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CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2024 / 08:00 am. If you’re giving up sweets for Lent, you may not be happy to learn that this year Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day. Technically, Valoween is a mashup of Valentine’s Day and Halloween celebrated by spooky season enthusiasts, but Ash Valensday shares the same “memento mori” vibes: Think sweet skulls in a Catholics everywhere are talking about it. “Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day are on the same day this year. What do we DO?” No worries. The answer is actually pretty simple. We just haven’t had to worry about this since 2018, and before that it was 1945. The coinciding of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day won’t [] With this way of looking at St. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the Chilean seminarian offered Catholic married couples and those in a serious relationship five tips to observe Feb. 14 in the Catholics everywhere are talking about it."Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day are on the same day this year. What do we DO?"No worries. The answer is actually pretty simple. We just haven't had to worry about this since 1945, and the coinciding of Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day won't happen again until 2024.In the meantime, here's a lighthearted (but earnest) guide on how to celebrate like a Not everyone will be enjoying chocolate this Valentine’s Day. For the first time since 2018, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. In fact, this rare occurrence is taking place once again in less than a week. It has happened three times in the last century — 1923, 1934 and 1945 — and will happen again in 2029. Additionally, Valentine's Day on Ash Wednesday, according to Dought, is an opportunity to do penance “not only as individuals, but in communion with others” and to express love through charity on Valentine's Day in the tradition of Ash Wednesday almsgiving. Some Reddit users had that perspective too: For the record: 10:42 a.m. Feb. 14, 2024 An earlier version of this story stated that Ash Wednesday was a holy day of obligation for Catholics. They are not required to attend Mass that day. Ash Wednesday is unusual as a day that is not a holy day of obligation but still widely observed as a devotional day, with people attending church to receive their ash. I would recommend this year that celebrations associated with St. Valentine take advantage of the proximity of Shrove Tuesday—“Fat Tuesday,” the feast before the fast of So, if we were faced with the dilemma of secular Valentine’s Day parties on Ash Wednesday itself, I would make a point of giving Ash Wednesday precedence. Attending Mass and receiving ashes together as a family, and making food-related sacrifices like forgoing treats and snacks are good ways to show kids how important Ash Wednesday is. With this way of looking at St. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the Chilean seminarian offered Catholic married couples and those in a serious relationship five tips to observe Feb. 14 in the best possible way: 1. The importance of words For the first time in 45 years, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day, a liturgical feast day commemorating not one but two martyrdoms. The holiday—in old English, More:Despite differences, 2 churches come together on Ash Wednesday More:Date confusion: Ash Wednesday is on Valentine's Day, Easter on April Fools' Day Love and Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday In 2024, Feb. 14 is a holiday heavyweight due to a calendar collision of events — it’s Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) by: HOLLY MEYER, Associated Press. For many people, going on a romantic date is a cause of great stress. This year, Valentine's Day is celebrated on the same day as Ash Wednesday.The last time that happened was in 2018, and it will Help your students grow their knowledge about Valentine's Day and all random things related to it by playing Random Valentine's Day Trivia. This Resource Includes: Complete PowerPoint game file; Individual (10 Q&A + tiebreaker + instructions) game slides (jpeg files) Title slide (jpeg file) Today is Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a day for sending your love a box of candy and a Valentine’s card. Something like this: Roses are red, Violets are blue; Sugar is sweet, And so are you. Yes, it’s a day for hearts and flowers. But by coincidence of calendar, today is also Ash Wednesday. Like Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday is a historically Christian holiday meant to invite the faithful into remembrance of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the Six years have passed since these two significant observances last shared the same date. The year 2018 was notable, marking the first occasion in 73 years that Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day An Oregon clergy couple celebrated Valentine’s Day early on a recent road trip because they knew they’d be busy at a United Methodist church’s Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 14.
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