Ash Wednesday

Read Today | Ash Wednesday | February 10

Ps. 95 32 143; Ps. 102 130; Amos 5:6–15; Heb. 12:1–14; Luke 18:9–14 

Psalm 32 |

Happy are they whose sin is forgiven; I confessed and was forgiven; O Lord, you have forgiven me; trust in the Lord; shout for joy who are true of heart.

Amos 5

Seek the Lord and live; seek good not evil; do good not evil; the Lord will have mercy.

Hebrews 12
We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses of the faith; we are forgiven by the power of Jesus who is seated at the right hand of the Father; don't lose the discipline of the faith; it is painful but strengthen yourself; seek peace.

Luke 18

Jesus told parables - two men went to the Temple to prayer - one was self righteous - one a tax collector - be merciful me a sinner - and he was made right (justified) by God.

Read Tomorrow

Ps. 37:1–18; Ps. 37:19–42; Hab. 3:1–10 (11–15) 16–18; Phil. 3:12–21; John 17:1–8 

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Mission St Clare | Click here

Litany of Penitence

The Celebrant and People together, all kneeling

Most holy and merciful Father:

We confess to you and to one another,

and to the whole communion of saints

in heaven and on earth,

that we have sinned by our own fault

in thought, word, and deed;

by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.

The Celebrant continues

We have not loved you with our whole heart, and mind, and

strength. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We

have not forgiven others, as we have been forgiven.

Have mercy on us, Lord.

We have been deaf to your call to serve, as Christ served us.

We have not been true to the mind of Christ. We have grieved

your Holy Spirit.

Have mercy on us, Lord.

We confess to you, Lord, all our past unfaithfulness: the

pride, hypocrisy, and impatience of our lives,

We confess to you, Lord.

Our selfindulgent appetites and ways, and our exploitation

of other people,

We confess to you, Lord.

Our anger at our own frustration, and our envy of those

more fortunate than ourselves,

We confess to you, Lord.

Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comforts, and

our dishonesty in daily life and work,

We confess to you, Lord.

Our negligence in prayer and worship, and our failure to

commend the faith that is in us,

We confess to you, Lord.

Accept our repentance, Lord, for the wrongs we have done:

for our blindness to human need and suffering, and our

indifference to injustice and cruelty,

Accept our repentance, Lord.

For all false judgments, for uncharitable thoughts toward our

neighbors, and for our prejudice and contempt toward those

who differ from us,

Accept our repentance, Lord.

For our waste and pollution of your creation, and our lack of

concern for those who come after us,

Accept our repentance, Lord.

Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us;

Favorably hear us, for your mercy is great.

Accomplish in us the work of your salvation,

That we may show forth your glory in the world.

By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord,

Bring us with all your saints to the joy of his resurrection.

The Bishop, if present, or the Priest, stands and, facing the people, says

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who

desires not the death of sinners, but rather that they may turn

from their wickedness and live, has given power and

commandment to his ministers to declare and pronounce to

his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of

their sins.  He pardons and absolves all those who truly

repent, and with sincere hearts believe his holy Gospel.

Therefore we beseech him to grant us true repentance and his

Holy Spirit, that those things may please him which we do on

this day, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure

and holy, so that at the last we may come to his eternal joy;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Source | Book of Common Prayer - Formatted | Click here