Ash Wednesday  | February 14, 2024

Ash Wednesday derives its name from this practice, in which the placement of ashes is accompanied by the words, “Repent, and believe in the Gospel” or the dictum “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The ashes are prepared by burning palm leaves from the previous year’s Palm Sunday celebrations.

The imposition of ashes is a solemn ritual that signals the beginning of the holy season of Lent. The ceremony is distinctive; there is no liturgical action like it throughout the entire church year. For the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday, the usual customary practice in the USA may be followed, i.e. tracing the sign of the cross with the ashes on the forehead while reciting the proper formula. Sensitivity should be given to parishioners seeking ashes who prefer that instead they be sprinkled on the head.

Those who wish to be sprinkled should bow their head when approaching the minister. Bishop Cantú leaves it to the discretion of the pastor whether or not to allow sprinkling at their parish.

Guidelines during Fasting Days

Age 14 & older
Abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent.
Age 18-59
Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; one full meal per day, two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.

 

 

Let us  prepare ourselves during Lent  to grow deeper in our relationship with God in preparation for the celebration of the Paschal mystery of Christ – His passion, death and resurrection.  During these 40 days, beginning Ash Wednesday through the Saturday before Easter, we are given an opportunity to reflect and transform our connection with Christ. Click on the button for Lent Resources. 

 

Please click on the city to find a parish or your parish’s Ash Wednesday schedule:

Alviso | Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Gatos | Milpitas | Morgan Hill | Mountain View | Palo Alto | San Jose | Santa Clara | Saratoga | Sunnyvale  | Catholic Cemetery  

 

Alviso

Schedule

Our Lady Star of the Sea
1385 Michigan Ave.
408.263.2121
https://www.olsalviso.org/es/bienvenidos/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 9:00 am Mass Spanish
  • 12:00pm Mass, Bilingual – English/Spanish
  • 4 pm – 8 pm – Imposition of Ashes every half hour
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Campbell

Schedule

St. Lucy
2350 Winchester Blvd.
408.378.2464
http://www.stlucy-campbell.org
  • 6:30 am Mass, English – Church
  • 8:00 am Mass, English – Church
  • 11:30 am Mass, English – Church
  • 6:00 pm Mass, English – Church
  • 8:00 pm Mass, Spanish – Church
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Cupertino

Schedule

St. Joseph of Cupertino
10110 N. DeAnza Blvd.
408.252.7653
http://www.stjoscupertino.org
Livestream Link: Website, YouTube
  • 8:30am Mass, English Church
  • 7pm Mass, English Church
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Gilroy

Schedule

St. Mary
11 First St.
408.847.5151
http://smpgilroy.org/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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Los Altos

Schedule

St. Nicholas
473 Lincoln Ave.
650.948.2158
www.stnicholasandstwilliam.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00am Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. William Church
  • 5:00pm Mass, English, St. Nicholas Church
  • 7:00pm Mass, English, St. William Church
St. Simon
1860 Grant Ave.
650.967.8311
http://www.stsimon.org
Livestream Link:
Facebook YouTube
  • 6:30am Mass, English – Inside
  • 8:30am, Mass, English – Inside AND Livestream
  • 7:00pm, Mass, English – Inside
St. William
611 S. El Monte Ave.
650.559.2080
www.stnicholasandstwilliam.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00am Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. William Church
  • 5:00pm Mass, English, St. Nicholas Church
  • 7:00pm Mass, English, St. William Church
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Los Gatos

Schedule

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
219 Bean Ave.
408.354.3726
http://www.stmaryslg.org/ 
Livestream Link: Parish Website
  • Mass – 8:30am Mass & Distribution of Ashes – English – in church & livestreamed
  • Service – 12:00pm Liturgy of the Word & Distribution of Ashes – English – in church
  • Mass – 7:00pm Mass & Distribution of Ashes – English – in church
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Milpitas

