Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Ashes will be distributed: 8:00 AM @ St. George 3:30 PM @ St. George 7:00 PM @ St. Francis Ash Wednesday is a day for both fasting and abstinence.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021. During the Season of Lent, the Church urges all the Faithful to reflect a spirit of fasting and abstinence. Ash Wednesday is a day for both fasting and abstinence. Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence FASTING requires that only one full meal be taken per day. Two smaller meals may be taken during the day to maintain physical strength, but these two meals together should not equal a full meal in quantity. ABSTINENCE prohibits individuals from eating meat on a particular day.