Ash Wednesday draws parishioners from different walks of life: People begin giving up things for Lent.

From: Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX) | Date: March 2, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Sergio Chapa

Mar. 2--They came from nearby homes, businesses and offices while others walked, drove and wheelchaired into the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in downtown Brownsville for Ash Wednesday. Some used canes, and others walked in carrying their babies or their adolescent children, like Adriana Contreras who was on hand with her youngest child while waiting for her 15-year-old son outside the church gates. They all came and packed the church for t...

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