Pope Francis designated this Ash Wednesday as a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine, which Saint Leo University observed through a 5 p.m. Mass dedicated to praying for peace in Ukraine.
Students assisted with the Mass at St. Leo Abbey Church, which concluded with lighting candles and praying the “Peace Prayer of St. Francis.”
University Ministry student-leaders; Father Randall Meissen, university chaplain; and Father Anthony Ujagbo, graduate assistant, distributed blessed ashes outside of the Saint Jude Chapel clock tower at University Campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on March 2, according to a university news release.
