2026 Lent and Easter Prayer & Worship Schedule

(Only our 10 and 10:30 services on Sundays will be live-streamed at Cathedral of Saint James on Facebook and St. James Cathedral on YouTube.)

Lent Madness

Ash Wednesday (February 18):

Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 7:30 am at St. Paul’s in Mishawaka

Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 12:00 pm at St. Michael and All Angels in South Bend

Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 7:00 pm at The Cathedral of St. James

SundayS (February 22 - March 22):

Holy Eucharist at 8:00 (Spoken Holy Eucharist, Rite I) am & 10:30 am (Rite II)

9:15 a.m. Faith Formation (Meets in the Conference Room from 9:15 - 10:15 am on Sundays)

FridayS (February 27 - March 27):

Holy Eucharist at 12:05 pm

Liturgy of the Palms & Holy Eucharist (March 29):

Holy Eucharist at 8:00 (Spoken Holy Eucharist, Rite I) am, 10:10 am Joint Liturgy of the Psalms with St. Patrick’s and St. Hedwig’s (meeting at the intersection of West Washington Street and South Taylor Street), & 10:30 am (Rite II)

9:15 a.m. Faith Formation (Meets in the Conference Room from 9:15 - 10:15 am on Sundays)

Maundy Thursday (April 2):

Proper Liturgy for Maundy Thursday at 7:00 pm

Good Friday (April 3):

Proper Liturgy for Good Friday at 12:00 pm

Holy Saturday (APRIL 4):

Proper Liturgy for Holy Saturday at 9:00 am | The Great Vigil of Easter at 8:30 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mishawaka

Easter (April 5):

Festal Easter Eucharist at 10:00 am (only one Sunday service this day)

Lent 2026.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday: February 18. Holy Eucharist with the Imposition of Ashes will be offered here, at The Cathedral of St. James, at 7 pm (choral, Rite Two). There will also be Ash Wednesday services at St. Paul’s in Mishawaka at 7:30 am and St. Michael and All Angels at 12 pm. Just a reminder that Ash Wednesday is appointed as a day of fasting.

Lent is 40-day season in which the faithful are encouraged to disciplines of special acts of devotion and self-denial intended to draw us nearer in faith to God. We are once again offering several opportunities for personal and corporate observance of a holy Lent.

40 Days through Isaiah & Luke. A daily discipline of Scripture reading through the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth and the Gospel according to Matthew. Click here for the reading schedule.

A Lenten Century. Exercise is a great opportunity for contemplation and prayer. The Lenten Century is both an invitation and challenge to keep moving. 100 miles, 100 kilometers, or whatever number is right for you, let's get up and get going walking, running, cycling, swimming, or anything else. Click here for a Lenten Century log sheet.

Living Matthew 25. This community-wide effort offers dozens of opportunities from a host of sponsors to pick and choose from. The Living Matthew 25 schedule is available here (the link will be updated shortly) and posted at several locations at the Cathedral of Saint James.

Lent Madness. Learn saints whose faith has been an example and inspiration for generations of Christians in this wonderful, whimsical March Madness-style bracket featuring 32 notable faithful followers of Jesus as they vie for the "Golden Halo." Click here for the Lent Madness website.