The Forty Hours Devotion
( Schedule )
Beginning in November 2021, parishes throughout the Diocese of Arlington will hold the Forty Hours Devotion. The celebration of Forty Hours in every region of the Diocese is part of the Diocesan-wide preparation for the Golden Jubilee in 2024.
At the heart of the Forty Hours Devotion is the Holy Eucharist, the very Real and True Presence of God himself. Christ our Lord is really and substantially present in this great Sacrament, and through our participation in the devotion we enter
his presence, remember the salvation he won for us, rejoice in him, and become signs of his divine renewal in our world.
The devotion of Forty Hours originated six centuries ago in Milan. The practice spread quickly in the West through figures such as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Philip Neri, Saint Charles Borromeo, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Clement XII. It
was fervently promoted in the United States by Saint John Neumann, the fourth bishop of Philadelphia, and in 1866, the devotion was approved for use throughout the United States.
In the Diocese of Arlington, Forty Hours was widely celebrated following the establishment of the diocese in 1974 and has remained an important devotion in many parishes. The faithful of our Diocese are encouraged to participate in their parish's
Forty Hours Devotion and in those of other parishes, spending time in prayer before the Eucharistic Lord, who can and will help us in our every need.
Diocese of Arlington Golden Jubilee
Preparation Year II
Forty Hours Devotion
By Month
(as of 11/22/2022)
November 2022
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Saint Andrew the Apostle (VI) | November 28-30, 2022 |
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary/
*Forty Hours at Saint Anthony Mission (VII) | November 30-December 1, 2022 |
December 2022
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Basilica of Saint Mary (II) | December 6-8, 2022 |
| Corpus Christi (III) | December 1-3, 2022 |
| Our Lady of Angels (V) | December 15-17, 2022 |
| Precious Blood (IV) | December 1-3, 2022 |
| Saint Catherine of Siena (III) | December 7-9, 2022 |
| Saint James (I) | December 5-7, 2022 |
| Saint Paul Mission | December 11-13, 2022 |
January 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| All Saints (V) | January 29-31, 2023 (Bilingual) |
| Saint Francis de Sales, Kilmarnock (VII)
| January 22-24, 2023 |
| Saint John Bosco (IV) | January 31-February 2, 2023 |
| Saint Raymond of Peñafort (II) | January 7-9, 2023 |
February 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes (I) | February 9-11, 2023 |
| Saint Francis de Sales, Purcellville (III) | February 19-21, 2023 |
| Saint John the Apostle (III) | February 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint John the Evangelist (V) | February 19-21, 2023 |
| Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (VII) | February 27-March 1, 2023 |
| Saint Peter (IV) | February 22-24, 2023 |
March 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Holy Martyrs of Vietnam (I) | March 1-3, 2023 |
| Holy Trinity (V) | March 19-21, 2023 |
| Queen of Apostles (II) | March 22-24, 2023 |
| Our Lady of Hope (III) | March 5-7, 2023 |
| Saint Agnes (I) | March 21-23, 2023 |
| Saint Ambrose (II) | March 8-10, 2023 |
| Saint Ann (I) | March 5-8, 2023 |
| Saint Anthony of Padua (I) | March 23-25, 2023 |
| Saint Bernadette (II) | March 5-7, 2023 |
| Saint Bridget of Ireland (IV) | March 20-23, 2023 |
| Saint Francis of Assisi (V) | March 20-24, 2023 |
| Saint John the Beloved (I) | March 17-19, 2023 |
| Saint Joseph, Alexandria (II) | March 19-21, 2023 |
| Saint Joseph, Herndon (III) | March 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint Timothy (VI) | March 2-4, 2023 |
April 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Our Lady of Good Counsel (VI) | April 23-25, 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Valley (IV) | April 4-8, 2023 |
| Saint Stephen the Martyr/Saint Katharine Drexel Mission (III) | April 20-21, 2023 |
May 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Christ the Redeemer | May 30-June 1, 2023 |
| Holy Family (V) | May 14-16, 2023 |
| Holy Spirit (II) | May 25-27, 2023 |
| Sacred Heart, Manassas (V) | May 17-19, 2023 |
| Saint Isidore the Farmer (IV) | May 13-15, 2023 |
| Saint John Neumann (III) | May 14-16, 2023 |
| Saint Leo the Great (VI) | May 25-27, 2023 |
| Saint Paul Chung (VI) | May 23-25, 2023 |
June 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Thomas More (I) | June 20-22, 2023 |
| Good Shepherd (II) | June 8-12, 2023 |
| Sacred Heart, Winchester (IV) | June 14-16, 2023 |
| Saint Clare of Assisi (VI) | June 7-9, 2023 |
| Saint John the Baptist (IV) | June 2-4, 2022 |
| Saint John the Baptist (IV) | June 22-24, 2023 |
| Saint Mark (VI) | June 7-10, 2023 |
| Saint Thomas à Becket (III) | June 8-11, 2023 |
July 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Our Lady Queen of Peace (I) | July 12-14, 2023 |