Schedule

St. Elizabeth
750 Sequoia Dr.
408.262.8100
www.stelizabethmilpitas.org
Livestream Link:
Facebook
  • Masses and Services will have Imposition of Ashes.
  • 7:00AM / Vietnamese Mass – Fr. Duong Nguyen
  • 8:30AM / English Mass- Fr. Duong Nguyen
  • 12:00PM / English/Spanish Service – Fr. Andy Ligot
  • 4:00PM / English Family Mass – Fr. Andy Ligot
  • 6:30PM / English/Spanish Mass – Fr. Andy Ligot
  • 8:00 PM / Vietnamese Mass – Fr. Duong Nguyen
St. John the Baptist
279 S. Main St.
408.262.2546
http://www.sjbparish.org
Livestream Link: http://www.sjbparish.org
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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Morgan Hill

Schedule

St. Catherine of Alexandria
17400 Peak Ave.
408.779.3959
http://www.stca.org
Livestream link: YouTube, Facebook
  • 8:15am English Mass (Will also be livestreamed)
  • 12:00pm English Ash Service
  • 5:00pm English Mass
  • 7:00pm Misa (En la Iglesia y Centro Parroquial) (Will also be livestreamed
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Mountain View

Schedule

St. Athanasius
160 N. Rengstorff Ave.
650.961.8600
http://stathanasiusparish.com/
Livestream Link: YouTube, Facebook
  • 9:00 a.m. Mass, English/Spanish – Indoors
  • 12:00 p.m. Liturgy Service – Indoors
  • 6:00 p.m. Mass, English – Indoors
  • 7:30 p.m. Mass, Spanish – Indoors
St. Joseph
582 Hope St.
650.967.3831
http://www.sjpmv.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 7:30am Mass and ash distribution, indoor
  • 12:10pm Mass and ash distribution, indoor
  • 2:00pm Mass and ash distribution, indoor
  • 7:00pm Mass and ash distribution, indoor
  • 6:00pm Ash Service only
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Palo Alto

Schedule

Catholic Community at Stanford
Stanford Memorial Church
650.725.0080
https://web.stanfordcatholic.org/
Livestream Link: Website
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Our Lady of the Rosary
3233 Cowper St.
https://paloaltocatholic.net/our-lady-of-the-rosary-church
  • 8:15am Mass, St. Albert the Great, with Seton School
  • 12:15pm Communion Service with Distribution of Ashes, St. Thomas Aquinas Church
  • 6pm Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas- Thomas Merton Center
  • 7pm Spanish Mass, Our Lady of the Rosary Church
  • 7pm Mass, St. Albert the Great Church,
  • 8pm Gregorian Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas Church
St. Albert the Great
1095 Channing Ave.
https://paloaltocatholic.net/st-albert-the-great-church
  • 8:15am Mass, St. Albert the Great, with Seton School
  • 12:15pm Communion Service with Distribution of Ashes, St. Thomas Aquinas Church
  • 6pm Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas- Thomas Merton Center
  • 7pm Spanish Mass, Our Lady of the Rosary Church
  • 7pm Mass, St. Albert the Great Church,
  • 8pm Gregorian Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas Church
St. Thomas Aquinas
751 Waverley St.
650.494.2496
http://www.paloaltocatholic.net/
  • 8:15am Mass, St. Albert the Great, with Seton School
  • 12:15pm Communion Service with Distribution of Ashes, St. Thomas Aquinas Church
  • 6pm Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas- Thomas Merton Center
  • 7pm Spanish Mass, Our Lady of the Rosary Church
  • 7pm Mass, St. Albert the Great Church,
  • 8pm Gregorian Mass, St. Thomas Aquinas Church
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San Jose

