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Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, just so happens to fall on the day of love.While Catholic leaders say they won't give out exemptions, a representative from the United States Conference of Valentine's Day Ash Wednesday Easter Fasting Lent Catholics Celebration Abstinence NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision of events. Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day coincide for the first time since 1945. said Ash Wednesday “takes precedence as a day of fasting and abstinence” even as the church marked the U.S Not everyone will be enjoying chocolate this Valentine’s Day. For the first time since 2018, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. In fact, this rare occurrence is taking place once again in less than a week. It has happened three times in the last century — 1923, 1934 and 1945 — and will happen again in 2029. Ash Wednesday, however, is a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics, which marks the beginning of the 40 days in which the Church calls the faithful to conversion and to truly prepare to live This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 14, the same day, of course, as Valentine’s Day. Ash Wednesday is one of the few days in the Catholic calendar designated as a special day of fasting and abstinence. So what should we do, especially if we were thinking of going out for dinner that night? There are several things we can recall. This year – Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. In a video he plans to post to social media next week, Bishop Kulick acknowledges the combined holidays. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day, a day typically celebrated with special feasts, candy and parties, a kind of overindulgence that directly conflicts with the rules of f asting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday. So what's a Catholic to do? Observe Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14. Two Catholic holidays will cross paths this year, and it may cause some problems for those in the mood for love. Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday fall on Feb. 14 this year, which means Catholics Canon Law 1251 states that abstinence from meat and fasting are to be observed on both Ash Wednesday and Good Friday — ruling out a Valentine’s Day dinner at The Keg. The general guidelines for Lenten abstinence encourage Catholics to give up items like meat, television or indulgent desserts to symbolize Jesus’ sacrifice during the 40 “Ash Wednesday calls for self-sacrifice,” she said, adding that instead of going on a family date, they intend to use the time for spiritual introspection. Making the secular sacred. In 2018 and 1945, Ash Wednesday also coincided with Valentine’s Day. FILE - A Mexican mariachi band surrounded by heart-shaped balloons awaits the arrival of a couple’s marriage proposal ceremony at the Lake Hollywood Park in Los Angeles on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2022. In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. Valentine’s Day, named after St. Valentine, a third-century martyr, is all about romance with its emphasis on cards, candy, flowers and nice dinners, where Ash Wednesday takes a more somber tone as the start of 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving of Lent. The skull of St Valentine is kept in the Greek-Catholic Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome. Credit: nomadFra/Shutterstock “I think the convergence of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day can really show us how we’re supposed to do penance — not only as individuals, but in communion with others, and how our penance is always ordered toward our neighbor,” said Father Dustin Dought Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day fall on the same day this year, Wednesday, Feb. 14 – a day of indulgence meeting a day of abstaining. The last time this happened was in 2018, according to So I’d recommend combining a great date night with attending church together on Valentine’s Day.” — Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project and author of Get Married “This year, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday happen to fall on the same day. Penance and abstinence coupled with romance? So, if we were faced with the dilemma of secular Valentine’s Day parties on Ash Wednesday itself, I would make a point of giving Ash Wednesday precedence. Attending Mass and receiving ashes together as a family, and making food-related sacrifices like forgoing treats and snacks are good ways to show kids how important Ash Wednesday is. Ash Wednesday Valentine's Day Easter Fasting Abstinence Lent Palm Sunday St. Valentine Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision of events. “This year, Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday happen to fall on the same day. Penance and abstinence coupled with romance? At first blush, it may seem like an awkward pairing.
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