Lent 2026 - Seton Shrine

Lenten Events

Ash Wednesday Mass - Feb. 18, 1:30pm

Holy Week Schedule

Sun, March 29 — Palm Sunday

11am & 1:30pm Mass

Thurs, April 2 — Holy Thursday

Mass at 7:30pm

Adoration following Mass until 11pm

*no 1:30 Mass or mid-day confessions

Fri, April 3 — Good Friday

Liturgy at 3pm

Visitor Center & Gift Shop Adjusted Hours: 10AM-3PM 

Sat, April 4 — Easter Vigil

Easter Vigil Mass at 8pm

Visitor Center & Gift Shop Adjusted Hours: 10AM-3PM 

Sun, April 5 — Easter Sunday

Mass at 11am

No 1:30pm Mass or mid-day confessions

The Visitor Center & Gift Shop: CLOSED 
 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Fridays at 3pm

VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB

Walk with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton this Lenten Season by discovering how The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, a much-loved devotional classic, shaped her spiritual life as she journeyed with God from seeker to saint.

LENTEN DRIVE

Support the Emmitsburg Food Bank. From Feb. 18 – April 1st, laundry detergent and dish soap donations are accepted in the back of the Basilica.

"Do your best in earnest and sincerity, and after you have done throw yourselves with all confidence in the arms of your dear Jesus.” —Mother Seton