Harrison Catholic church observes Ash Wednesday with the help of high school students
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that marks the start of the six weeks of penitence before Easter, known as Lent.
For many Christians, its start is noted by receiving cross-shaped ashes on their forehead.
That was the case Wednesday at Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights, Harrison. St. Joseph High School, which is physically connected to the church, had its student take part in distributing ashes during the service.
It was led by the Rev. Andrew Fischer, senior parochial vicar at the Harrison-based Guardian Angels Parish.
Massoud Hossaini is a TribLive photojournalist covering Southwestern Pennsylvania. He is a resident of Pittsburgh and an American University of Afghanistan graduate in political science. He won the Pulitzer Prize, WWP for Breaking News Photography, and a William R. Hearst Award winner for Excellence in Professional Journalism for covering the war. He can be reached at mhossaini@triblive.com.
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