Ash Wednesday, begins the Solemn Penitential Season of Lent.  The Mass of Ash Wednesday with the Blessing and the Distribution of Ashes will be held at 7:00 pm. Ash Wednesday is an obligatory day of fasting and abstinence from meat. The law of fasting applies to those who are over 18 and under 59. The law of abstinence is binding for all those above the age of 14.