Schedule

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
80 S. Market St. 408.283.8100
https://www.stjosephcathedral.org/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 9:00am Mass, Bilingual
  • 12:05pm Mass, English
  • 5:30pm Mass, English
  • 7:00pm Mass, Spanish
Christ the King
5284 Monterey Rd.
408.362.9958
http://ctksj.org/
  • 7:30am Mass, Vietnamese with ashes.
  • 9:00am Mass, English/Spanish with ashes.
  • 12pm-5pm, Spanish Ash service every 30 minutes.
  • 5pm-6pm, English Ash service every 15 minutes.
  • 6pm-8pm, Spanish Ash service every 15 minutes.
Church of the Transfiguration
4325 Jarvis Ave.
408.264.3600
www.sanjosetransfig.com
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 9:30 AM ENGLISH
Five Wounds Portuguese National Church
1375 E. Santa Clara St.
408.292.2123
http://www.fivewoundschurch.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 9am Mass, English/Portuguese / Indoor & Livestream
  • 7pm Mass, English/Portuguese / Indoor & Livestream
Holy Cross
580 E. Jackson St.
408.294.2440
https://holycrosssj.com/
  • 07:30 am Mass English
  • 07:00 pm Mass Spanish
Holy Family
4848 Pearl Ave.
408.265.4040
https://holyfamilysanjose.org/
Livestream Link: Website
  • Mass, 8:00am, English, Indoor
  • Mass, 7:30pm, English, Indoor
Holy Korean Martyrs
1523 McLaughlin Ave.
408.564.4947
http://www.sjkoreancatholic.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 10am Mass, Korean
  • 7:30pm Mass, Korean
Holy Spirit
1200 Redmond Ave.
408.997.5100
http://www.holyspiritchurch.org
Livestream Link: WebsiteYouTubeFacebook
  • 6:30am Mass with Imposition of Ashes
  • 8:30am Mass with Imposition of Ashes
  • 12:00pm Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 7:00pm Mass with Imposition of Ashes
    All Liturgies are in English
Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory
14418 Union Avenue, San José, CA 95124
https://institute-christ-king.org/sanjose-home
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Most Holy Trinity
2940 Nassau Dr.
408.729.0101
http://www.mht-church.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00 am English – Mass and Imposition of Ashes
  •  5:00 pm English – Mass and Imposition of Ashes
  • 6:30 pm Spanish – Mass and Imposition of Ashes
  • 8:00 pm Vietnamese – Mass and Imposition of Ashes
Our Lady of Guadalupe
2020 E. San Antonio St.
408.258.7057
http://www.olgparishsj.org/
  • 8:00 am Spanish – Mass and Imposition of Ashes
  • 9:00 am Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 10:00 am Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 11:00 am Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 12:00 pm English – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 1:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 2:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 3:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 4:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 5:30 pm English – Mass and Imposition of Ashes
  • 7:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 8:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
  • 9:00 pm Spanish – Liturgy of the Word and Imposition of Ashes
Our Lady of La Vang
389 E. Santa Clara St.
408.294.8120
https://dmlv.org/
  • OUR LADY OF LA VANG CHURCH (Vietnamese Masses)
    7:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:30 PM
  • VIETNAMESE CATHOLIC CENTER (Vietnamese Masses)
    7:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:30 PM
  • HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
    5:00 PM (Vietnamese)
  • ST. JOHN CHURCH (MILPITAS)
    5:00 PM (Vietnamese)
  • ST. VICTOR CHURCH
    5:00 PM (Vietnamese)
  • ST. FRANCES CABRINI CHURCH
    5:00 PM (Vietnamese)
Our Lady of Refuge
2165 Lucretia Ave.
408.715.2278
http://ourladyofrefugesj.org/
  • 8:00 AM – Mass, Vietnamese – Indoor
  • 12:00 PM – Mass, English – Indoor
  • 6:00 PM – Mass, Vietnamese – Indoor
  • 8:00 PM – Mass, Spanish – Indoor
Queen of Apostles
4911 Moorpark Ave.
408.253.7560
http://www.qofa.org
Livestream Link: Youtube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
325 Willow St.
408.292.0146
www.sacredheartsanjose.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
All Events are in Person, inside the Church
  • 9:00 AM Spanish Mass – Inside The Church
  • 12:00 at Noon English Mass – Inside The Church
