Special Annual Masses

See the events page to confirm the specific date for each event below.

Saint Patrick's Day
Friday, March 17, 2023 
Each year we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Patrick with a Mass concelebrated by Wilton Cardinal Gregory and auxiliary bishops. Traditional Irish music including Irish hymns are sung by St. Patrick’s Choir accompanied by flute and Celtic harp. A bagpiper and Irish dancers provide entertainment before the Mass outside the church. All are welcome.

Blue Mass
Each May During National Police Week
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
At the Annual Blue Mass, first responders gather to remember the contributions of those who have served in law enforcement and public safety agencies and to ask for continued protection for them in the future. Representatives of Federal and local law enforcement and public safety agencies from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area and around the country attend.  You can view the livestream of this year's Mass here and the article on the Mass last year here.



Previous Masses

Memorial Mass to mark the 20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001
Saturday, September 11, 2021 
 A special 20th Anniversary Memorial Mass of the events of 9/11, as we honor members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians who lost their lives that tragic day.  The livestream of the Mass can be found here along with Cardinal Gregory's homily and the article from the Catholic Standard.   

Forty Hours Devotion
October
Join us each fall for our annual Forty Hours Devotion, when we celebrate the anniversary of the First National Eucharist Congress, first held at St. Patrick's in 1895. Our modern day devotion is to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The devotion includes daily Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, daily Benediction, and a Solemn Closing Mass with Eucharistic Procession.

Saint Nicholas Children's Mass
December
We welcome children at the 10:00am Mass on a Sunday in December to remember St. Nicholas and the “little ones” for whom he cared.