
Lent & Easter
Surrounded by community and nourished by prayer, we will journey together as we Walk in the Way of the Cross.
Journey with us—in person or online.
You’re invited to join the Cathedral as we make our way from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week to the celebration of Christ’s glorious Resurrection on Easter. Surrounded by community and nourished by prayer, we will journey together as we Walk in the Way of the Cross.
Learn more below about our schedule of services, musical offerings and meditations for the season. Surrounded by community and nourished by prayer, we will journey together as we Walk in the Way of the Cross.
Easter Sunday Passes
Due to capacity concerns, the two Easter Sunday Festival Holy Eucharist services (8 and 11:15 am) require reserved passes. Both services are at in-person capacity. You are invited to join us online at 11:15.
All other worship services during Lent and Holy Week do not require reserved passes.

Daily Lenten Meditations
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Join us for Holy Week Special Services

Holy Eucharist with Vows Renewal and Chrism Blessing
Tue Apr. 4 • 12 pm Join the Episcopal Diocese of Washington as clergy reaffirm their vows and consecrate sacramental oil. All are welcome to attend this service of Holy Eucharist. Passes not required.
Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist
Thu Apr. 6 • 7 pm At this celebration of Holy Communion, we remember Jesus’ Last Supper and his charge to love one another through the washing of feet. We end the service by stripping the altar and begin the vigil with the Reserved Sacrament in St. John’s Chapel until midnight. Incense is used at this service. Passes not required.
Morning Prayer in the Presence of the Reserved Sacrament
Fri Apr. 7 • 10 am Note: this service is in-person only. The vigil with the Reserved Sacrament formally ends with a service of Morning Prayer for Good Friday. Passes are not required.
Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday
Fri Apr. 7 • 12 pm Join the Cathedral community as we remember Christ’s suffering, crucifixion and death on Good Friday with a service of Scripture, music and ancient prayer. Passes not required.Rite of Reconciliation is offered in-person and online.

Good Friday Evening Service
Fri Apr. 7 • 7 pm Through readings and music from across centuries and traditions, this service provides a quiet, contemplative space to reflect on the death and burial of Jesus. Passes are not required.
The Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter
Sat Apr. 8 • 8 pm Journey from darkness to light, from death to life, as we bear witness to the Paschal Mystery through powerful music, the retelling of the salvation story and welcoming new believers in Baptism. Incense is used at this service. All are welcome to bring bells. Passes are not required.
Easter Sunday Festival Holy Eucharist
Sun Apr. 9 • 11:15 am The 11:15 Easter service is at capacity. Hallelujah! Christ is risen! We will gather around Christ’s table, and join together in music and prayer, to proclaim Jesus’ victory over death and the Good News of the Resurrection. Both services are identical.
Easter Sunday Organ Recital
Sun Apr. 9 • 2 pm Cathedral organist Thomas Sheehan celebrates the joy of Easter with a selection of uplifting music to celebrate the Resurrection on the Cathedral’s Great Organ. Tickets are not required to attend in-person.
Easter Sunday Festival Choral Evensong
Sun Apr. 9 • 4 pm Our Easter Day celebrations end with Choral Evensong, a traditional Anglican service of sung evening prayer that features Holy Scripture, Psalms, hymns and anthems led by the Cathedral Choir. Passes are not required.
Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist
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Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist
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