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LENTEN SEASON BEGINS

February 23, 2012 Last Updated: February 23, 2012 03:38 PM Religion

Sister Nancy Schnur places ashes on a parishoner's forehead during Ash Wednesday services marking the start of Lent at St. Michael The Archangel Parish.

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