FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Ash Wednesday begins March 2 which marks the start of Lent. It is traditionally a day of fasting and repentance.
Numerous churches across the Valley will have priests placing ashes on the forehead of parishioners.
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Saint John's Cathedral distributed ashes Wednesday afternoon and will hold evening services in both English and Spanish.
Saint Anthony of Padua on Maroa and Bullard bilingual evening masses.