Bishop Robert Brennan’s Ash Wednesday Public Schedule

Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, will celebrate two Masses to mark Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and prayer to start the Christian observance of the season of Lent, tomorrow Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

The first will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Christ the King High School, located at 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, in the Middle Village section of Queens. Bishop Brennan will then celebrate Mass and distribute ashes at 12 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, located at 250 Cathedral Place in Downtown Brooklyn.

As is customary, the ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made by burning the blessed palms distributed the prior year on Palm Sunday. Lent ends with the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, the three holiest days on the Christian calendar: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Easter Sunday will be celebrated this year on April 20.

Ash Wednesday also begins the 2025 Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage in Brooklyn and Queens, where the faithful will have the opportunity to visit different churches over the next 40 days. Individual parishes will offer opportunities for Mass, prayer, and reflection during these visits. The complete schedule can be found online at https://lent.dioceseofbrooklyn.org/schedule/

Members of the media are invited to attend and should reply to this email to confirm.