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Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

The Rev. Ken Schnipke of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, pours out ashes to be blessed and dabbed on the foreheads of parishioners at Ash Wednesday services today. Christians all over the world are celebrating Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season leading up to Easter.

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