Three Opportunities to Gather on Ash Wednesday, March 5

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5. There will be three opportunities to gather in prayer and receive ashes on this day: 12:05 p.m. Mass, 4:40 p.m. prayer service, and an 8 p.m. prayer service. All liturgies will take place in the DeNaples Ballroom (4th floor). All are welcome.

Lent is a season of renewal, penance and grace, when the Church invites believers to embrace God's mercy more deeply. Through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, Lent offers the opportunity to reflect on the suffering and resurrection of Christ and to recognize that God's love and forgiveness are central to the Christian experience.Lent is not just a time of personal repentance, but an invitation to grow in communion with God and others, celebrating the transformative power of God's mercy.