STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Fridays in Lent at 1:00pm and 7:00pm
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Fridays in Lent - after 1:00pm stations until 5:00pm - in the Eucharistic Chapel
FAST AND ABSTINENCE
Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021, and
Good Friday, April 2, 2021, are days of fasting and abstinence.
The practice of fasting means eating only one full meal on a prescribed day of fast supplemented with two smaller meals eaten on the same day. All Catholics who have reached their 18th birthday and have not yet reached their 60th birthday are obligated to fast. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting. While a Catholic is not bound to fast on the other days of Lent, the Church strongly encourages voluntary acts of penance and self-denial of some kind during Lent.
The practice of Abstinence means the abstaining from eating meat. Abstinence begins for all Catholics when they reach their 14th birthday. There is no age when the obligation to abstain from eating meat stops. Catholics are required to practice abstinence from meat as long as health permits. Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence.
A special Lenten resource page will be available on the diocesan website beginning Feb. 15 at dioceseofcleveland.org/lent. Included will be a daily Lenten reflection from Bishop Edward Malesic providing meaningful insight and focus for reflection during the season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as well as links to relevant videos and other resources to help the faithful observe Lent in a more meaningful way.