The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia offers ample opportunities to attend Mass and receive blessed ashes on this day.
Following is the schedule for Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral Basilica:
7:15 a.m.: Holy Mass and the Distribution of Blessed Ashes in the Chapel
11:30 a.m.: Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in the Basilica
12:05 p.m.: Holy Mass and the Distribution of Blessed Ashes in the Basilica
5:15 p.m.: Holy Mass and the Distribution of Blessed Ashes in the Basilica
7:00 p.m.: Holy Mass and the Distribution of Blessed Ashes in the Chapel (Spanish)
The Cathedral Basilica is one of the sacred jubilee sites in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for the jubilee indulgence during this year’s holy year. All of Lent is a fine opportunity to obtain the jubilee indulgence. Please visit https://archphila.org/holyyear/ for more details.
The website of the Cathedral Basilica offers more information at https://cathedralphila.org/.
Parishes throughout the archdiocese will also offer a full schedule of Masses with distribution of blessed ashes.
To find a Catholic church near you, please visit https://archphila.org/parish/.
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Rules for abstinence from meat and fasting during Lent:
The Bishops of the United States prescribe, as a minimal obligation, that all persons who are 14 years of age and older are bound to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, on all the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday.
Further, all persons 18 years of age and older, up to and including their 59th birthday, are bound to fast by limiting themselves to a single full meal on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, while the other two meals on those days are to be light.
Keeping a voluntary fast throughout Lent is encouraged on the part of all.
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