Ash Wednesday marks the official beginning of Lent, the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and spiritual retreat observed by catholics worldwide. The ashes used during the mass are made from the burnt palm fronds from the previous year’s Palm Sunday. It symbolises repentance.
During mass, the pri
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