  • 2:00 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 2:30 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 3:00 PM Liturgy of theWord – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 3:30 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 4:00 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 4:30 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 5:00 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 5:30 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 6:00 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 6:30 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 7:00 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 7:30 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
  • 8:00 PM Liturgy of the Word – Spanish – Inside The Church
St. Anthony
20101 McKean Rd. Little Church –
21800 Bertram Rd.
408.997.4800
http://www.churchstanthony.com
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 8:00 AM Mass, English
  • 6:30 PM Mass, English
St. Brother Albert Chmielowski Polish Mission
10250 Clayton Rd.
408.251.8490
http://www.saintalbert.us/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Christopher
1576 Curtner Ave.
408.269.2226
http://www.saintchris.com
  • 6:30 am Mass, English
  • 9:00 am Mass, English
  • 12:00 noon Mass, English
  • 5:00 pm Mass, English
  • 7:00 pm Mass, English
St. Frances Cabrini
15333 Woodard Rd.
408.879.1120
http://www.sfcabrini.org
Livestream Link: Website , Facebook
  • 6:30am Mass, English – church
  • 8:30am Mass, English – church
  • 10:30am Mass (School) – church
  • 12:00pm Ashes only – church
  • 5:00pm Mass, English – church
  • 7:00pm Mass, Vietnamese – church
St. Francis of Assisi
5111 San Felipe Rd.
408.223.1562
http://www.sfoasj.com/
  • Mass Schedule (with imposition of Ashes)
  • 8:30am Mass, English – Chapel
  • 12:30pm Mass, English – Chapel
  • 5:00pm Mass, Vietnamese – Chapel
  • 7:00pm Mass, Bilingual – Chapel
    —–
    Liturgy of the Word (with distribution of Holy Communion & imposition of ashes)
  • 10:30am Liturgy, English – Chapel
  • 3:00pm Liturgy, English – Chapel
St. John Vianney
4600 Hyland Ave.
408.258.7832
https://sjvnews.net/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 8 am English
  • 12 pm english Spanish
  • 5:30 pm English
  • 7:30 pm Spanish
St. Julie Billiart
366 St. Julie Dr.
408.629.3030
http://www.stjulies.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 7:00 am English , Ash Wednesday Mass, Indoor
  • 9:30 am English, Ash Wednesday Mass, Indoor / livestream zoom
  • 12:00 nn, English/Spanish, Liturgy of the Word and Distribution of Ashes, indoor
  • 5:00 pm, English, Ash Wednesday Mass, Indoor
  • 7:30 am, Spanish, Ash Wednesday Mass, Indoor
St. Leo the Great
88 Race St.
408.293.3503
www.stleochurchsj.org
Livestream Link: FacebookYouTube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Maria Goretti
2980 Senter Rd. 408.363.2300
www.smgsj.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 7:00 AM Mass, English- Adoration Chapel
  • 7:00 AM Mass, Vietnamese – Church
  • 9:00 AM Mass, English – Church
  • 10:00 AM Mass, Vietnamese – Church
  • 11:30 AM Service, Spanish – Church – Ash Only
  • 12:15 PM Mass, Spanish – Church
  • 2:30 PM Mass, Spanish – Church
  • 4:30 PM Mass, Vietnamese – Church
  • 6:00 PM Mass, Vietnamese – Church
  • 6:15 PM Mass, Vietnamese – Patio
  • 7:30 PM Mass, English – Adoration Chapel
  • 7:30 PM Mass, Spanish – Church
  • 8:00 PM Mass, Vietnamese – Patio
St. Martin of Tours
200 O’Connor Dr.
408.294.8953
http://www.stmartin.org
Livestream Link: Facebook , YouTube,   Zoom,
  • 8.10 AM Mass with Distribution of Ashes – English – Church
  • 12:10 PM Mass with Distribution of Ashes – English – Church
  • 7:00 PM Mass with Distribution of Ashes – English – Church
St. Mary of The Assumption Croatian Mission
901 Lincoln Ave.
408.279.0279
https://www.facebook.com/CroatianCatholicChurch
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Thomas of Canterbury
1522 McCoy Ave.
408.378.1595
StThomasSJ.org
Livestream Link: Facebook ,  YouTube
  • 8:30am Masses, English, in Church
  • 6:30pm Masses, English, in Church
St. Victor
3108 Sierra Rd.
408.251.7055
http://www.parish.stvictor.org/
Livestream Link: Zoom link : https://dsj.zoom.us/j/488989641
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stvictorcatholicchurch/
  • 6:30am, English
  • 8am, English
  • 11am, English
  • 4pm Liturgy of the Word and distribution of Ashes, English
  • 7pm, English
Santa Teresa
794 Calero Ave.
408.629.7777
http://SantaTeresaChurch.com
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:30 am Mass With Distribution of Ashes – English
  • Noon Mass – With Distribution of Ashes – English – Livestream
  • 5:30 pm – Liturgy of the Word – With Distribution of Ashes – English
  • 7:30 pm Mass With Distribution of Ashes – English
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Santa Clara

