed

• Diocese of Richmond

  • St. Joseph, Richmond

    • Missa lecta at 7 a.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa lecta at 6 p.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • St. Benedict, Chesapeake

    • Missa lecta at 6 a.m. preceded by Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa lecta at 8 a.m. preceded by Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Distribution of Ashes after evening benediction (ends 8 p.m.)

  • Holy Comforter, Charlottesville

    • Update: Missa lecta at 8 a.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

• Archdiocese of Baltimore

  • National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore

    • Missa lecta at 7 a.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa lecta at 12:10 p.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa cantata at 7 p.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes 

• Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

  • Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.

    • Missa lecta at 8 a.m. beginning with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa lecta at 11:15 a.m. beginning with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa solemnis at 7:30 p.m. beginning with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

• Diocese of Wilmington

  • St. Patrick, Wilmington, Del.

    • Missa lecta at 7 p.m. with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes 

Ember Wednesday, February 21

In addition to routinely scheduled daily Masses:

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Missa lecta at 7:15 a.m.

Ember Friday, February 23

In addition to routinely scheduled daily Masses:

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Missa lecta at 7:15 a.m.

Ember Saturday, February 24

In addition to routinely scheduled daily Masses:

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Missa lecta at 7:15 a.m.

Lætare Sunday, March 10

• Ordinary Sunday schedule

  • Bishop Burbidge will be sitting in choir at the 9:15 a.m. Sung Mass at St. Rita in Alexandria.

Feast of St. Joseph, Tuesday, March 19

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Update 2: Missa lecta at 7:15 a.m. is back on the schedule

Saturday, March 23

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Sung Requiem Mass at 11 a.m. for Andre Krol

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