NOTE: The Lectionary includes this rubric: "If the blessing and distribution of ashes takes place outside Mass, it is appropriate that the Liturgy of the Word precede it, using texts assigned to the Mass of Ash Wednesday."
Joel 2:12-18. In response to a current calamity, the prophet calls for an act of communal repentance. This reading describes the ritual act itself as well as the prophet's sense, in the final verse, that the Lord will hear the people's prayer.
The great "penitential psalm" that becomes the church's Lenten prayer. Consider not only using a memorable setting of this psalm but also encouraging the parish staff to have copies of the text of the psalm available for personal prayer during Lent and for use by those preparing for sacramental reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:20–6:2. Writing to his favorite community—and also the community that seemed to have the most problem with internal divisions—Paul calls on the Corinthians to become Christ to one another by taking on the very mission that Jesus accomplished, becoming reconcilers for each other just as Jesus has reconciled humanity and God.
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. Alms, prayer, and fasting are the three traditional actions for this season of repentance. When he discusses these activities, Jesus proposes that they be undertaken seriously and with no attempt to promote one's own piety.
- Opening: Save Us, O Lord (CC-339)
- Ps: Ps 51: Be Merciful, O Lord (Haugen) ( See sheet)
- Ashes: Ashes(CC-248)
- Offertory: Hosea(CC-341)
- Com 1: We are one Body ( SS-165 )
- Com 2: Turn to Me ( CC-252 )
- Closing: We are called ( CC-511 )
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