Schedule

Mission Santa Clara de Asis
500 El Camino Real
408.554.4023
https://www.scu.edu/missionchurch/
Livestream Link: Website
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Our Lady of Peace
2800 Mission College Blvd.
408.988.4585
https://www.olop-shrine.org/
Livestream Link: Facebook,  YouTube
  • 6:30am Mass, English (Church)
  • 8am Mass, English (Church)
  • 10am Ash Service, English (Church)
  • noon Mass, English (Church)
  • 4pm Ash Service for CCD families, English (Church)
  • 5:15pm Mass, English (Church)
  • 6:30pm Mass, Spanish (Church)
  • 8pm Mass, English (Church)
St. Clare
941 Lexington St.
408.248.7786
http://www.stclareparish.org/
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00 am Mass, English (Church) Livestream
  • 10:45 am Mass, English (Church) with School
  • 12:05 pm Mass, Bilingual English/español (Church)
  • 6:00 pm Mass, English (Church)
  • 7:30 pm Mass, español (iglesia) Livestream
St. Justin
2655 Homestead Rd.
408.296.1193
http://www.st-justin.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:30am Mass, English (Livestream)
  • 12:15pm Mass, English
  • 7:00pm Mass, English
St. Lawrence the Martyr
1971 St. Lawrence Dr.
408.296.3000
http://www.saintlawrence.org
Livestream Link:Facebook
  • 6:30 AM – English Mass with the distribution of Ashes
  • 8:30 AM – English Mass with the distribution of Ashes
  • 12:00 PM – English Mass with the distribution of Ashes
  • 4:00 PM – Distribution of Ashes ONLY
  • 6:00 PM – English Mass with the distribution of Ashes
  • 7:30 PM – Spanish Mass with the distribution of Ashes
San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission
941 Lexington St. (at St. Clare Parish)
Parish web address :
https://sjccm.com/
Voice Message: 408-758-8917
Livestream Link: Zoom ID: 732-732-7732
  • 2:00PM Mass, Chinese (Mandarin) @ St. Clare Church .
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Saratoga

Schedule

Church of the Ascension
12033 Miller Ave.
408.725.3939
https://www.ascensionsaratoga.org/
Livestream Link:
Facebook
  • 7:30 AM Mass, English
  • 7:30 PM Mass, English
Sacred Heart
13716 Saratoga Ave.
408.867.3634
http://www.sacredheartsaratoga.org  
Livestream Link: Youtube
  • 7:30 AM Mass, English
  • 7:30 PM Mass, English
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Sunnyvale

Schedule

Church of the Resurrection
725 Cascade Dr.
408.245.5554
www.resurrection-church.org  
Livestream Link: Website (Click on Livestream)
  • 8:15 am Mass and Ash Distribution, English, indoor
  • Noon – Ash Service only, English
  • 5:30 pm Mass and Ash Distribution, English, indoor, livestream
St. Cyprian
195 Leota Ave.
408.739.8506
http://www.saintcyprian.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 12:00 pm – Mass – English
  • 7  pm – Mass – Bilingual
St. Martin
593 Central Ave.
408.736.3725
http://smsdsj.org/
  • 8:00 am Mass – English
  • 12:00 pm – Service only – Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • 6:00 pm – Mass – Spanish
  • 7:30 pm – Mass – Vietnamese
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Catholic Cemetery

Schedule

Gate of Heaven Cemetery
22555 Cristo Rey Drive,Los Altos, CA 94024
650.948.2158
https://www.cfcssanjose.org/location/gate-of-heaven-catholic-cemetery/
  • 12pm, Mass at All Saints Chapel
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