Lent and Easter
Ash Wednesday information for all three Chicago campuses is found below. Further down is information about Holy Week.
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Ash Wednesday is February 18, 2026
All liturgies include the distribution of ashes.
Lake Shore Campus Schedule
Madonna della Strada Chapel
7:30 a.m. Mass
9:30 a.m. Word Service
10:30 a.m. Word Service
12:00 p.m. Mass
3:00 p.m. Word Service
4:15 p.m. Word Service
5:15 p.m. Mass
9:00 p.m. Mass
7:30 a.m. Protestant Ash Wednesday Service
Palm Court – 4th Floor Mundelein
Water Tower Campus Schedule
11:30 a.m. Mass at Saint James Chapel, Rush and Pearson
5:30 p.m. Mass at Corboy 1401
Visit Holy Name Cathedral for additional opportunities
Health Sciences Campus Schedule
12:30 p.m. Mass at Cuneo 2nd floor Atrium
3:30 p.m. Word Service at Cuneo 2nd floor Atrium
Additional HSC liturgy information
Holy Week
Holy Week and Easter March 29 – April 5, 2026
Madonna della Strada Chapel
March 29 | Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.Mass and Procession
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Confessions
March 30 | Monday of Holy Week
12:00 noon Mass
6:30 p.m. Via Crucis, Bilingual Outdoor Stations of the Cross
8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions
March 31 | Tuesday of Holy Week
12:00 noon Mass
9:00 p.m. Rosary
April 1 | Wednesday of Holy Week
12:00 noon Mass
8:00 p.m. Taizé Evening Prayer
April 2 | Holy Thursday
5:00 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
- Chapel is open for Eucharistic Adoration until midnight
- No other liturgies celebrated on this day
April 3 | Good Friday
3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
- No other liturgies will be celebrated on this day
April 4 | Holy Saturday
8:00 p.m. The Great Easter Vigil
April 5 | Easter Sunday
10:30 a.m. Mass
- No other liturgies will be celebrated on this day
Ash Wednesday information for all three Chicago campuses is found below. Further down is information about Holy Week.
Subscribe to the Madonna Times or follow us on Instagram @mdschapel for the most current information.
Ash Wednesday is February 18, 2026
All liturgies include the distribution of ashes.
Lake Shore Campus Schedule
Madonna della Strada Chapel
7:30 a.m. Mass
9:30 a.m. Word Service
10:30 a.m. Word Service
12:00 p.m. Mass
3:00 p.m. Word Service
4:15 p.m. Word Service
5:15 p.m. Mass
9:00 p.m. Mass
7:30 a.m. Protestant Ash Wednesday Service
Palm Court – 4th Floor Mundelein
Water Tower Campus Schedule
11:30 a.m. Mass at Saint James Chapel, Rush and Pearson
5:30 p.m. Mass at Corboy 1401
Visit Holy Name Cathedral for additional opportunities
Health Sciences Campus Schedule
12:30 p.m. Mass at Cuneo 2nd floor Atrium
3:30 p.m. Word Service at Cuneo 2nd floor Atrium
Additional HSC liturgy information