Wheaton Franciscans

Christmas Eve Mass 2025
2025-12-24 15:15 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Wheaton Franciscans, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd - Entrance #7, Wheaton, IL, 60187-6002, United States
Celebrate the pinnacle of the Christmas season with the Wheaton Franciscans in Our Lady of the Angels Chapel!

The Christmas Eve Prelude begins at 3:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve Mass begins at 4:00 p.m.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Christmas Day Mass 2025
2025-12-25 10:30 - 11:30
Come celebrate Christmas in Our Lady of the Angels chapel!

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

New Year's Day Mass 2026
2026-01-01 10:30 - 11:30
Happy New Year! We usher in the year together in worship and faith with the Eucharist at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Sunday Mass - 1.4.26
2026-01-04 10:30 - 11:30
Every Sunday, we gather together in community for Eucharist in Our Lady of the Angels chapel. For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Sunday Mass - 1.11.26
2026-01-11 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 1.18.26
2026-01-18 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 1.25.26
2026-01-25 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 2.1.26
2026-02-01 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 2.8.26
2026-02-08 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 2.15.26
2026-02-15 10:30 - 11:30

Ash Wednesday Mass and the Feast of the Restoration of Mother M. Clara
2026-02-18 08:30 - 09:30
The season of Lent guides us as we are Transformed Through Hope. For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the weekly livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

1st Sunday of Lent - 2.22.26
2026-02-22 10:30 - 11:30

2nd Sunday of Lent - 3.1.26
2026-03-01 10:30 - 11:30

3rd Sunday of Lent - 3.8.26
2026-03-08 10:30 - 11:30

Taizé - March 2026
2026-03-13 19:00 - 20:00
Please join us for Taizé Prayer at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Taizé is a distinctive style of meditative prayer developed by an ecumenical community of monks in rural France. It is characterized by contemplative music with repetitive singing of simple harmonized tunes, interspersed with periods of silence, simple readings, prayers, and intercessions.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

4th Sunday of Lent - 3.15.26
2026-03-15 10:30 - 11:30

Feast of St. Joseph Mass
2026-03-19 10:30 - 11:30
Join us as we celebrate the solemnity of St. Joseph! Always held on March 19th, the feast honors Joseph, husband to the Virgin Mary and earthly father to Jesus.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

5th Sunday of Lent - 3.22.26
2026-03-22 10:30 - 11:30

Palm Sunday - 3.29.26
2026-03-29 10:30 - 11:30

Passion of Christ: A Reflection On Love
2026-03-29 15:00 - 16:00
Seven Stations: Then & Now

All are invited to attend this reflective hour about the Passion of Christ. It will be held in Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7. For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Presented by the Congregation of Jesus

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Holy Thursday - The Lord's Supper 2026
2026-04-02 19:00 - 20:00
Join us in honoring The Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday in Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7. Everyone is invited to participate in the washing of the feet, as a sign of our service to one another.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

About The Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday:

This is where the Church re-lives the institution of the Eucharist – recalling Jesus breaking bread and sharing wine with His disciples, indicating that it is His body and blood broken and shed for all.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Good Friday - Passion of the Lord 2026
2026-04-03 19:00 - 20:00
Join us as we honor The Passion of the Lord at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7. This is the day of the crucifixion, the day Jesus died for the sins of the world. We come forward to venerate the cross with a touch, a kiss, a bow…showing our reverence.

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Music Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 2026
2026-04-04 19:00 - 20:30
The vigil Mass is held after nightfall on Holy Saturday, or before dawn on Easter Sunday, in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. This is called the Easter Vigil: the most glorious, beautiful, and dramatic liturgy for the Church. Join us at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7.

The vigil is divided into four parts and lasts about 1 ½ hours:

the Service of Light

the Liturgy of the Word

the Liturgy of Baptism

the Liturgy of the Eucharist

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Easter Sunday - 4.5.26
2026-04-05 10:30 - 11:30
Celebrate the resurrection joy with us at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, 26W171 Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL, Entrance #7!

For those unable to attend in person, you can attend the livestream on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and select the bell icon to receive notifications when the Wheaton Franciscans go live!

You will also find the corresponding Mass Sheet in the description of the livestream video.

Chapel Information

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please join us through Livestream

Please continue to stay connected with us through this newsletter and Livestream.

Announcements and schedule changes are listed on our website and we encourage you to frequent our Events Calendar for current event information.

Sunday Mass - 4.12.26
2026-04-12 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 4.19.26
2026-04-19 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 4.26.26
2026-04-26 10:30 - 11:30

Sunday Mass - 5.3.26
2026-05-03 10:30 - 11:30

Coffee and...
2026-05-03 11:30 - 12:30
Join us for Coffee and… in the Promenade after 10:30 a.m. Mass. There will be coffee, treats, and other refreshments available to enjoy while gathering with everyone in fellowship. We hope to see you there!

Please Remember

We ask all participants to be vaccinated and boosted to the extent possible.

If you are feeling ill, please refrain from joining us this month.

Please stay connected with us through our Newsletter, website, and social media.

Stay connected through our weekly newsletter, which includes any updates and changes.

Taizé - May 2026
2026-05-08 19:00 - 20:00