| Saint Veronica (VI) | July 10-12, 2023 |
August 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (V) | August 24-26, 2023 |
| Saint Lawrence (II) | August 9-10, 2023 |
| Saint Luke (I) | August 20-22, 2023 |
| Saint Patrick (VII) | August 13-15, 2023 |
September 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Saint Mary of Sorrows (VI) | September 13-15, 2023 |
| Saint Michael (II) | September 27-29, 2023 |
| Saint Rita (II) | September 19-21, 2023 |
| Saint William of York (VII) | September 4-8, 2023 |
October 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Blessed Sacrament (II) | October 15-17, 2023 |
| Church of the Nativity (II) | October 15-17, 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Blue Ridge (IV) | October 16-20, 2023 |
| Saint Jude (VII) | October 26-28, 2023 |
November 2023
| Parish (Deanery) | Date |
|---|
| Saint Charles Borromeo (I) | November 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint Louis (II) | November 3-5, 2023 |
| Saint Philip (I) | November 30-December 2, 2023 |
| Saint Theresa (III) | November 13-15, 2023 |
Diocese of Arlington Golden Jubilee
Preparation Year II
Forty Hours Devotion
By Deanery
(As of 11/22/2022)
Deanery I
| Parish | Date |
|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Thomas More | June 20-22, 2023 |
| Holy Martyrs of Vietnam | March 1-3, 2023 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | February 9-11, 2023 |
| Our Lady, Queen of Peace | July 12-14, 2023 |
| Saint Agnes | March 21-23, 2023 |
| Saint Ann | March 5-8, 2023 |
| Saint Anthony of Padua | March 23-25, 2023 |
| Saint Charles Borromeo | November 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint James | December 5-7, 2022 |
| Saint John the Beloved | March 17-19, 2023 |
| Saint Luke | August 20-22, 2023 |
| Saint Philip | November 30-December 2, 2023 |
Deanery II
| Parish | Date |
|---|
| Basilica of Saint Mary | December 6-8, 2022 |
| Blessed Sacrament | October 15-17, 2023 |
| Good Shepherd | June 8-12, 2023 |
| Holy Spirit | May 25-27, 2023 |
| Church of the Nativity | October 15-17, 2023 |
| Queen of Apostles | March 22-24, 2023 |
| Saint Ambrose | March 8-10, 2023 |
| Saint Bernadette | March 5-7, 2023 |
| Saint Joseph, Alexandria | March 19-21, 2023 |
| Saint Lawrence | August 9-10, 2023 |
| Saint Louis | November 3-5, 2023 |
| Saint Michael | September 27-29, 2023 |
| Saint Raymond of Peñafort | January 7-9, 2023 |
| Saint Rita | September 19-21, 2023 |
Deanery III
| Parish | Date |
|---|
| Christ the Redeemer | May 30-June 1, 2023 |
| Corpus Christi | December 1-3, 2022 |
| Our Lady of Hope | March 5-7, 2023 |
| Saint Catherine of Siena | December 7-9, 2022 |
| Saint Francis de Sales, Purcellville | February 19-21, 2023 |
| Saint Joseph, Herndon | March 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint John the Apostle | February 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint John Neumann | May 14-16, 2023 |
Saint Stephen the Martyr/
Saint Katharine Drexel Mission | April 20-21, 2023 |
| Saint Theresa | November 13-15, 2023 |
| Saint Thomas à Becket | June 8-11, 2023 |
Deanery IV
| Parish | Date |
|---|
| Our Lady of the Blue Ridge | October 16-20, 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Valley | April 4-8, 2023 |
| Precious Blood | December 1-3, 2022 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus, Winchester | June 14-16, 2023 |
| Saint Bridget of Ireland | March 20-23, 2023 |
| Saint Isidore the Farmer | May 13-15, 2023 |
Saint John Bosco/
Our Lady of the Shenandoah Mission | January 31-February 2, 2023 |
| Saint John the Baptist | June 22-24, 2023 |
| Saint Peter | February 22-24, 2023 |
Deanery V
| Parish | Date |
|---|
| All Saints | January 29-31, 2023 (Bilingual) |
| Holy Family | May 14-16, 2023 |
| Holy Trinity | March 19-21, 2023 |
| Our Lady of Angels | December 15-17, 2022 |
| Sacred Heart, Manassas | May 17-19, 2023 |
| Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton | August 24-26, 2023 |
| Saint Francis of Assisi | March 20-24, 2023 |
| Saint John the Evangelist | February 19-21, 2023 |
Deanery VI
| Parish | Date |
|---|
| Our Lady of Good Counsel | April 23-25, 2023 |
| Saint Andrew the Apostle | November 28-30, 2022 |
| Saint Clare of Assisi | June 7-9, 2023 |
| Saint Leo the Great | May 25-27, 2023 |
| Saint Mark | June 7-10, 2023 |
| Saint Mary of Sorrows | September 13-15, 2023 |
| Saint Paul Chung | May 23-25, 2023 |
| Saint Timothy | March 2-4, 2023 |
| Saint Veronica | July 10-12, 2023 |
Deanery VII
| Parish | Date |
|---|
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary/
Saint Anthony Mission | November 30-December 1, 2022 |
| Saint Francis de Sales, Kilmarnock | January 22-24, 2023 |
| Saint Jude | October 26-28, 2023 |
| Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception | February 27-March 1, 2023 |
| Saint Matthew | TBD |
| Saint Patrick | August 13-15, 2023 |
| Saint Paul Mission | December 11-13, 2022 |
| Saint William of York | September 4-8, 2023 |
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