Archbishop <PERSON> places ashes onto the forehead of a parishioner during an Ash Wednesday mass celebrated Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012 at the Cathedral Of Our Lady Of The Angels in Los Angeles. Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes of the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance, beginning the 40-day season of <PERSON>, when the faithful prepare for Easter. (AP Photo/ <PERSON>)