Ash Wednesday

18 Feb

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is February 18, 2026, Mass with distribution of ashes at St. Philomena will be at 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. School families are welcome to attend the School Mass at its regular time. 

Click here to read a letter from Bishop Lou about Ash Wednesday’s collection for the Church in Eastern and Central Europe. You may use your regular Ash Wednesday envelope for this collection. Checks should be payable to St. Philomena. Online givers: use fund Holy Day and subfund Ash Wednesday for your donations.

Service times at local parishes, all are Masses with Ash Distribution unless noted:

• Cathedral: 7 a.m.
• Blessed Sacrament: 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 7 p.m.
• Holy Family: 5:30 p.m.
• Sacred Heart: 12:05 p.m.
• St. Ann: 7 a.m., 6 p.m.
• St. Anthony: 7 a.m., 7 p.m.
• St. Edward: 7:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.
• St. Joseph, Peoria: 6 p.m. (Spanish)
• St. Mark: Ash Service, 7:30-7:45 a.m.; Mass + Ashes, 12:10 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m.
• St. Mary, Kickapoo: Ash Service, 7 a.m.; Mass, 8 a.m.
• St. Patrick, Elmwood: 5:30 p.m.
• St. Thomas: 7 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 7 p.m.
• St. Vincent dePaul: 6:15 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 5:30 p.m.
• Resurrection Mausoleum: 12 p.m.