Assumption 2023
This schedule includes the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is a Holyday of Obligation. 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.
Assumption, Tuesday, August 15
Diocese of Arlington
St. John the Baptist, Front Royal
Location change: Missa lecta at 7 a.m. at Chelsea Academy
Missa cantata at 7 p.m. at Chelsea Academy
Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Missa lecta at 7:15 a.m.
St. Anthony of Padua Mission, King George
Late addition: Missa cantata at 12 noon
St. John the Beloved, McLean
Missa lecta at 12 noon
St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Missa cantata at 5 p.m.
Sacred Heart of Jesus at Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester
Missa cantata at 7 p.m.
St. Rita of Cascia, Alexandria
Missa cantata at 7:30 p.m.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa lecta at 7 a.m.
Missa lecta at 12:10 p.m.
Missa cantata at 7 p.m.
Diocese of Richmond
St. Joseph, Richmond
Missa lecta at 7 a.m.
Missa lecta at 9 a.m.
Missa cantata at 6 p.m.
St. Benedict, Chesapeake
Missa lecta at 6 a.m.
Missa lecta at 8 a.m.
Missa lecta or cantata at 7 p.m.
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation of the B.V.M. (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem)
Missa lecta at 8 a.m.
Missa lecta at 11:15 a.m.
Late addition: Candlelight Procession & Missa solemnis at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Filipino Food Fest on the priory lawns
Diocese of Wilmington
St. Patrick, Wilmington
Missa lecta at 8 a.m.
Missa lecta at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14 (fulfills the obligation)
And finally, Mater Ecclesiæ Parish of Berlin, NJ, will be holding its annual Solemn Choral Mass for the Feast of the Assumption at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, PA, at 7 p.m.
This is outside the usual geographic range of our schedules but is always a beautiful Mass that is well worth the trip to attend.