Ember Days are days of prayer and fasting that mark the changing of times and seasons in order to bring about deeper spiritual renewal. On these days, the Church “entreats the Lord for the various needs of humanity” and gives thanks to God for various blessings received (Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, 45). Bishop Lucia invites both the clergy and the faithful of the diocese to participate in the following Ember Days for the Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative being undertaken by the USCCB.