Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5, ... and Shannon Carter pray during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday Feb. 22, ... fasting is exempted for children or the elderly.

However some people, including children and the elderly ... the kitchen and pantry before Ash Wednesday and Lent begin. Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots, like New Orleans ...

Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes ... although those two smaller meals should not equal a full meal, according to the Catholic News Agency. However, fasting is exempted for children or the ...

Children and the elderly are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent ... of the University of Texas at El Paso Catholic Campus ministry, assists Bishop Mark J.

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, ... the 64th leader of the Catholic Church, ... children and elderly people are usually exempt from fasting and giving up meat.

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots ... including children and the elderly, are exempt from the fasting requirement on Ash Wednesday and during Lent. Ash Wednesday kicks off ...

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, ... and the need to be redeemed by the mercy of God,” according to the Catholic News Agency. ... fasting is exempted for children or the elderly.

Starting on Ash Wednesday, ... $6 for children ages 5-12, and are free for children under 5; St. Isidore Catholic Church (625 Spring Avenue NE); Fish fries scheduled for March 7, 14, ...