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BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS An Ash Wednesday service is hosted by St. Boniface Cathédral n Winnipeg, Man., Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent which is a 40-day period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter. Pictured: Frère Germain Kpakafi (right) marks an ash cross on the forehead of Roxana Mugisha, 25.