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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, when many Christians attend services to have ashes applied to their forehead as a reminder of the Biblical injunction: &#8216;Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.&#8217;</p><p>The attached photos show the faithful attending services on Wednesday at King&#8217;s College.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Miranda Romanofski carries 6-month-old Karsyn Szumski after the two received ashes at Kings College&#8217;s Ash Wednesday Mass. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_TTL030719Ash1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Miranda Romanofski carries 6-month-old Karsyn Szumski after the two received ashes at Kings College&#8217;s Ash Wednesday Mass. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_TTL030719Ash2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Alison Meyers recieves ashes from the Rev. Thomas O&#8217;Hara at the King&#8217;s College Ash Wednesday mass. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_TTL030719Ash2-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Alison Meyers recieves ashes from the Rev. Thomas O&#8217;Hara at the King&#8217;s College Ash Wednesday mass. </caption1><photoCredit1>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_TTL030719Ash3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">King&#8217;s student Patrick Burnham recieves ashes from the Rev. Thomas Looney at the school&#8217;s Mass Wednesday afternoon.  </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/web1_TTL030719Ash3-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>King&#8217;s student Patrick Burnham recieves ashes from the Rev. Thomas Looney at the school&#8217;s Mass Wednesday afternoon.  </caption2><photoCredit2>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Aimee Dilger</p><p>adilger@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Faithful come to King’s for Ash Wednesday services