Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and this service sets the tone for Lent, with sombre readings and hymns and a focus on penitence. Ashes made from palm crosses are blessed and are used to make crosses on people's foreheads.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and this service sets the tone for Lent, with sombre readings and hymns and a focus on penitence. Ashes made from palm crosses are blessed and are used to make crosses on people's foreheads.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and this service sets the tone for Lent, with sombre readings and hymns and a focus on penitence. Ashes made from palm crosses are blessed and are used to make crosses on people's foreheads.