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Worshippers gathered at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Pedro on Wednesday, March 5, to observe the start of Lent.

A parishioner receives ashes from Fr. Juan Navarro during Ash Wednesday Mass at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

Wednesday is the first day of lent, and many people in western Massachusetts received ashes at their church in the morning.

Rev. Joseph Phuong places ashes on the forehead of a parishioner during Ash Wednesday mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Troy. (Erica Bouska – MediaNews Group) ...

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ.

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He placed repentance ashes in the shape of a cross on the foreheads of worshipers. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season.

How do people observe Ash Wednesday? In the Catholic Church, ashes are applied to the forehead of each worship attendee at Ash Wednesday mass services.

As is customary, the ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made by burning the blessed palms distributed the prior year on Palm Sunday.