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ASH WEDNESDAY MASS TIMES

February 18, 2026

NOTE: This list will be updated as information becomes available. 

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles — 7:00 a.m., 12:05 p.m. with Bishop Provost; 5:00 p.m. (Rubrics of 1962 Mass)

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7680 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles — 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

OUR LADY OF SEVEN DOLORS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 North Adams Street, Welsh — 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY, 802 South Huntington Street, Sulphur — 6:00 p.m.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1125 Blankenship Drive, DeRidder — 12:10 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5505 Pine Island Highway in Raymond — 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH, 16816 US-171, Ragley — 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

ST. THEODORE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 785 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Moss Bluff — 8:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25; Good Friday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — Penance Night, Tuesday, March 24, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — Wednesdays during Lent, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Penance Night, March 25, fifth week of Lent, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles — Friday, February 20 — 11:00 a.m. (Father Ruben Buller), 4:00 p.m. (Father D.B. Thompson); Friday, February 27 — 11:00 a.m. (Father Buller); Friday, March 6 — 11:00 a.m. (Father Buller), 4:00 p.m. (Father D.B. Thompson); Friday, March 13 — 11:00 a.m. (Father Buller), 4:00 p.m. (Father D.B. Thompson); Friday, March 20 — 11:00 a.m. (Father Buller), 4:00 p.m. (Father D.B. Thompson); Friday, March 27 — 11:00 a.m. (Father Buller); Good Friday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7680 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles — Stations of the Cross — Fridays at 8:30 a.m.

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2031 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles — Fridays of Lent at 6:25 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Eucharistic Adoration: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

OUR LADY OF SEVEN DOLORS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 North Adams Street, Welsh — Fridays of Lent, following 5:30 p.m. Mass

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1109 Cypress Street, Sulphur — Fridays at 5:30 p.m.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m.

ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5505 Pine Island Highway, Raymond — Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m.

ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — Fridays of Lent at 7:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH, 16816 US-171, Ragley — 6:00 p.m. on Fridays, February 20 through Friday, March 27

ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 211 South Thomson Avenue, Iowa — Fridays of Lent at 5:00 p.m.

LENTEN MISSIONS and MORE

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles — Lenten Missionwith Father Michael Caraway — Saturday, March 7 (beginning at 4:00 p.m. Mass) through Wednesday, March 11 (6:00 p.m. on March 9, 10, 11); Lenten Scripture Study: Feasting on God’s Word, with Father Ruben Buller — Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. in Ave Maria Hall on February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, and 26. Topic: Exodus Event (the Book of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2700 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur — Lenten Missionwith Deacon Brian Soileau — Monday, February 23 through Wednesday, February 25, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. nightly; topic: “Making a Visit: Conversion through Eucharistic Adoration” is a story shaped by faith, service, and real-world experience

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2031 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles — Lenten Mission with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers — Sunday, March 1, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Monday, March 2, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 3, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

OUR LADY OF SEVEN DOLORS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 North Adams Street, Welsh — Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with Father Aubrey Guilbeau; Thursday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with Father John Paul Fruge; Friday, March 20, Penance Service, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., followed by Mass and Stations of the Cross 

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City —Saturday, March 21 — Sacrament of Reconciliation at 3:00 p.m.; Holy Mass at 4:00 p.m. with Lenten Reflections. Sunday, March 22 — Sacrament of Reconciliation, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., and 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Holy Mass at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. with Lenten Reflections.

ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — Sunday Night Catechism, 7:00 p.m., March 1, 8, 15, 22 — Father Nathan Long will present a fourth-part series on the Fourth Section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church — Christian Prayer

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH, 16816 US-171, Ragley — Monday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.;Tuesday, March 10, immediately following 6:00 p.m. Mass

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — Christ on the Boulevard — Weekly Adoration from 7:30 a.m. Tuesday through 9:00 p.m. Wednesday beginning on Tuesday, February 24

HOLY WEEK

March 28 – April 5, 2026

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, 935 Bilbo Street, Lake Charles — Chrism Mass, 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1; Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2; Good Friday, April 3 — Stations of the Cross, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Solemn Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion, 3:00 p.m.; Easter Vigil Mass, 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 4

ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Saturday, March 28 — 4:00 p.m., Anticipated Palm Sunday Mass with Procession;Sunday, March 29 — 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Palm Sunday Mass with Procession. Holy Thursday, April 2 — 4:30 p.m., Mass of the Lord’s Supper; Good Friday, April 3 — Stations of the Cross at 2:00 p.m., Solemn Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at 2:45 p.m.; Holy Saturday, April 4 — 6:30 p.m., Easter Vigil; Easter Sunday, April 5 — Holy Mass, 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

 


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