2012 Ash Wednesday Ceremonies

Worshipers leave church at the end of Ash Wednesday mass at St. John's Cathedral in downtown Fresno, Calif. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse)

Worshipers leave church at the end of Ash Wednesday mass at St. John's Cathedral in downtown Fresno, Calif. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Mark Crosse)