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.

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.

Catholics aren’t supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday, and those aged 18 to 59 are asked by the church to fast and can only eat one full meal and two smaller meals, although those two smaller meals ...

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.

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots, like New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a day of wild partying, parades and extravagant eating before fasting on Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.

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.

But the rules for Ash Wednesday are unwavering for believers. Bishop John Dolan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix spoke with The Arizona Republic about the meaning and purpose of Ash Wednesday.

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots, like New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a day of wild partying, parades and extravagant eating before fasting on Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.