Ash Wednesday is March 2. We will distribute ashes at Holy Mass at 9am and 7pm, and at a Liturgy of the Word at 12 noon. Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence. For those between age 18 and 59, one full meal is allowed, along with two smaller meals that do not equal one full meal. Everyone from age 14 onwards is required to abstain from meat. Every Friday during Lent is a required day of abstinence from meat.