Scenes of Ash Wednesday

CHARLOTTE — Father Christopher Roux led an Ash Wednesday Liturgy of the Word over St. Patrick's School for students. Near the end of the liturgy, the teachers sprinkled ashes upon the heads of their students in each of the classrooms. (Photo via Facebook)

HUNTERSVILLE — Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated at St. Mark Church. (Photos provided by Amy Burger.)

HUNTERSVILLE — Father Melchesideck Yumo distributes ashes to Colin Riggles and his son Carter at St. Mark Church in Huntersville. (Photos provided by Amy Burger.)

HUNTERSVILLE — St. Mark School had a Liturgy of the Word service that Fr. Alfonso Gámez prayed over the intercom on Ash Wednesday. (Photos provided by Amy Burger.)

CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis celebrated Mass on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick Cathedral. The Mass was livestreamed on the Diocese of Charlotte’s YouTube channel. (Photo by SueAnn Howell, Catholic News Herald)

GREENSBORO — Our Lady of Grace School celebrated the school Mass with the distribution of ashes, marking the beginning of Lent. (Photo via Facebook)

HIGH POINT — Immaculate Heart of Mary School students started Lent with a virtual Ash Wednesday Mass. The students received communion and a sprinkling of ashes on their head. (Photo via Facebook).

CHARLOTTE — Ash Wednesday services at St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte. (Photos via Facebook).

Deacon Matthew Newsome, the Catholic campus minister at Western Carolina University and the regional faith formation coordinator for the Smoky Mountain Vicariate shared this photo of burning the Palm Sunday palms to become ashes on Instagram.

CHARLOTTE — St. Ann parish and the Charlotte Latin Mass Community commemorated Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with a distribution of ashes and a Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form. (Photo by Markus Kuncoro)

BOONE – Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated at St. Elizabeth Church. (Photo by Amber Mellon).

HUNTERSVILLE — St. Mark School in Huntersville. (Photo provided by Nicole Seeling)