Like the sacrifices many Christians make during the Lent season, Smela said the Ash Wednesday service is meant to prepare ...

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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer ... St. Joseph High School, which is physically connected to the church, had its student take part in distributing ashes during the service.

UTEP students and faculty pray as Bishop Mark J. Seitz leads mass celebrating Ash Wednesday at UTEP on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Traditionally, ashes used on Ash Wednesday are gathered up after ...

Ava Werner gets ashes as she attends Ash Wednesday Mass with other students from Juan Diego High School, St. John the Baptist Elementary and St. John the Baptist Middle School at Juan Diego High ...

The Center for Faith, Action and Ministry (CFAM) provides a variety of events and retreats for students to observe Lent.

Students from St. Peter School on the opposite ... Adults, families and children attended other services throughout the day for Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day of fasting and prayer.

Students with Holy Trinity Catholic School and Pre-School also visited on Ash Wednesday to receive the rite. The season — observed by Roman Catholics, Lutherans and several other Christian ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...