Ash Wednesday 2021: a different look and a time for reflection
The day ushers in a season when believers traditionally deprive themselves. But with so much lost during the pandemic, clerics emphasize renewal.
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Penny Kelly sweeps the altar around a statue of the Virgin Mary on Tuesday while working with others to prepare for Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent at Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostles in St. Petersburg. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Published Feb. 17
After watching a video of how ashes will be distributed on the first Ash Wednesday of the pandemic, a parishioner told Rev. Ralph DâElia it was upsetting.