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I work in a supermarket bakery, so we're all very aware of the situation-- superbowl on Sunday, Mardi Gras on Tues, Valentine's on Wed. Each of those 3 events is a ton of extra production and it's going to be a nightmare. It's bad enough when those events are spread over two or 3 weeks. So Lent is coming up. 40 days of virtue signalers or devotees with lenten sacrifices, ashes on their foreheads, fasting, and no meat on Fridays and on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on the same day as Valentine's Day! LOL. We all are free to do whatever during this season with little to no guilt. Ash Wednesday is a day of solemnity, fasting, and abstinence; Valentine's Day celebrates St. Valentine but tends to lend itself to indulgence. Nothing formal has been released around official direction from the church. Obviously Ash Wednesday is going to take precedence, but I'm just curious how other Catholic families have decided to this day. Valentine's Day is a day for romantic dinners and sentimental gifts. By contrast, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is a day of fasting, self-sacrifice, and repentance. In 2024, these 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. In fact, it hasn’t been long since our last shared Ash Wednesday-Valentine’s Day. The last time we saw this was in 2018. That year was extra special: Easter landed on April Fools’ Day. Before 2018, we hadn’t seen Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day line up since 1945, according to USA Today. Before that, the dates aligned in 1923 and 1934. In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) Posted by u/Practical-Day-6486 - 1 vote and no comments can catholics celebrate valentine’s day on ash wednesday? In addition to the candy heart and chocolate-fueled secular celebrations, Feb. 14 is also the Feast of St. Valentine. Why is Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day this year? Ash Wednesday is not a fixed date. Its timing is tied to Easter Sunday, and for most Christians, Easter will fall on March 31 this year. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now 90 Day Fiance; Wife Swap; The Amazing Race Australia; Valentines Day < Ash Wednesday CulturePH Additionally, Valentine's Day on Ash Wednesday, according to Dought, is an opportunity to do penance “not only as individuals, but in communion with others” and to express love through charity on Valentine's Day in the tradition of Ash Wednesday almsgiving. Some Reddit users had that perspective too: Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. Or check it out in the app stores Ash Wednesday/ Valentine’s Day . Open Discussion Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now When Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day are the same day catholicletters.com Open. Share Add a Catholic emo band releases new EP for Ash Wednesday/Valentines Day Now that you guys have answered about spending a day with our sweet Mother Mary, I want to ask 60K subscribers in the CatholicMemes community. Welcome to the best Catholic meme community on the internet! Sharing the truth of Catholicism through Posted by u/[Deleted Account] - 101 votes and 16 comments ngl I forgot Ash Wednesday since my fam hasn’t gone to church since my brother and I finished CCD and when my fam had a mass for my dad 😅 . As for Valentine’s Day, I really only remember it as a family thing and (elementary) school event (ie. giving eachother cards & candy). Question for Catholics, will you fast on Valentine’s Day? Food and/or non-food fasting? This is my first time on a Valentine’s Day date, and it happened to be Ash Wednesday is on the same day. I was originally just going to take her out to dinner, but it seems that we need to be careful and intentional this year.
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