You do what you regularly do on ash wednesday....go to church and recieve the sign of the cross in ashes on your forehead.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Sabbath rest of the Old Testament is to be observed on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. Ash Wednesday is neither.No!Lent begin during Ash Wednesday.
Catholics age 14 and up must refrain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.
No, there are no Catholic fast days during Advent. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the only fast days during the Liturgical Year.
'Ash Wednesday' and 'Good Friday' are the days of fast and penance.
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Fast and abstinence is required only on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; all FRIDAYS are Abstinence only but fast is optional on all days of lent
According to official reports, around 5,000 people were injured during the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983.
During the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday, the priest typically says, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Catholics are required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Ash Wednesday.
Catholics are only required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, historically Catholics have (and some still do) fast on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays that are not feasts or solemnities; also before solemnities such as Pentecost, the Assumption, Christmas, Easter, etc.; and, of course during Advent and Lent especially.
Ash Wednesday 2025 will be on Wednesday, March 5.