Photojournalist Brenda Bazán captures the faces of some of the faithful at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower.
More than 1,500 visitors attended Mass or received ashes at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower this week in observance of Ash Wednesday, a holy day marking the beginning of the season of Lent.
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” a priest said as he placed a cross-shaped mark using ashes on an observer’s forehead. The ashes, which were prepared from the burned palm branches gathered after Palm Sunday last year, represent death and repentance. San Antonio’s primary religious affiliation is Catholic, with about 30% of its population identifying with the Catholic faith. The 40-day Lenten season of prayer and fasting leads up to Holy Week and culminates in Resurrection Sunday, or Easter.Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report
Alex Garcia sits at the steps of Little Flower Basilica after receiving his cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday.A woman prays after receiving her cross during Little Flower Basilica’s Ash Wednesday evening service.Felipa Conchas proudly shows the cross of ashes on her forehead as she is leaving Little Flower Basilica on Ash Wednesday.Michael Sanchez shows his forehead ash on Ash Wednesday on Chestnut Street in San Antonio.
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