Ash Wednesday in Albert Lea
Published 8:13 pm Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea had its evening Ash Wednesday service to mark the start of the Lenten season. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
In the Catholic faith, the ashes marked in a cross on people's foreheads is meant to symbolize the dust from which God made his followers. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
The Rev. Kurt Farrell places ashes on parishioners' foreheads during an evening Ash Wednesday mass at St. Theodore Catholic Church. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune
Services mark the start of Lent, the season of penitence
About Colleen Harrison
Colleen Harrison is the photo editor at the Albert Lea Tribune. She does photography and writes general-assignment stories.
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