Ash Wednesday

Mass will be celebrated on Ash Wednesday at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 4::30, 7:00, and 9:00 p.m. Confession will be offered from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m., 4:00 to 4:30 p.m., and from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Visit boilercatholics.org/le... for all things related to Lent and Easter. Also, Stations of the Cross is being offered during Lent on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. beginning Friday, Feb. 16. 

Fasting and Abstinence during Lent: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence from meat. The norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. 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. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members from age 14 upwards.