CATHOLICS worldwide mark the start of the 40-day Lenten season today, Ash Wednesday. It culminates on Easter Sunday.
ASH AND BURN Fr. Jerry Habunal, parish priest of Jesus, the Divine Healer Parish in Tahanan Village, BF Homes 1, Paranaque City, blesses dried palm fronds as they burn while nuns and church workers watch on Feb. 13, 2021. The palms’
ashes would be used to put on church goers’ foreheads on February 17, Ash Wednesday, which signals the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
ashes would be used to put on church goers’ foreheads on February 17, Ash Wednesday, which signals the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN