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Ash Wednesday observed

Celebrating Ash Wednesday, a religious ceremony commemorating the beginning of Lent, sophomore Enedina Perez receives ashes from Father Miguel Angel Villegas, a vocation director of the Comboni Missionaries. The mass was held at the chapel on Feb. 21. Lent is the period of penitence and fasting the 40 weekdays prior to Easter. / photo by Brian Murphy
Celebrating Ash Wednesday, a religious ceremony commemorating the beginning of Lent, sophomore Enedina Perez receives ashes from Father Miguel Angel Villegas, a vocation director of the Comboni Missionaries. The mass was held at the chapel on Feb. 21. Lent is the period of penitence and fasting the 40 weekdays prior to Easter. / photo by Brian Murphy
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