Assumption 2024
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, Thursday, August 15
Diocese of Arlington
St. John the Baptist, Front Royal
Change of venue: 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.
Missa cantata at 6:30 p.m.
St. Rita of Cascia, Alexandria
Missa cantata at 7:30 p.m.
St. John the Beloved, McLean
Missa lecta at 12 noon
St. Anthony of Padua Mission, King George
Missa cantata at 9 a.m.
St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Missa cantata at 5:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart of Jesus at Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester
TBA
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa lecta at 7 a.m.
Missa lecta at 12:10 p.m.
Missa solemnis at 7 p.m. with Blessing of Herbs and Flowers (bring your own to be blessed)
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 cantata at 8 a.m.
Missa lecta 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.
Missa solemnis at 7:30 p.m. preceded by an outdoor Marian procession
Diocese of Wilmington
St. Patrick, Wilmington
Missa lecta at 8 a.m.
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.