As the Holy Year 2025 continues, learn how
you and the Arlington Diocese can join in
this celebration of the universal Church.
We encourage you to read the Bishop's pastoral
statement on American Immigration Law using
the link below.
The statement is available in English and Spanish.
We encourage you to read the Bishop's
statement on the President's February 18
Executive Order on IVF using the link below.
Each Friday in Lent, St. Philip will have bilingual Stations of the Cross after the 7 pm Mass, followed by Adoration
Wednesday in Lent, The Light is On. Confession will be held at 6:30 pm before the 7 pm Mass, in addition to the regular Confession schedule.
Take part in the Lenten Scripture Challenge, and use the booklets below to read the daily Gospel passages.
The Vatican, the Diocese of Arlington, and the USCCB have prepared many materials to help us celebrate this milestone in the Catholic Church.
This Lent join us for a series of talks and discussion over 5 weeks that will deepen your understanding of the Good News of Jesus Christ and his gift of the Spirit. These talks will be presented by members of the People of Praise Community. For more information and to register contact: John Mitchell @ 703-855-8976 or jhwmitchell@yahoo.com.

St. Philip has chartered a bus to take parishioners to Richmond for the March. We will have a special Mass at 7:00 am, then depart at 8:00 am from the parking lot. After participating the march, we will leave Richmond and return by around 4:30 pm.
Reserve your spot by using the button below and register on our Signup Genius site. Questions can be sent to Matthew Lang at matthew.r.lang95@gmail.com
Dear Friends in Christ,
Today the Church celebrates Laetare Sunday, a day in which we rejoice because we know that Lent is more than halfway over, and we look forward to celebrating the Paschal Triduum and the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Just like in Advent on Gaudete Sunday, the priest wears rose-colored vestments, and the altar is decorated with flowers. This is a Sunday of joyful anticipation of what God has done for us, and the promises he hopes to fulfill in eternal life with him. The joy that God gives to us in this day, and in everyday, is a gift that he gives to us.
In this week’s letter, I invite us to continue in our journey through the vices by contemplating the vice of sloth. The vice of sloth is the vice that causes us to have boredom or sadness in regards to a spiritual or interior good that God has given to us. This vice is also called acedia, which is a Latin word that signifies spiritual apathy towards something good that God has given to us. When we fall into this vice, we mistakenly perceive a spiritual good as something evil, and we can be inclined to be saddened when we ought to be filled with gratitude towards God.
The Catechism points out that sloth is a vice that attacks the theological virtue of charity, in which we love God with all our mind, heart, soul, and strength. There are a number of levels in which we can sin against charity that the Catechism illustrates to us (CCC #2094):
Finally, not only can we fall into sloth through inactivity, but we can also fall into sloth by being consumed by our daily tasks and not giving ourselves proper rest. God gave to us a whole day, Sunday, to allow us to rest from our work. If we find ourselves giving ourselves too much to activities, we may wish to take a step back and see where God is calling us to surrender control over to Him. It is not too late in Lent to give our hearts to Him.
May Christ’s Peace be with you,
Fr. Briggs
Saturday Vigil Mass:
5:30 pm
Sunday Mass:
8:00 am & 10:30 am in English
1:00 pm in Spanish
4:00 pm Bilingual
​Daily Mass:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am and 7:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am
Morning Prayer:
Monday - Saturday: 7:30 am
Confession:
Heard in English and Spanish
Sunday 12:30 pm; Monday 7:00 am; Tuesday 4:00 pm; Wednesday 7:00 am; Friday 8:30 am, 3:30 & 7:30 pm; Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm
Also available by appointment.
Eucharistic Adoration:
Every Friday: 3-6:30 pm; 7:30-8:30 pm
First Saturday Rosary and Reflection:
7:00 am
First Friday Adoration:
3-6:30 pm; 7:30 pm through 7:30 am Saturday
Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet in English:
Every Monday after the 7:00 pm Mass
Rosary in Spanish:
Every Sunday 12:40 pm (before the 1:00 pm Mass)
Divine Mercy Chaplet in Spanish:
Every Sunday 3:40 pm (before the 4:00 pm Mass)
Our next Eat, Drink and Be Catholic installment will be on March 30th.
We start with Vespers at 6 pm, then move to Hayden Hall for our potluck dinner and discussion at 6:30 pm.
Our speaker will be Mark Mitchell.
You’re invited - your kids too - to meet up with other Catholic families to build community and support one another in making home a little taste of heaven for the renewal of faith and culture. Come hear a brief presentation and share
in small group conversations while kids play. Child care will be available. The evening includes a pot-luck style dinner, dessert and fellowship!
This is a Heaven in Your Home free event for the whole family (single parents welcome) on Saturday April 5 from 5-7 pm in Hayden Hall. RSVP using the QR Code or the following link:
https://forms.gle/AW334bL4JxvWD8366.
The potluck sign up is linked at the end of the RSVP form. Email if you have any questions to StPhilipTrinityHouses@gmail.com
When there is bad weather, the St. Philip Office follows Federal Government Closings. If the Federal government is closed, the office is closed and all activities are canceled.
In addition, if Fairfax County Public County Schools are closed, all activities are canceled, even if the office is open.
Mass and Confession are never cancelled. In all cases safety is first and foremost, if you cannot safely walk or drive -- stay home.
If you donate through Parish Giving and are still receiving offertory envelopes but don't want or need them, please contact the Rectory Office or (703) 573-3808 and we can remove you from the list. Please contact us by May 15 to be removed from the next envelope mailing.
Please remember to pick up items for our Food Pantry when doing your grocery shopping. We need oil, rice,, heartly soups, peanut butter and jelly, and drinks. We also need reusable bags (not paper.) And please do not donate expired items- we cannot give out expired food. we cannot accept any kind of petfood.
You can also donate via our Amazon Wish List.
As a reminder, the Food Pantry is open for food distribution on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month starting at 8:30 am. For more information, please email secretary@stphilipfc.org
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