Information on Public Masses as Montgomery County reopens  is <HERE>.

Archbishop Gregory has issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass during this time to all parishioners of the Archdiocese of Washington. This means that missing Mass during this current state of emergency does not carry the weight of sin.

Sunday Masses

Saturday Vigil at 5:00 PM

Sunday at 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM

Weekday Masses

Monday through Friday 8:30 AM

First Friday at 7:00 PM (not January 1)

Saturday at 9:00 AM

Additional Masses During Lent:

Ash Wednesday: 6:30am, (regular) 8:30am, 12:00pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm (live streamed)

Mondays 7:00 PM

Wednesdays 12:00 PM (Noon) for Senior Adults Only/call the rectory to sign up

Confessions

Monday though Friday at 9:00 AM

Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Saturday at 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM

Anointing of the Sick

First Friday of the Month during the 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM Mass

Please contact the rectory when a relative of fellow parishioner is sick or hospitalized

Adoration

Wednesday from 9:15 AM to 9:00 PM

First Friday after 7:00 PM Mass with Praise and Worship until 9:00 PM

Morning Prayer

Monday through Friday at 8:10 AM

Perpetual Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Mondays following the morning Mass

Rosary
Monday through Friday following the morning Mass and Saturday at 3:00 PM

The Holy Eucharist

Central among the Sacraments is the Holy Eucharist, which is the source from which all the Church’s power flows and the summit toward which all our activity is directed. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the highest form of worship that the Church can offer, and all who are made sons and daughters of God by faith and baptism are called to full, active, and conscious participation in it. Through the Eucharist, the covenant between the Lord and man is renewed, drawing the faithful into the compelling love of Christ and setting them on fire.  Through the Holy Mass, “the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church.” (Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy )

The Eucharistic Fast

The regulation for fasting is considered a means of spiritual preparation for receiving the Eucharist and a symbol of reverence for the Sacrament. The Eucharistic Fast is limited to one hour before actually receiving the Eucharist. It pertains to all solid food and all drinks, except water. Taking medicine does not break the fast. The fast applies to priests who celebrate the Mass and by the faithful, regardless of what time of day the Mass is celebrated and Communion is received. Those who are sick, in hospitals – even if not confined to bed – and those caring for the sick, may receive communion even if they have taken food during the previous hour.

Reception of the Eucharist

In and through the Sacrament of the Eucharist, Christians are fully joined to Christ. Therefore, individuals preparing to receive Holy Communion should be mindful to hold the Blessed Eucharist in highest honor and to reverence the Sacrament with the greatest adoration. Genuflections, respectful silence and other signs of reverence for the Blessed Sacrament are appropriate recognitions of God’s mysterious gift of Christ for us in this Sacrament.

2021 Liturgical Calendar

The 2021 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 2020.

Cycles: Lectionary for Mass

• Sunday Cycle (Year B) November 29, 2020 – November 21, 2021
• Weekday Cycle (Cycle I) January 11, 2021 to February 16, 2021 May 24, 2021 to November 27, 2021