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)
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