Lent begins March 5th

Please join us at any of the following times on March 5th for Mass and Distribution of ashes. Although not a Holy Day of Obligation, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. Fasting is 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. Abstinence from meat is required from age 14 onwards.

• Old blessed palms may be brought to church church to be burned for ashes. There will be baskets available for them.
• Please consider picking up a Lenten pamphlet with confessions and activities at St. Malachi & St. Patrick.
• We also have available two booklets (The Word Among Us and Not by Bread Alone) for personal prayer resources during Lent. Please take a copy home.