{"id":20960,"date":"2025-03-04T17:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=20960"},"modified":"2025-03-04T22:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T03:34:29","slug":"ash-wednesday-mass-set-for-noon-march-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/03\/04\/ash-wednesday-mass-set-for-noon-march-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday Mass set for noon March 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Mass for Ash Wednesday will be celebrated <strong>March 5 at noon<\/strong> on the McNichols Campus in the St. Ignatius Chapel, located in the Commerce &amp; Finance Building. The distribution of ashes will take place during the Mass. All are invited to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Catholics traditionally mark this day by fasting and abstaining from meat. They mark their forehead with ashes as a sign of repentance and turning their hearts towards God. This date begins the season of Lent, a time of contrition and renewal leading up to Easter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16509\" style=\"width: 1133px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111.jpg?resize=993%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A photo of the inside of the St. Ignatius Chapel, with chairs, a cross, lights, pupil and light shining through the windows.\" width=\"993\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?resize=825%2C550&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/02\/DSC01111-scaled.jpg?w=1986&amp;ssl=1 1986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Ignatius Chapel on the McNichols Campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, March 5 is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Roman Catholic Church&#8217;s celebration of Lent. 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