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Ash Wednesday
February 17, 2021
The Cathedral will have Mass at 8 AM on February 17. Ashes will be distributed by sprinkling.
Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation; however, as the US Council of Catholic Bishops states:
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church (that’s us), the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
