As people gear up for the Lenten season, one local business is preparing for the day before it begins.

DELPHOS, OH (WLIO) - The city of Delphos celebrated the 4th with a 2-day festival put on by the Kiwanis Club. 

Lent has begun in the Catholic Church and with it, hundreds of fish dinners served in our area every Friday. The Van Wert Knights of Columbus had its first fish fry of the Lenten season Friday evening. Each week, one dollar from every meal will be donated to a selected organization. This Friday is dedicated to Crisis Care. One volunteer says while customers can't sit in and eat their meals, carryout is the next best thing this year.

People gathered at the church for the Ash Wednesday Mass. That's where the ashes of last year's Palm Sunday leaves are worn by people as a sign of repentance going into the Lenten season before Easter. While the ash distribution didn't look exactly the same as years past, the mass was still a little bit of a return to form for the church.

The first night of the “Lenten Trinity” kicked off at St. Rose Church tonight with a performance from contemporary composer Josh Blakesley. 

The “Lenten Trinity'' is a three night celebration and honor of Jesus during the beginning of Lent. This event focuses on the traditional Lent practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Josh Blakesley and his music partner tell the story of the sacrifice of Jesus. Blakesley says that glorifying God is just part of his journey. 

The season of Lent is more than just giving up your favorite things, it's about giving back to help your fellow man. Today is Ash Wednesday, which kicks of the 40 days of Lent, and Christians around the world were reminded through the sign of the cross in ashes on their forehead that they are dust and they will return to dust and now is the time to ask for repentance.

Christians kick off the Lenten season, by asking for forgiveness for their sins.