Lent 2026

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.

Ash Wednesday, February 18

• Diocese of Arlington

  • St. John the Beloved, McLean

    • Missa lecta at 12 noon with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • St. Rita of Cascia, Alexandria

    • TBA

  • Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville

    • Missa lecta at 7 a.m. (not the usual 7:15) with Blessing & Distribution of Ashes

  • St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal

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

    • Missa cantata at 7 p.m. 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

  • St. Patrick, Fredericksburg: None

  • St. John the Apostle, Leesburg: None

• Archdiocese of Washington

  • No TLMs listed

• Diocese of Richmond

  • St. Joseph, Richmond

    • Bulletin is unclear as to which Masses will include the Blessing of Ashes

    • Missa lecta at 9 a.m. with Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa lecta at 12:15 p.m. with Distribution of Ashes

    • Missa cantata at 6 p.m. with Distribution of Ashes

  • St. Benedict, Chesapeake

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

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

  • Holy Comforter, Charlottesville

    • 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.

    • TBA

First Sunday of Lent, February 22

• Ordinary Sunday Mass schedule, except...

  • Gotcha! Sunday at St. John the Beloved, McLean – there will be no TLM!

Ember Wednesday, February 25

• Check back for updates!

Ember Friday, February 27

• Check back for updates!

Ember Saturday, February 28

• Check back for updates!

Second Sunday of Lent, March 1

• Ordinary Sunday Mass schedule.

Third Sunday of Lent, March 8

• Ordinary Sunday Mass schedule, except...

  • Gotcha! Sunday at St. Rita of Cascia, Alexandria – there will be no TLM!

  • Gotcha! Sunday at St. Anthony of Padua Mission, King George – there will be no TLM!

Lætare (Fourth) Sunday of Lent, March 15

• Ordinary Sunday Mass schedule.

Feast of St. Joseph, Thursday, March 19

• Check back for updates!

Feast of the Annunciation, Wednesday, March 25

• Check back for updates!

Passion Sunday, March 22

• Ordinary Sunday Mass schedule, except...

  • Gotcha! Sunday at St. John the Beloved, McLean – there will be no TLM!

A schedule for Palm Sunday through Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum will be published separately at a later date.

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