February Events Highlights: Ash Wednesday, Lent, Black History Month

| 02/1/2024

By: The Good Newsroom

The start of Lent and Black History Month dominate this Leap Year February

A student prays during an Ash Wednesday Mass March 2, 2022, at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y.
A student prays during an Ash Wednesday Mass March 2, 2022, at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

The start of Lent and Black History Month dominate this Leap Year February. Click the link on each event title for more information.

February 1 | Engage/Exchange: Vacation Bible Camp: Is it for us? How do we do it? | Online

February 2 | Pontifical Vespers & Benediction in Candlelight on Candlemas | The Basilica of Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral

February 4 | Annual Archdiocesan Black History Month Mass |Office of Cultural Diversity Apostolate

February 7-14 | National Marriage Week | Office of Familly Life

February 12 | First Annual Family Life Leaders Recognition Day | Office of Family Life

February 14 | Ash Wednesday | Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of New York

February 16-17 | Life Teen/EDGE Genesis Training | Office of Youth Faith Formation

February 22 | Teaching Young People on the Difficult Issues in Catholic Moral Theology | St. Joseph’s Seminary and College

Parishes: submit your events here for inclusion on the Archdiocese of New York events calendar

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