Christmas 2023
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.
Sunday, December 24 – Vigil of the Nativity
Diocese of Arlington
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Arlington Parishes
Except: 7:30 a.m. Missa lecta replaces the usual 12:30 p.m. TLM at St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Except: no daytime TLM at Sacred Heart of Jesus, Winchester
Archdiocese of Washington
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Except: National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
All Masses will be Low
Lessons and Carols at 11 p.m., with quartet; doors open 10 p.m.
Diocese of Richmond
St. Joseph Richmond
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m.
Missa lecta at 10 a.m.
Missa lecta at 12 noon
Holy Comforter, Charlottesville
No 2 p.m. TLM
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Diocese of Wilmington
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Monday, December 25 – Nativity of Our Lord – Mass at Midnight
Diocese of Arlington
St. Patrick, Fredericksburg
Missa cantata at 12 midnight
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Winchester
Missa cantata at 12 midnight
St. John the Baptist, Front Royal
Missa cantata at 12 midnight at Chelsea Academy
Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Update: There will be no Midnight Mass at RMS.
St. Anthony Mission, King George
Carols at 11:30 p.m. (Sunday)
Missa cantata at 12 midnight
Archdiocese of Washington
No TLMs listed
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa solemnis at 12 midnight, with orchestra
Diocese of Richmond
St. Joseph, Richmond
Missa cantata at 12 midnight
St. Benedict, Chesapeake
Missa solemnis at 12 midnight
Holy Comforter, Charlottesville
Caroling at 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 24
Missa cantata at 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 (does not fulfill the Sunday obligation)
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Missa solemnis at 12 midnight
Diocese of Wilmington
St. Patrick, Wilmington, Del.
Missa cantata at 12 midnight
Monday, December 25 – Nativity of Our Lord – Mass at Dawn, comm. St. Anastasia
Diocese of Arlington
Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa lecta at 7:30 a.m.
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Missa cantata at 7:30 a.m.
Monday, December 25 – Nativity of Our Lord – Mass in the Day
Diocese of Arlington
St. Rita of Cascia, Alexandria
Missa cantata at 9:15 a.m.
St. John the Beloved, McLean
Missa cantata at 12 noon
St. John the Baptist, Front Royal
Missa lecta at 8 a.m. at Chelsea Academy
Missa cantata at 10 a.m. at Chelsea Academy
Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Update #2: The Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m. will be celebrated as the Mass at Dawn, not the Mass in the Day
Missa cantata at 12 noon
St. John the Apostle in the Historic Church, Leesburg
Missa cantata at 10:30 a.m.
St. Anthony Mission, King George
Missa cantata at 1 p.m.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa cantata at 10 a.m.
Diocese of Richmond
St. Joseph, Richmond
Missa lecta at 9 a.m.
Missa cantata at 11 a.m.
Missa lecta at 1:30 p.m.
St. Benedict, Chesapeake
Missa lecta at 7 a.m.
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m.
Missa lecta at 10 a.m.
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Missa solemnis at 11 a.m. with Procession
Diocese of Wilmington
St. Patrick, Wilmington, Del.
Missa lecta at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, December 26, St. Stephen the Protomartyr, comm. Feria II in the Octave of the Nativity
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Missa cantata at 9:30 a.m. (replaces the usual 8 a.m. Missa lecta)
Wednesday, December 27, St. John the Evangelist, comm. Feria III in the Octave of the Nativity
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa cantata at 12:10 p.m.
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Missa cantata at 9:30 a.m. (replaces the usual 8 a.m. Missa lecta)
Thursday, December 28, Holy Innocents, comm. Feria IV in the Octave of the Nativity
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Update: Missa cantata at 9:30 a.m. (replaces the usual 8 a.m. Missa lecta)
Friday, December 29, Feria V in the Octave of the Nativity, comm. St. Thomas Becket
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Update: Missa cantata at 9:30 a.m. (replaces the usual 8 a.m. Missa lecta)
Saturday, December 30, Feria VI in the Octave of the Nativity
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Update: Missa cantata at 9:30 a.m. (replaces the usual 8 a.m. Missa lecta)
Sunday, December 31, Sunday in the Octave of the Nativity
Diocese of Arlington
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Arlington Parishes
Archdiocese of Washington
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Diocese of Richmond
St. Joseph, Richmond
Missa lecta at 8:30 a.m.
Missa cantata at 11 a.m.
Missa lecta at 1:30 p.m.
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Ordinary Sunday Mass schedules: see Neighboring Dioceses
Monday, January 1, 2024 – Circumcision of Our Lord – Octave of the Nativity
Diocese of Arlington
St. Rita of Cascia, Alexandria
Missa cantata at 9:15 a.m.
St. John the Beloved, McLean
Update: Missa lecta at 12 noon
Holy Trinity at Renaissance Montessori School, Nokesville
Missa lecta at 10 a.m. (no TLM at 7:15 a.m.)
Update: St. John the Baptist at Chelsea Academy, Front Royal
Missa lecta at 8 a.m.
Missa cantata at 10 a.m.
Update: St. Anthony of Padua Mission, King George
Missa cantata at 9 a.m.
Archdiocese of Washington
No TLMs listed
Archdiocese of Baltimore
National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore
Missa lecta at 7 a.m.
Missa cantata at 10 a.m.
Diocese of Richmond
St. Joseph, Richmond
Missa lecta at 9 a.m.
Missa cantata at 11 a.m.
Missa lecta at 1:30 p.m.
Holy Comforter, Charlottesville
Missa lecta at 6 p.m.
Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston
Priory of the Annunciation (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charles Town, W.Va.
Missa lecta at 7:30 a.m.
Missa solemnis at 11 a.m.
Schedules for the Epiphany and its Vigil, January 5-6, 2024, have been moved to their own page.
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