Western Christians this week marked the beginning of Lent with Ash Wednesday (February 13), when many receive an ash mark of penance on their foreheads. In recent years, some congregations have made it easier for those who can’t get to church to receive the ashes. At a Washington, D.C. Metro stop, the area’s Episcopal bishop, Mariann Edgar Budde, and clergy from a nearby parish offered the imposition of ashes to busy commuters and passers-by. They called the effort Ashes to Go.