See our related post: What are Ember Days and what it means in the Catholic Church
What are the Ember Days for 2023?
| Date | Feast | Rules on fasting and abstinence |
| 2022 | ||
| ADVENT | ||
| Dec 14, 2022 | Ember Day (Winter Wednesday) – Wednesday following St. Lucy’s feast (Dec 13) | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Ember Day (Winter Friday) | Abstinence de jure; also a traditional day of fast |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Ember Day (Winter Saturday | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| 2023 | ||
| LENT | ||
| Mar 1, 2023 | Ember Day (Spring Wednesday) – Wednesday following the first Sunday in Lent | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Ember Day (Spring Friday) – | Abstinence de jure; also a traditional day of fast |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Ember Day (Spring Saturday) | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| PENTECOST | ||
| May 31, 2023 | Ember Wednesday in the Octave of the Pentecost | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| June 2, 2023 | Ember Thursday in the Octave of the Pentecost | Abstinence de jure; also a traditional day of fast |
| June 3, 2023 | Ember Saturday in the Octave of the Pentecost | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| MICHAELMAS | ||
| Sep 20, 2023 | Ember Day (Michaelmas) – Wednesday after the Exaltation of the Cross (Sep 14) | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Ember Day (Autumn Friday) | Abstinence de jure; also a traditional day of fast |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Ember Day (Autumn Saturday) | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| ADVENT | ||
| Dec 20, 2023 | Ember Day (Winter Wednesday) – Wednesday following St. Lucy’s feast (Dec 13) | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Ember Day (Winter Friday) | Abstinence de jure; also a traditional day of fast |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Ember Day (Winter Friday) | Traditional day of fasting and partial abstinence |
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