Palm Sunday 2023
See regular Sunday schedule for locations.
Palm Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
Diocese of Arlington
St. Thomas More Chapel (Chelsea Academy), Front Royal: 7:00 a.m., Low
St. Thomas More Chapel (Chelsea Academy), Front Royal: 8:30 a.m., Low
Sacred Heart (in Sacred Heart Academy), Winchester: 8:30 a.m.
Holy Trinity (@ Renaissance Montessori School), Nokesville: 8:30 a.m., Low. “At 8:30 a.m. the blessing of palms will begin, followed by an outdoor procession. The weather looks okay now, but it will be a little chilly and perhaps windy. If the wind is too bad, there will be an indoor procession with just the priest and servers. Mass begins immediately after the procession. Those attending the noon Mass will be able to pick up blessed palms at the end of that Mass.”
Saint Rita of Cascia, Alexandria: 9:15 a.m., Sung
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception (Historic church of St. John the Apostle), Leesburg: 10:30 a.m., Low Mass in the Dominican Rite with Blessing of the Palms and a short procession. Helpful document from Fr. Thomas Aquinas (with additional notes) on celebration of the Dominican Rite Palm Sunday Mass.
St. Thomas More Chapel (Chelsea Academy), Front Royal 10:30 a.m., High
Holy Trinity (@ Renaissance Montessori School), Nokesville: noon, Low. Palms distributed (see above).
Saint John the Beloved, McLean: noon, Sung(?)
Saint Patrick, Fredericksburg: 12:30 p.m.
St. Anthony of Padua Mission, King George: 1:00 p.m., Sung
Map of all Arlington locations
Archdiocese of Washington, DC.
*Old St. John the Evangelist, Silver Spring, MD, 7:30 a.m. (30 min earlier than usual) “Due to the length of the April 2, Palm Sunday Mass so as not to conflict with the Polish sesrvices, the Traditional Latin Palm Sunday Mass will start at 7:30 am.”
*Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, D.C., 8:15 a.m., Sung Link “Please remember that we will begin this Sunday's regular 9:00 Mass at the Monastery at 8:15 to accommodate the blessing of the palms, the procession and entrance though the great door of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and the chanting of the Lord's Passion. We will begin in the Monastery garden immediately to the right of the church near the visitors' entrance and the procession will move under the cloister, around to the great door.” via Patrick Lally
St. Dominic Mission, Aquasco, MD, noon
Options farther afield
St. Alphonsus, Baltimore, MD (FSSP), Masses will be offered at 7:30 (Low), 9:30 (Low), and 11:30 a.m. (High) Link Map
Priory of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem), Charlestown, WV Link 7 a.m. (Low), 8:30 a.m. (Low), 10:45 a.m. (Solemn High Mass with Palms Procession), 4:00 p.m. (Low). Solemn Vespers of Palm Sunday and Benediction at 6 p.m. Compline at 8:30 p.m. Map
Additional scheduled TLMs, including Masses in the Diocese of Richmond
Please feel free to provide updates or corrections in the comments or by email.