Campus & Community

Ash Wednesday Schedule Announced

Thursday, February 20, 2025, By Dara Harper
An external shot of Hendricks Chapel.

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent, is Wednesday, March 5.

Ash Wednesday is March 5, marking the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. Lent is a 40-day period of reflection that guides people of Christian faith to the “Triduum,” or Sacred Three Days, that begins on the evening of Maundy (Holy) Thursday and closes on Easter Sunday.

Ashes will be distributed at both Hendricks Chapel and at the Catholic Center, located at 110 Walnut Place.

The noon ecumenical service at Hendricks Chapel will include clergy from a variety of Christian traditions. The service will be held from 12-12:30 p.m. in the Main Chapel.

The complete schedule for the distribution of ashes is as follows:

  • 8 a.m.: Catholic Mass and Distribution of Ashes at the Catholic Center
  • Noon: Ecumenical Worship Service with Distribution of Ashes in the Main Chapel at Hendricks Chapel
  • 1:30 p.m.: Catholic Worship Service and Distribution of Ashes at the Catholic Center
  • 4 p.m.: Catholic Worship Service and Distribution of Ashes, Hendricks Chapel
  • 5 p.m.: Catholic Worship Service and Distribution of Ashes, Hendricks Chapel
  • 7 p.m.: Catholic Worship Service and Distribution of Ashes, Catholic Center

For more information, contact Hendricks Chapel at 315.443.2901 or chapel@syr.edu.