Abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent (for those 14 and older) is required by Church law. Also, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are fast days: those between the ages of 18 and 59 should eat less, meaning take no solid food between meals and only one full meal that day. Serious reasons such as one’s health can excuse a person from these rules.
Friday, February 3 is the First Friday of the Month. It is also the Feast of St. Blaise. Father Sisco will be offering the Blessing of the Throats at the 7 AM (in St. Leo's) and the 8:30 AM (in St. Cecilia) masses. this Friday. Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.