"Ember Days are the 1st Wednesday, Friday & Saturday after ‘Lucy, Ashes, Dove and Cross’...

The term ‘Ember Days’ find its origin in the Latin "Quatuor Tempora" ("four times"). Ember Days are observed on the successive Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at the beginning of the four seasons of the year and are an ancient practice instituted by the Church to thank God for blessings received and to implore further graces for the seasons ahead. They are intended to thank God for the gifts of nature, to teach men to make use of them in moderation and to assist those in need..." --www.traditionalCatholicPrayers.com

--Parish Bulletin, May 19, 2024.
[Note: "Lucy, Ashes, Dove, and Cross" is a mnemonic to remember that ember days are the Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday following the feast of St. Lucy (Dec. 13), Ash Wednesday, Pentecost, & the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14). See: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253098/today-is-an-ember-day-what-s-that ]