February 18, 2015 at 9:04 p.m.
| Updated February 18, 2015 at 9:04 p.m.
A young St. Peter Catholic School student receives ashes from Father Frank Bussmann inside the church on Ash Wednesday. The religious event kicks off the Lenten season, a six week period in preparation for Easter Sunday on April 5. Lent also serves as a time of repentance for Christians, and it's customary for them to give up something in reflection of Jesus' sacrifice of his life. "(Ashes are) a sign we want to repent," Bussmann said to the congregation gathered for 8:15 a.m. mass Wednesday. "They're a sign we want to turn our lives around."
St. Peter Catholic School students as well as many parishioners received ashes from Father Frank Bussmann inside the church during mass Wednesday morning.
Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season, a six week period in preparation for Easter Sunday on April 5. Lent also serves as a time of repentance for Christians, and it's customary for them to give up something in reflection of Jesus' sacrifice of his life.
"(Ashes are) a sign we want to repent," Bussmann said to the congregation gathered for 8:15 a.m. mass Wednesday. "They're a sign we want to turn our lives around."
