Ember Days

4 times per year on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Days of prayer, thanksgiving, prayers for priests, penance, partial abstinence (Wednesdays & Saturdays), complete abstinence (Fridays) and fasting.

Special Ember Day prayers for priests on each Ember Saturday of the year following the 9am Mass.

Winter Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following the feast of St. Lucy.

Spring Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following the first Sunday of Lent.

Summer Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following Pentecost Sunday.

Fall Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following the feast of the Holy Cross.