‘To dust you shall return”

Connor Hancovsky/The Duquesne Duke Catholics receive ashes in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at noon on Wednesday. Duquesne offered ashes during Ash Wednesday to mark the start of the Lenten season. Lent lasts until Easter on March 31. Lent is a season of penance, reflection and fasting to prepare for Easter.

Connor Hancovsky/The Duquesne Duke Catholics receive ashes in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at noon on Wednesday. Duquesne offered ashes during Ash Wednesday to mark the start of the Lenten season. Lent lasts until Easter on March 31. Lent is a season of penance, reflection and fasting to prepare for Easter.

Photo: Connor Hancovsky/The Duquesne Duke

Catholics receive ashes in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at noon on Wednesday. Duquesne offered ashes during Ash Wednesday to mark the start of the Lenten season. Lent lasts until Easter on March 31. Lent is a season of penance, reflection and fasting to prepare for Easter.