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St. Bonaventure to hold services, distribute ashes Wednesday

Feb 24, 2020

St. Bonaventure University will distribute ashes three times on Ash Wednesday.

  • An 8 a.m. prayer service and distribution of ashes will be held in the Great Room in the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry.
  • A 12:30 p.m. Mass and distribution of ashes will be held in the Great Room of the ministry center.
  • Ashes will be distributed at the entrance to the Reilly Center Arena prior to the men’s 7 p.m. basketball game against Duquesne.

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About the University: The nation’s first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University is a community committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship. In 2019, St. Bonaventure was named the #1 regional university value in New York and #2 in the North by U.S. News and World Report.

 

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