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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