{"id":24908,"date":"2026-02-16T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=24908"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:05:06","slug":"ash-wednesday-mass-schedule-at-detroit-mercy-feb-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/02\/16\/ash-wednesday-mass-schedule-at-detroit-mercy-feb-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday Mass schedule at Detroit Mercy, Feb. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The season of<\/span> Lent in the Catholic Church begins on Ash Wednesday, <strong>Feb. 18.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lent is a holy season, which calls the faithful to prepare their hearts to enter more deeply into relationship with God and with one another. It is a time to focus on three important traditions: prayer, fasting and almsgiving, which ultimately encourages a more profound celebration of the Resurrection on Easter.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, the University is offering several Masses across the campuses on Ash Wednesday:<u><\/u><\/p>\n<h6>McNichols Campus<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7 a.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Prayer service with distribution of ashes at\u00a0Gesu Church (across from the McNichols gate)<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:15 a.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes (Gesu School Mass \u2014 all are welcome)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noon<\/strong> \u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes in St. Ignatius Chapel<\/li>\n<li><strong>5:30 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Mass with the distribution of ashes at Gesu Church<\/li>\n<li>Ashes distributed all day in the Gesu Parish Center Chapel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><b>Corktown Campus (Dental School)<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:15 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes in the Reflection Room (4th Floor)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:30 p.m. <\/strong>\u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes in the Reflection Room (4th Floor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><b>Riverfront Campus (Law School)<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Noon <\/strong>\u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes at Ss. Peter and Paul Jesuit Church<\/li>\n<li><strong> 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes at Ss. Peter and Paul Jesuit Church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><b>Novi Campus (School of Optometry)<\/b><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7:45 a.m. <\/strong>\u2014 Mass with distribution of ashes in Room 211<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about ways you can enter more fully into the Lenten season, follow University Ministry on <a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/udm_ministry\/. 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