Ash Wednesday is February 22
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22. All services on Ash Wednesday will be held in the DeNaples Center Ballroom (4th floor). Ashes will be distributed at the following times:
Mass at 12:05 p.m.; Prayer Services at 4:40 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday is a solemn reminder of human mortality and the need for reconciliation with God. This day marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season and is commonly observed with ashes and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head, which symbolizes the dust from which God made us. As the minister applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he or she speaks the words: "Repent and believe in the Gospel."