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Ash Wednesday
March 5
First day of Lenten Season
Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.
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.
Abstinence from meat is required for members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.
Read more from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Mass Schedule
6:30 a.m. – Vietnamese (Cathedral) – Livestreamed
8:15 a.m. – English with Christ Cathedral Academy (Cathedral)
12:15 p.m. – Bilingual English/Vietnamese (Cathedral)- Livestreamed
5:30 p.m. – Vietnamese (Cathedral)
5:45 p.m. – English (Arboretum)
7:30 p.m. – Spanish (Cathedral) – Livestreamed
7:45 p.m. – Spanish Liturgy of the Word with Ash Distribution (Arboretum)