February 18
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to February 18. What the day is in each year is shown below.
February 18 in 2026, 2027 and 2028
A Sunday, a season or a greater feast can take the place of a memorial, so what is celebrated on this date changes from year to year.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Ash Wednesday
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A day of fasting and abstinence. Not a holy day of obligation, though attendance is very high.
Readings for February 18, 2026Thursday, February 18, 2027
Thursday of the First Week of Lent
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Readings for February 18, 2027Friday, February 18, 2028
Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
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Readings for February 18, 2028
Celebrations are from the General Roman Calendar and the proper calendar for the dioceses of the United States, computed as described on the liturgical calendar. Your diocese or religious community may keep its own proper celebrations on this date. Saint profiles are listed under every date their own feast-day line gives.
