Ash Wednesday: Feb. 22nd Day of Fast & Abstinence ·7 am Liturgy of the Word with ashes (Scripture service with no Holy Communion) Confessions after the 7 am liturgy ·8:30 am Mass with ashes Confessions: 7:30 am – 8: 15 am & After 8:30 am Mass ·12 Noon Liturgy of the Word with ashes (Scripture service with no Holy Communion) Confessions: 11:30 am – 12 Noon & After 12 Noon liturgy ·5:30 pm Liturgy of the Word with ashes (Scripture service with no Holy Communion) Confessions: 5 pm – 5:30 pm & 6 pm – 6:45 pm ·7 pm Mass with ashes
Ash Wednesday & Good Fridayare days offast & abstinence (Canon 1251). Fridays are a day of abstinence. Fastingbinds all persons who have completed their 18thbirthday through those who have completed their 59th year, unless prevented by poor health. On days of fast, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one's own needs. Eating between meals is not allowed although fluids may be taken. (Canon 1252)
Abstinencebindsall persons who have completed their 14th birthday, unless prevented by poor health. (There is no upper age cut off for abstinence as there is for fasting.) On days of abstinence during Lent (Ash Wednesday & Fridays), the consumption of meat of mammals or fowl is not allowed.The Church strongly encourages the observance of Friday abstinence throughout the year, but failure to do so is not regarded as sinful. (Canon 1252)
Penitential Days: The divine law binds all the Christian faithful to do penance each in his or her own way. In order for all to be united among themselves by some common observance of penance, however, penitential days are prescribed on which the Christian faithful devote themselves in a special way to prayer, perform works of piety and charity, and deny themselves by fulfilling their own obligations more faithfully and especially by observing fast and abstinence, … (Canon 1249). The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Friday of the whole year & the season of Lent (Canon 1250).