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Filipino Catholics at Baclaran Church in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

Pope Francis attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy, February 22, 2023. REUTERS / Guglielmo Mangiapane TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A priest sprinkles ash on the head of a woman at El Calvario parish in San Salvador. Ash Wednesday begins the Christian period of Lent. AFP

A woman being helped by relatives after receiving communion during an Ash Wednesday mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. AFP

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States attend an Ash Wednesday mass in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters

Mass on Ash Wednesday in the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw, Poland. EPA

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC. Getty Images

The Cristo Rey de la Justicia procession during the Catholic celebration of Ash Wednesday in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. AFP

George Castillo at Ash Wednesday Mass at St John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. AP

Ash Wednesday at Saint Patrick's Church in Chennai, India. EPA

An indigenous man with wreaths on Ash Wednesday in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. AFP

Catholics in the Philippines mark Ash Wednesday, the start of the Season of Lent, which begins 40 days before Easter. Getty Images

Father Prince Xavier, right, celebrates mass at an Ash Wednesday service at Saint Anthony's Shrine Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. AFP

A lay minister uses ashes to draw a cross on the forehead of a pupil at an elementary school in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Reuters

A flower seller with an ash cross on her forehead outside a church in downtown Manila, Philippines on Ash Wednesday. AP Photo

A lay minister places ash on the forehead of a devotee during Ash Wednesday rites outside a church in downtown Manila, Philippines. AP Photo

Filipino Catholics light candles at Baclaran Church in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

A woman is marked with a symbol of the cross in ash at Saint Anthony's Shrine Secunderabad. AFP

A Catholic woman at prayer on Ash Wednesday. Getty Images

Father Prince Xavier makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of a Christian believer at Saint Anthony's Shrine Secunderabad. AFP

Lay ministers prepare to mark Filipino Catholics as they observe Ash Wednesday in Paranaque. Getty Images

Filipino Catholics in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

Filipino Catholics at Baclaran Church in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

Pope Francis attends the Ash Wednesday mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy, February 22, 2023. REUTERS / Guglielmo Mangiapane TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A priest sprinkles ash on the head of a woman at El Calvario parish in San Salvador. Ash Wednesday begins the Christian period of Lent. AFP

A woman being helped by relatives after receiving communion during an Ash Wednesday mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. AFP

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States attend an Ash Wednesday mass in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters

Mass on Ash Wednesday in the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw, Poland. EPA

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, archbishop of Washington, during an Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle in Washington, DC. Getty Images

The Cristo Rey de la Justicia procession during the Catholic celebration of Ash Wednesday in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. AFP

George Castillo at Ash Wednesday Mass at St John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. AP

Ash Wednesday at Saint Patrick's Church in Chennai, India. EPA

An indigenous man with wreaths on Ash Wednesday in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. AFP

Catholics in the Philippines mark Ash Wednesday, the start of the Season of Lent, which begins 40 days before Easter. Getty Images

Father Prince Xavier, right, celebrates mass at an Ash Wednesday service at Saint Anthony's Shrine Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. AFP

A lay minister uses ashes to draw a cross on the forehead of a pupil at an elementary school in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Reuters

A flower seller with an ash cross on her forehead outside a church in downtown Manila, Philippines on Ash Wednesday. AP Photo

A lay minister places ash on the forehead of a devotee during Ash Wednesday rites outside a church in downtown Manila, Philippines. AP Photo

Filipino Catholics light candles at Baclaran Church in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

A woman is marked with a symbol of the cross in ash at Saint Anthony's Shrine Secunderabad. AFP

A Catholic woman at prayer on Ash Wednesday. Getty Images

Father Prince Xavier makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of a Christian believer at Saint Anthony's Shrine Secunderabad. AFP

Lay ministers prepare to mark Filipino Catholics as they observe Ash Wednesday in Paranaque. Getty Images

Filipino Catholics in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

Filipino Catholics at Baclaran Church in Paranaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

Catholics mark Ash Wednesday around the world - in pictures

From the Philippines to India, worshippers gather to reflect in preparation for Easter

The National

February 22, 2023

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