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ORG XMIT: MLA103 A Roman Catholic nun applies soot on the forehead of a girl in observance of Ash Wednesday at the Redemptorist Church at suburban Paranaque south of Manila, Philippines Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009. Ash Wednesday, which ushers the 40-day Lenten Season,  is observed by Catholics all over the world to remind mankind of being mortals. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (Bullit Marquez / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: MLA103 A Roman Catholic nun applies soot on the forehead of a girl in observance of Ash Wednesday at the Redemptorist Church at suburban Paranaque south of Manila, Philippines Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009. Ash Wednesday, which ushers the 40-day Lenten Season, is observed by Catholics all over the world to remind mankind of being mortals. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (Bullit Marquez / The Spokesman-Review)

A Roman Catholic nun applies soot on the forehead of a girl in observance of Ash Wednesday at the Redemptorist Church at suburban Paranaque south of Manila, Philippines, this morning. Ash Wednesday, which ushers the 40-day Lenten Season,  is observed by Catholics all over the world to remind mankind of being mortals. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Question: What does Lent mean to you?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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