NEW ULM - Bishop Chad W. Zielinski, Bishop of New Ulm, celebrated Mass and distributed ashes on Ash Wednesday (March 5) at the Noon Mass at the Church of St. Mary in New Ulm.
This season of Lent is a period marked by practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, allowing individuals to deepen their faith and prepare spiritually for the celebration of Easter.
Ash Wednesday begins the Christian observance of the season of Lent. As is customary, the ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made by burning the blessed palms distributed the prior year on Palm Sunday. Lent ends with the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, the three holiest days of the year: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Easter Sunday will be celebrated this year on April 20.
