T his article by the USCCB answers some common questions about Lent.
At Mass on Ash Wednesday, the imposition of ashes replicates an ancient penitential practice and symbolizes our dependence upon God’s mercy and forgiveness. 22, 2023) and is a day of fast and abstinence for Catholics. Our observance of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, (Feb. Safe Environment Policies and Documents.Youth, Young Adults, and Pastoral Juvenil.Office of Stewardship & Strategic Planning.Office of Chancellor & Chief Operating Officer.Delegate of the Apostolic Administrator.Cause of Sainthood for Father Patrick Ryan.The History of the Diocese of Knoxville.This is still a popular tradition with fish becoming the main protein during this period. It is still common practice to give up meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays of Lent. This year Pope Francis will hold the Lenten Station Penitential Procession at the Church of Sant’Anselmo and the Holy Mass and Blessing And Imposition of the Ashes at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome.Īlthough Italy is a strictly Catholic country, where most Catholic holidays are also National holidays, fasting during Lent is no longer a strict requirement but a personal endeavor. The Pope presides at an Ash Wednesday service at a different Roman church every year. The American way of putting ashes on the forehead, usually in the sign of the cross, allows the ashes to be visible to others so that the nature of the day might be more visible. Sprinkling ashes on the crown of the head calls to mind the biblical method of putting on sackcloth and ashes as a sign of penance. In Italy, the blessed ashes are administered by sprinkling them on the crown of the head, rather than by marking the forehead with a cross, which is generally done in the United States.
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