By the diocesan Office of Worship FASTING ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT EASTER DUTY LENTEN PRACTICES BLESSING OF THE OILS AND CONSECRATION OF THE CHRISM THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS FOR RECONCILIATION THE PASCHAL CANDLE ANOINTING OF THE CATECHUMENS OTHER SYMBOLS AT THE EASTER VIGIL THE EASTER DISMISSAL WITH ALLELUIAS The dismissal, from the Easter Vigil […]
Lenten regulations 2025
See below for this year’s list of Lenten regulations. Click here to open in a new window.
Diocese of Honolulu 2022 Lenten Regulations
FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022) and Good Friday (April 15, 2022). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food at the other customary mealtimes […]
COVID-19 adaptations to Lenten Regulations
Here are changes to traditional Lenten practices caused by the pandemic Ash Wednesday Ministers will sprinkle ashes on top of the heads of each person without saying anything instead of marking a cross on the forehead and saying “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Palm Sunday A simple entrance rather […]
Diocese of Honolulu 2018 Lenten Regulations
By the Office of Worship Diocese of Honolulu FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14) and Good Friday (March 30). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of […]
Diocese of Honolulu 2017 Lenten Regulations
Prepared by the diocesan Office of Worship FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (March 1) and Good Friday (April 14). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food […]
Diocese of Honolulu 2016 Lenten Regulations
In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) and Good Friday (March 25).