Ash Wednesday

The 2024 Lenten Season began in the Diocese of Baton Rouge Feb. 14 with Ash Wednesday Masses and the distribution of ashes. Attendees were encouraged to "Repent and believe in the Gospel" as ashes were distributed on their foreheads in the form of a cross. The ashes were created from palm branches used during the previous year's Palm Sunday Masses. St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge was filled with standing room only as Bishop Michael G. Duca celebrated the noon Mass.
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