SEASON PRECEDES THE EASTER HOLIDAY – Members of the area’s Roman Catholic congregations marked the start of the Lenten season Wednesday (March 9, 2011) by receiving ashes on their foreheads as a sign of penitence. Among parishioners at the Ash Wednesday noon services in St. Aloysius Church, Hanover Street, Pottstown PA, was this young girl, being blessed by Father Angelo Hernandez. Lent concludes with the celebration of Easter, on April 24 (Sunday).
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[...] Wednesday’s Ashes Marked The Beginning Of Lent The annual distribution of ashes, a Roman Catholic rite that marks the start of Lent in the weeks before the observance of Easter, was held Wednesday at several area churches, including St. Aloysius in Pottstown. [...]