Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is the time we contemplate our relationship with God and identify the areas in our spiritual life that need work. Bishop Glen John Provost will be the celebrant for Mass and the Distribution of Ashes in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 12:05 p.m. on February 18, 2026. The Cathedral is located at 935 Bilbo Street in Lake Charles.
Below is a resource of additional Ash Wednesday Mass times and more throughout the Diocese of Lake Charles. CLICK HERE for the Lenten Regulations for the Catholic Church in the United States.
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.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 515 Bryan Street, Jennings — 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2700 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur — 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2031 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles — 7:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5250 W. Creole Highway, Creole — 4:00 p.m.
OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 710 North State Street, Jennings — 6:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 221 Aqua Drive, Lake Charles — 12:20 p.m., and Liturgy of the Word with Distribution of Ashes at 5:00 p.m.
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 6470 Gulf Beach Highway in Johnson Bayou — 5:30 p.m.
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 203 Commercial Avenue, Lake Arthur — 12:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
OUR LADY OF LASALETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 203 South Grand Avenue, DeQuincy — 6:00 p.m.
OUR LADY OF LASALETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 602 N. Claiborne Street, Sulphur — 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation at 8:00 a.m.
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1109 Cypress Street, Sulphur — 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. (Low Mass), 12:05 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
OUR LADY OF SEVEN DOLORS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 North Adams Street, Welsh — 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3939 Lake Street, Lake Charles — 6:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 7:15 p.m.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1208 East Seveth Avenue, Oakdale — 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC CHURCH, 804 Third Avenue, Fenton — 6:00 p.m.
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY, 802 South Huntington Street, Sulphur — 6:00 p.m.
SAINT HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1021 Eighth Avenue, Lake Charles — 6:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. (Spanish Mass); Sacrament of Reconciliation offered 30 minutes before each Mass.
SAINT JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH, 112 South Seventh Street, Oberlin — 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1301 Sampson Street, Westlake — 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH, 306 Ann Street, Lacassine — 7:00 a.m.
SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1125 Blankenship Drive, DeRidder — 12:10 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2110 Claude Hebert Road, LeBleu Settlement — 5:00 p.m.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1502 Industrial Street, Vinton — 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 310 North Sarah Street, Welsh — 9:00 a.m.
SAINT LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5505 Pine Island Highway in Raymond — 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — 6:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5495 Elliott Road, Lake Charles — 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1100 St. Mary Street, Elton — 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1210 Main Street, Hackberry — 8:00 a.m.
SAINT PHILIP NERI CATHOLIC CHURCH, 607 Fourth Avenue, Kinder — 12:05 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH, 16816 US-171, Ragley — 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 211 South Thomson Avenue, Iowa — 6:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
SAINT THEODORE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 785 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Moss Bluff — 8:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.
SAINT THERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH, 4822 Carlyss Drive, Carlyss — 8:0 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes at 12:15 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.
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7680 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 515 Bryan Street, Jennings — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2700 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2031 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 710 North State Street, Jennings — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 221 Aqua Drive, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 203 Commercial Avenue, Lake Arthur — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
OUR LADY OF LASALETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 203 South Grand Avenue, DeQuincy — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
OUR LADY OF LASALETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 602 N. Claiborne Street, Sulphur — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH, 920 South Broadway Street, Jennings — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1109 Cypress Street, Sulphur — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
OUR LADY OF SEVEN DOLORS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 209 North Adams Street, Welsh — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3939 Lake Street, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5250 W. Creole Highway, Creole — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1102 Mill Street, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1208 East Seventh Avenue, Oakdale — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC CHURCH, 804 Third Avenue, Fenton — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES ORATORY, 802 South Huntington Street, Sulphur — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
SAINT HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1021 Eighth Avenue, Lake Charles — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
SAINT JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH, 112 South Seventh Street, Oberlin — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1301 Sampson Street, Westlake — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 23
SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — Penance Night, Tuesday, March 24, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1125 Blankenship Drive, DeRidder — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1502 Industrial Street, Vinton — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 310 North Sarah Street, Welsh — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5505 Pine Island Highway, Raymond — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — Wednesdays during Lent, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5495 Elliott Road, Lake Charles — Penance Night, Tuesday, March 24, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SAINT MARY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1054 Highway 384, Big Lake — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24
SAINT PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1100 St. Mary Street, Elton — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1210 Main Street, Hackberry — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
SAINT PHILIP NERI CATHOLIC CHURCH, 607 Fourth Avenue, Kinder — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26
SAINT PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH, 16816 US-171, Ragley — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
SAINT RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 211 South Thomson Avenue, Iowa — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
SAINT THEODORE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 785 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Moss Bluff — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 25
SAINT THERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH, 4822 Carlyss Drive, Carlyss — Penance Night, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 23
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.
SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7120 Highway 14 East, Bell City — Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m.
SAINT LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5505 Pine Island Highway, Raymond — Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m.
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles — Fridays of Lent at 7:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
SAINT PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH, 16816 US-171, Ragley — 6:00 p.m. on Fridays, February 20 through Friday, March 27
SAINT 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
SAINT 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.
SAINT 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
SAINT 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
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2500 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, Lighting of the Paschal Candle begins outside.
SAINT 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.