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Parish Office Hours
(Closed for lunch M-F: 12:00 – 1:00 PM)

Monday – 9:15 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday – 9:15 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday – 9:15 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday – 9:15 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday – 9:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Inclement Weather Policy/
Política Meteorológica Inclemente

Scheduling a Mass Intention for 2025

Are you registered in the parish?
If you are not a registered parishioner, please stop by the parish office to become a registered member of All Saints. Parish registration is required to be a Baptismal Godparent or Confirmation Sponsor.

Know of Someone Interested in Becoming Catholic?
If you or someone you know would like to learn more about the Catholic Faith and how one becomes a Catholic, please contact Samantha Welsh, the Director of Religious Education, to learn about the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). If you know someone who might be interested please let us know. This is how we make disciples of the Lord. The 50 day Easter Season really is an outpouring of God’s grace in our midst.

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Today’s feast, which we share with Orthodox Christians, commemorates the finding of the true Cross by St. Helena on September 14, 320 and the consecration of the church of the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.

Just as Holy Thursday is so great a feast with so much to celebrate that it gives rise to the additional solemnity of Corpus Christi, the same is true of Good Friday, there is too much to celebrate for the mystery of redemption wrought through Christ and his Cross to be confined to a single day. So, in a sense, today is a little Good Friday, the day when Christ’s sacrifice on the cross triumphs over the powers of hell, and the devil who had conquered by the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is himself conquered by the tree of the cross.

Orthodox Christians in Greece even celebrate this feast by observing the Good Friday fast. A number of years ago, when asked about how they could celebrate a feast by fasting, the Orthodox Archbishop of Volos replied and said that it is a matter of the heart. They could not celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross without entering into the mystery of the cross by the Good Friday fast.

In terms of natural sacredness and Christian liturgy, it is worth noting that we are entering now into a period of autumn, and the days are already becoming noticeably shorter. Good Friday is a feast of springtime when the light clearly triumphs over darkness. Now as we approach the beginning of autumn, the Cross of Christ is raised against the encroaching darkness so that in the radiance of Christ and his Cross even night becomes as day.

It is helpful also to note that first antiphon for today’s Office of Readings: “Ecce crucem Domini; fugite, partes adversae; vicit leo de tribu Iuda, radix David, alleluia” (Behold the cross of the Lord! Flee, ye, hostile powers! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David has conquered. Alleluia) is engraved on the base of the obelisk in the center of Saint Peter’s Square; and what was once a sign of pagan worship is now surmounted by the cross. In fact, the obelisk in the center of Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, after it had been exorcized, was erected on that site on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 1586.

Msgr. Lee Roos

Fr. Kurt Besole, OSB. June 13, 2019; Sept. 14, 2008. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

All Saints Choirs are now actively recruiting for the fall. Lift up your voice in song and join us.  See the link below for an overview of the many opportunities available through our Music Ministry in both English and Spanish.

Canten al Señor un cántico nuevo! Sing to the Lord a new song!

To signup for a choir, please click the link below or call Tim Lewicki, Director of Music & LIturgical Ministries Coordinator, at 571-516-3141 for more information.

All Saints Music Ministry

Squire Roses Informational Meeting
Girls 10–18: Ready to grow as a Catholic leader? Join the Squire Roses and discover the priceless gifts of prayer and service alongside new friends. Come to our informational meeting on Wed., Sept. 17, 7:30 8:45 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall. RSVP or Info: Chrisy Russo (squirerosesmanassas5332@gmail.com).

Check out FORMED for Movies, Books & Audio
New programs, movies, audio talks, and e-books are available over streaming through the parish subscription to FORMED. Access this robust service, by visiting formed.org/app/login. Enter the All Saints Parish ZIP code (20110) and select your parish, then you can register with your name and email address.

Fr. Wilson’s Anniversary of Ordination
Augustinian Father Cedric Wilson assists us with Sunday evening Masses in English and Spanish several times a month. Congratulations and God’s blessings to Fr. Wilson as he celebrates the 47th anniversary of ordination to priesthood. Please remember him in your prayer.