Now THIS is my idea of an Ash Wednesday procession

"A view of the beginning of the Ash Wednesday procession to a Rome basilica on the Aventine Hill, to celebrate a mass where Pope Benedict XVI will place ashes on the heads of the faithful, a gesture symbolizing mortality, in Rome, Wednesday March 1, 2006. The pontiff urged people to overcome indifference to the poor and share what they have with the needy as the Roman Catholic Church marked Ash Wednesday, which begins the austere period of personal sacrifice and reflection known as Lent. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) "

In other Papist News:

The general prayer intention is for March is: "That young people who are searching for the sense of life may be understood, respected and accompanied with patience and love."

Funny Pope headline of the day: Soccer hooliganism, racism condemned by Pope