Ash Wednesday

ASH WEDNESDAY – Lent Begins
March 5, 2025

On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Catholics ages 18-59- in reasonable health are called to eat only one full meal and two smaller meals which, combined, would not equal a single normal meal.
Those 14 years and older are called to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent.
Catholics are also encouraged to engage in acts of kindness, justice, and mercy, as well as abstain or refrain from something one would normally indulge in to  mark the nature of the season. For young children, parents should  communicate the meaning and importance of Lent.