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INQUIRER.net | Filipinos observe Ash Wednesday

Published on 6 Mar 2025 6:02:10 PM

Thousands of Filipinos flocked to churches on Ash Wednesday (March 5) to attend mass and lined up to receive ash crosses on their foreheads.

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Thousands of Filipinos flocked to churches on Ash Wednesday (March 5) to attend mass and lined up to receive ash crosses on their foreheads.

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