Churches in Rochester area set to hold services for Ash Wednesday ...Middle East

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — People in the Rochester area will mark the first day of Lent on Wednesday with prayer services and receiving ashes on their foreheads.

Churches are set to hold masses for Ash Wednesday, marking the start of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for Easter. Lent ends at sundown on Holy Thursday.

Roman Catholic, Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutheran, and some Methodist or Presbyterian churches observe Ash Wednesday. You can see a list of churches in the Rochester area here and learn more about Lent here. See more photos of Ash Wednesday last year:

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