Photo Feature: Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral Basilica

Posted February 22, 2023

Catholics gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Feb. 22 for Ash Wednesday Mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez marking the beginning of Lent.

Lent is a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving from Ash Wednesday through Holy Thursday in preparation for the celebration of the sacred Paschal Triduum and the Easter season. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

Photo: Sarah Webb
Catholics gather at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Feb. 22, 2023 for Ash Wednesday Mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez marking the beginning of Lent. (Photo by Sarah Webb)

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