Christmas 2022
Please note that while we have included Masses from parishes' regular schedules on the major dates below where they apply, we have not reproduced the regular schedules in their entirety for the whole Christmas Octave. Please check the Arlington Parishes and Neighboring Dioceses pages for parishes' routine schedules.
Vigil of the Nativity, Saturday, December 24
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Alphonsus Liguori Shrine, Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Missa lecta at 8 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa lecta at 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Solemn First Vespers of Christmas at 5 p.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa lecta at 7 p.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond; fulfills holyday obligation for Christmas)
Solemn Matins of Christmas at 8:30 p.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Carols with the choir at 10:30 p.m., Holy Comforter, Charlottesville (Diocese of Richmond)
Readings and carols at 11 p.m., Sacred Heart of Jesus, Winchester
Lessons and carols at 11 p.m., St. Alphonsus Liguori Shrine, Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Carols with the choir at 11:30 p.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George
Carols with the choir at 11:30 p.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Nativity of Our Lord – Mass at Midnight, Sunday, December 25
Missa cantata at 11:30 p.m. (Saturday), Holy Comforter, Charlottesville (Diocese of Richmond; replaces the Sunday afternoon TLM)
Missa cantata at 11:45 p.m. (Saturday), St. Joseph, Petersburg (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, St. Patrick in the Historic Church, Fredericksburg (replaces the Sunday afternoon TLM)
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, Sacred Heart of Jesus at Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester (replaces the Sunday morning TLM)
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa solemnis at 12 midnight, St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa solemnis at 12 midnight, Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, St. Alphonsus Liguori Shrine, Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, St. Benedict, Chesapeake (Diocese of Richmond)
Nativity of Our Lord – Mass at Dawn, Sunday, December 25
Missa cantata at 7:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Solemn Lauds of Christmas at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Nativity of Our Lord – Mass in the Day, Sunday, December 25
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Benedict, Chesapeake (Diocese of Richmond)
Lauds at 7 a.m., St. Alphonsus Liguori Shrine, Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Missa lecta with entrance/recessional hymns and carols at 7 a.m., St. Alphonsus Liguori Shrine, Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m., Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m., St. Benedict, Chesapeake (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 9:15 a.m., St. Rita, Alexandria
Missa cantata at 10 a.m., St. Alphonsus Liguori Shrine, Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
Missa cantata at 10:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal (note: no 4 p.m. Vespers)
Missa lecta at 10:30 a.m., St. John the Apostle in the Historic Church, Leesburg
Missa solemnis (with Solemn Procession) at 11 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa cantata at 11 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 11 a.m., St. Benedict, Chesapeake (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 12 noon, St. John the Beloved, McLean
Missa cantata at 12 noon, St. Anthony Mission, King George (replaces the usual 1 p.m. TLM)
Missa cantata at 12 noon, Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Solemn Second Vespers of Christmas & Benediction at 6 p.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
St. Stephen the Protomartyr – Monday, December 26, comm. Feria II in the Octave of the Nativity
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 9 a.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa lecta at 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
St. John the Evangelist – Tuesday, December 27, comm. Feria III in the Octave of the Nativity
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa cantata at 7 p.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa lecta at 7:30 p.m., St. Rita, Alexandria
Holy Innocents – Wednesday, December 28, comm. Feria IV in the Octave of the Nativity
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa cantata at 5 p.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa lecta at 6 p.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Feria V in the Octave of the Nativity – Thursday, December 29, comm. St. Thomas Becket
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 9 a.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa lecta at 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa lecta at 7:30 p.m., St. Rita, Alexandria
Feria VI in the Octave of the Nativity – Friday, December 30
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa lecta at 6 p.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 7 p.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George (Christmas party in the parish hall to follow)
Feria VII in the Octave of the Nativity – Saturday, December 31, comm. St. Sylvester I
Missa cantata at 9 a.m., St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa lecta (with sung Te Deum) at 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa lecta at 9:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
New Year's Eve Eucharistic Vigil of Reparation & Adoration from 9 p.m. to 12:15 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Exposition at 9 p.m.
Solemn Matins 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Silent adoration 10 p.m. – 12 midnight
Benediction and Solemn Te Deum at 12 midnight
Circumcision of Our Lord – Octave of the Nativity, Sunday, January 1, 2023
Missa cantata at 12 midnight, St. Rita, Alexandria
Missa lecta at 7 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m., Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Missa solemnis at 8:45 a.m., Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land, Washington, DC (Archdiocese of Washington)
(Tentative) Missa cantata at 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal
Either Missa cantata or lecta at 8:30 a.m., Sacred Heart of Jesus at Sacred Heart Academy, Winchester
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 9:15 a.m., St. Rita, Alexandria
(Tentative) Missa cantata at 10:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal
Missa lecta at 10:30 a.m., St. John the Apostle in the Historic Church, Leesburg
Missa solemnis (with Solemn Procession) at 10:45 a.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston; note, no 4 p.m. Mass)
Missa cantata at 11 a.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 12 noon, St. John the Beloved, McLean
Missa cantata at 12 noon, Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Missa cantata at 12:30 p.m., St. Patrick in the Historic Church, Fredericksburg
Missa cantata at 1 p.m. (with sung Veni Creator Spiritus), St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa lecta (with sung Veni Creator Spiritus) at 1:30 p.m., St. Joseph, Richmond (Diocese of Richmond)
Missa cantata at 2 p.m., Holy Comforter, Charlottesville (Diocese of Richmond)
Solemn Vespers for the Circumcision at 6 p.m., Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular), Charles Town, WV (Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston)
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