02/17/2026
✝️ Lent Begins on Wednesday, February 18th
Lent begins on **Wednesday, February 18**, marking the start of a sacred 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and abstinence as we prepare our hearts for Easter.
Here’s a simple guide for the Lenten season:
🙏 **Prayer** — Spend intentional time with God each day.
🍞 **Fasting** — One full meal and two smaller meals that together do not equal a full meal (observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday for Catholics ages 18–59).
🐟 **Abstinence** — No meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent (observed by those 14 and older).
Those who are ill, pregnant, or otherwise unable are excused.
Join us at **St. Ann’s Catholic Church** as we begin this holy season together and prepare our hearts for Easter.