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Devotees thronged to churches successful assorted parts of Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi districts connected Ash Wednesday, marking the opening of this year’s Lent season.
As portion of the tradition, thenar leaves utilized during past year’s Palm Sunday procession were burnt and ashes obtained from them were applied successful the signifier of a transverse connected the foreheads of devotees.
Following this custom, parish priests successful Catholic churches, applied ashes connected the foreheads of devotees successful the signifier of a cross. At the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bishop Stephen A. Stephen of Thoothukudi diocese participated successful the beatified wide and marked the devotees forehead’s with ashes. A ample fig of devotees attended the service.
Similar Ash Wednesday peculiar masses were besides conducted astatine Our Lady of Snow Basilica and different churches crossed the district.
In Kanniyakumari district, Bishop Nazarene Soosai marked the foreheads of devotees with ashes astatine a peculiar wide held astatine St. Xavier’s Cathedral successful Kottar.
Similar services were besides conducted astatine St. Antony’s religion successful Kuzhithurai, Our Lady of Ransom Church successful Kanniyakumari, St. Michael’s religion successful Rajavoor and different churches crossed the district.
