Ash Wednesday is March 1st. There will be Mass with Distribution of Ashes at 8:30 a.m.; Distribution of Ashes only at 12:00 Noon; a Spanish Mass with Distribution of Ashes at 5:00 p.m.; and a Mass with Distribution of Ashes at 7:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but all are encouraged to faithfully begin the Lenten season by receiving ashes.