March 1
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to March 1, but the saints below keep their feast on this date.
Saint profile for March 1
March 1 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.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Second Sunday of Lent
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Readings for March 1, 2026Monday, March 1, 2027
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
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Readings for March 1, 2027Wednesday, March 1, 2028
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 March 1, 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.
