Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent for the Roman Catholic Church.
According to the Cure of Ars Roman Catholic Church bulletin, there are no obligations to fast during the weekdays of lent, however, voluntary acts of self-denial are recommended.
On Fridays during lent, all Roman Catholics older than 14 are bound to abstain from meat, as is the case on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. There is also a limit of one full meal on these days for those between age 18-59, the bulletin said.
Ashes will be distributed in churches throughout Bellmore-Merrick. Below is a list of the places and times in which you can receive:
From Cure of Ars Roman Catholic Church: Ashes will be distributed at the 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. masses and also throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the church.
From Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church: Masses will be held at 9 a.m., Noon and 7:30 p.m. The word service will be held at 5 p.m.
From St. Barnabas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church: The Eucharist will be celebrated at the 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m., Noon and 8 p.m. masses. Ashes will be distributed after the homily at each of these celebrations. Ashes will also be distributed at Services of the Word at 4:15 p.m. in both the Church and the Holy Family Chapel, and at 6 p.m. in the Church.
Ash Wednesday 2013: Mass and Distribution Times
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Mary May 23, 2013 at 09:27 am
Correction on spelling: Susan Becchina or "Soo" as we know and love her!
Bobby Stokel May 21, 2013 at 11:17 am
Thank you to everyone so far in showing your support. We still need more signatures so please help…Read More :-)
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Michael Ganci (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 12:37 am
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Zach T May 17, 2013 at 07:20 pm
The School board is a bunch of morons if they want to remove this designation! There were 0 problems…Read More like this when Malucci was in office, this new superintendent is a waste of space, money, and cares more about his own paycheck then our kids! Between school security, and now this, I motion that we get rid of that skell!
Dr. Kim Lurie May 16, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Bless you, Anthony. And though I know ultimately the "Judge" will have to be held…Read More accountable by a higher authority...those of us who do this work, have not forgotten nor will we allow the system to forget what her role in this travesity was.
Anthony Merlo May 16, 2013 at 10:24 am
Thank you for this wonderful article on a good man pushed to the brink. I appriciate the fact this…Read More came form the heart and did not hold back. As Sacristan at Cure of Ars, I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Rich (as I called him) for some time. He was a man of faith and a pleasure to see. Always with a smile and kind word, you would never know what was going on the way he acted. This was a wonderful and insightful article. It is heartbreaking to think that where there was once love between 2 people, things got to the point where one persons life was destroyed by those who could and did for no apparent reason other than having the ability to do so. God will have mercy on Dr. Rich and the ex-wife and "Judge" should pray for the same given their actions.