Photo Gallery: Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — Christians around the world gathered to begin the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday.

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Father Rene Gaytan sprinkles holy ashes on the crowns of the head as faithful gather on Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas marking the start of Lent Wedensday, Mar. 2, 2022. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
Father Rene Gaytan sprinkles holy ashes on the crowns of the head as faithful gather on Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas marking the start of Lent Wedensday, Mar. 2, 2022. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
Faithful gather to receive holy ashes at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday in Brownsville, Texas Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022, marking the start of Lent. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
Father Rene Gaytan blesses holy ashes as faithful gather on Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas marking the start of Lent Wedensday, Mar. 2, 2022. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
Faithful gather to receive holy ashes at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday in Brownsville, Texas Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022, marking the start of Lent. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
Father Rene Gaytan prepares holy communion as faithful gather on Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas marking the start of Lent Wedensday, Mar. 2, 2022. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)
Faithful gather on Ash Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas marking the start of Lent Wedensday, Mar. 2, 2022. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

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Photo Gallery: Ash Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Edinburg