Ash Wednesday - February 14, 2024
"Come, let us return to the Lord..." (Hosea 6:1)
Schedule of Liturgies
8:00 a.m. (English Mass)
10:00 a.m. (English School Mass)
12:00 noon (Liturgy of the Word with Ashes)
5:00 p.m. (English Mass)
7:00 p.m. (Spanish Mass)
How do we observe Ash Wednesday?
Although not a Holy Day of obligation, Catholics are encouraged to attend a mass or Liturgy of the Word service and receive ashes.
Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting for Catholics from age 18 until age 59. The minimum in fasting is to limit yourself to one modest meal and two small meals that do not add up to a meal. It is also a day of abstinence from meat from age 14 onwards. Meat is considered to be the flesh and organs of mammals and fowl. Fish and shellfish are permitted, as are animal-derived products such as gelatin, butter, cheese, and eggs. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence from meat.