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Marking Ash Wednesday

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Marking Ash Wednesday

reporter: good morning, matt. this is ash wednesday. it's usually a somber day in the catholic church . there's a celebratory air here in vatican city as the pope begins what some are calling his farewell tour . this morning, the public getting its

SAN JOSE — On Ash Wednesday, some priests hit the road. Father Michael Gazzingan, dressed in brown slacks, black shirt and a white collar, jumped into his small, hybrid SUV with a bicycle rack attached, and took off for a house in southeast San Jose.

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI will do as he has since 2006 — distribute ashes to the faithful as Lent begins. But this will be the last major liturgical event of his time as Vicar of Christ, and by the end of these days of devotion, a different

Wednesday's namesake is shown here in a 19th century illustration. (Wikimedia Commons). So there you have it. This year Ash Wednesday falls on February 13, marking the start of Lent and the approach of Easter. In that sentence, without getting on a

Marking Ash Wednesday. Millions of Catholics and Protestants have the sign of the cross placed on their foreheads as Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. A Roman Catholic has a cross of ash placed to his forehead during Ash Wednesday services

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