Father Jose Antonio Chavarria, a Honduran priest, is currently visiting and serving at our parish for the majority of August. We encourage you to keep him in your prayers and strike up a conversation with him (especially in English!)

We will be organized by teams to do work in the church and especially in the parish grounds.

Fridays in Lent March 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 8 7:30 in the church

View the Holy Week schedule here.

Ash Wednesday is February 17, 2021. Masses will be offered at 7:30am(English), 12:00pm(English), 5:00pm(Multicultural), & 7:30pm (Multicultural). El miércoles de ceniza es el 17 de febrero de 2021. Las misas a las 7:30 am (inglés), 12:00 pm (inglés), 5:00 pm (multicultural) y 7:30 pm (multicultural).

Click for the Christmas Mass Schedule

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary Mass Tuesday December 8th at 7:30am (English), 12:00pm (English), & 7:30pm (Multicultural)

Join us for the Blessing of our ′′ Mother Mary Lange ′′ food pantry on Wednesday, November 18 with Mass at 7:30 am.

We need your help gutting out space for our future food pantry Saturday September 26th from 8am to 1pm. Please wear a facemask, boots, jeans, and bring a sledgehammer. Lunch & water will be provided. | Para crear espacop para nuestra futura despensa de alimentos Sabado 26 de Septiembre de las 8am hasta la 1pm. Les proveermos aqua y almuerzo.

Fr. Dan Leary, the priest who did the fundraising walk with myself (Fr. Shaun) and Fr. Mario, has been granted permission by the Archdiocese of Washington to serve the poor in an amazing way. Read all about it in this National Catholic Register article.

All masses will be celebrated in the church. There will be a tent available next to the church and in the parking lot for those who don’t feel comfortable inside of the church. The French mass time has changed to 2:00pm. Todas las misas se celebrarán en la iglesia. Habrá una carpa disponible al lado de la iglesia y en el estacionamiento para aquellos que no se sientan cómodos dentro de la iglesia. El horario masivo francés ha cambiado a las 2:00 pm.

Our multicultural Mass will be celebrated inside the church. For those that don’t feel comfortable being inside and for overflow capacity, we will have a tent set up outside of the church.

Our Lady of Sorrows Church is increasing the number of people for Public Masses within the Church to a 76-seating capacity (this will enable the necessary social distance space among attendees). We please ask you for your cooperation with the following:

You are invited to pray for those being ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington at a Eucharistic Holy Hour In Thanksgiving to God 24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration and Fast Saturday, June 20, 8:00 am–Sunday, June 21 –8:00 am. Holy Hour for Ordinandi following the Saturday 8 pm Mass

The Archdiocese of Washington is allowing public Masses with less than 10 people - please be patient if you can't get in the church. This schedule is subject to change. Please follow the instructions of the ushers at all times! and wear a mask. If you are sick or high risk please stay home.

Celebration of Public Masses will begin soon. In the meantime we need to prepare for some of the changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We need new volunteers that are not high risk for infection. Celebraciones de Misas publicas empezaran luego. Para mientras necesitamos preparar para algunos cambios por el COVID-19 pandemia. Necesitamos nuevos voluntarios que no son alto riesgo para infección.

Women volunteers (especially bilingual Spanish speaking women) are needed to stay in touch with client mothers. Assistance is provided while following safety precautions recommended by health authorities during the pandemic. They also collect new and gently used clothing throughout the year to provide wardrobes, baby items, small toys, and books for newborns through teen size 14/16.

The catechist of your child will be contacting you to provide you with more information. Classes will begin on Sunday, May 17 at 10:00am. To finish the school year, we will be using eBooks from a ccd school resource company named Sadlier. The last day of class will be given on Sunday, June 28th. On this day, your child will receive an exam to be able to move forward to the next level on the new school year (2020 -2021) if applicable. 

Pope Francis has asked “believers of all religions to unite spiritually for a Day of Prayer and Fasting and Works of Charity to implore God to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.

Holy Hour today at 8:00pm! Join us in the parking lot or on Facebook. Confessions will begin at 7:00pm ¡Hora Santa hoy a las 8:00 pm! Únete a nosotros en el estacionamiento o en Facebook. Las Confesiones empezarán a las 7:00pm