What Date Is Ash Wednesday 2024.  — lent for the year 2024 starts on wednesday, february 14th and ends on thursday, march 28 with evening mass on holy thursday.  — the date of ash wednesday, the first day of lent, changes every year.

Why is ash wednesday important? Pope francis emphasized this message as he celebrated mass on wednesday, 14 february [2024], in the basilica of saint sabina in rome, following the penitential.