ASH WEDNEDAY

Father Cayet Mangiaracina OP places ashes on one of the younger Catholics in Holy Ghost Church in Hammond on Ash Wednesday. Father Mangiaracina (left) and Holy Ghost pastor Father Charles Johnson OP spread the ashes following the 12:15 p.m. Mass. Photos by Richard Meek | The Catholic Commentator

Below St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge was overflowing with people coming to receive ashes on their forehead on Ash Wednesday. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator