Ash Wednesday, February 26, is the beginning of Lent, the season of conversion and penance in preparation for the celebration of Easter. By prayer and self-denial, Catholics are called to turn our hearts more fully away from sin and toward the Lord. Mass Times are 9 AM, 12:15 PM, and 7 PM.

Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting for Catholic age 18 to 59 and a day of abstinence from meat for Catholics 14 and older. 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.