Ash Wednesday: Start of the Lenten Season
Diocese of Grand Rapids 360 Division Ave. S., Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesAsh Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation, but Mass attendance is encouraged. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. Plan ahead: This year Ash Wednesday falls on February 14, also Valentine's Day. Since concurrence with Valentine’s... Read more »