The faithful receive an ash cross on their foreheads Wednesday at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona in observance of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian Lent season, the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday. The
The faithful receive an ash cross on their foreheads Wednesday at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona in observance of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian Lent season, the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday. The ash cross reminds Christians to repent and follow the Gospels.