J.E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School students sing in the choir during Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a Christian season of rebirth and renewal and a time to overcome bad habits.
Laura Seitz, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Catholics at St. Ambrose Parish and throughout Utah marked the beginning of Lent Wednesday with an Ash Wednesday Mass.
Ash Wednesday is signified by parishioners receiving ashes in the form of a cross on their foreheads. The ashes are a symbol of sorrow for sins, and Christians strive to forsake bad habits during Lent.
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