Forty days and forty nights
You were fasting in the wild;
Forty days and forty nights
Tempted, and yet undefiled.
Shall not we your sorrow share
And from worldly joys abstain,
Fasting with unceasing prayer,
Strong with you to suffer pain?
Then if Satan on us press,
Flesh or spirit to assail,
Victor in the wilderness,
Grant we may not faint nor fail!
So shall we have peace divine:
Holier gladness ours shall be;
Round us, too, shall angels shine,
Such as served you faithfully.
Keep, O keep us, Savior dear,
Ever constant by your side;
That with you we may appear
At th'eternal Eastertide.
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
Form A:
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Form B
PRIEST: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
PEOPLE: For we have sinned against you.
PRIEST: Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
PEOPLE: And grant us your salvation.
Form C
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Christ, have mercy.
PEOPLE: Christ, have mercy.
PRIEST: Lord, have mercy.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
In those days, God delivered all these commandments:
“I, the LORD, am your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
You shall not have other gods besides me.
You shall not carve idols for yourselves
in the shape of anything in the sky above
or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth;
you shall not bow down before them or worship them.
For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God,
inflicting punishment for their fathers’ wickedness
on the children of those who hate me,
down to the third and fourth generation;
but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation
on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain.
For the LORD will not leave unpunished
the one who takes his name in vain.
“Remember to keep holy the sabbath day.
Six days you may labor and do all your work,
but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God.
No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter,
or your male or female slave, or your beast,
or by the alien who lives with you.
In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth,
the sea and all that is in them;
but on the seventh day he rested.
That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
“Honor your father and your mother,
that you may have a long life in the land
which the LORD, your God, is giving you.
You shall not kill.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass,
nor anything else that belongs to him.”
The Word of the Lord
R: Thanks Be to God
R. Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.
Brothers and sisters:
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare his own Son
but handed him over for us all,
how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones?
It is God who acquits us, who will condemn?
Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised—
who also is at the right hand of God,
who indeed intercedes for us.
The Word of the Lord
R: Thanks be to God.
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.
PRIEST (OR DEACON): The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST (OR DEACON): A reading from the holy Gospel according to ....
PEOPLE: Glory to you, O Lord.
Since the Passover of the Jews was near,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,
as well as the money changers seated there.
He made a whip out of cords
and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,
and spilled the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables,
and to those who sold doves he said,
“Take these out of here,
and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,
Zeal for your house will consume me.
At this the Jews answered and said to him,
“What sign can you show us for doing this?”
Jesus answered and said to them,
“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”
The Jews said,
“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,
and you will raise it up in three days?”
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,
his disciples remembered that he had said this,
and they came to believe the Scripture
and the word Jesus had spoken.
While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,
many began to believe in his name
when they saw the signs he was doing.
But Jesus would not trust himself to them because he knew them all,
and did not need anyone to testify about human nature.
He himself understood it well.
This is the Gospel of the Lord
R: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard
What God has ready for those who love him;
Spirit of love, come give us the mind of Jesus,
Teach us the wisdom of God.
When pain and sorrow weigh us down,
Be near to us, O Lord.
Forgive the weakness of our faith,
And bear us up within your peaceful word
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard
What God has ready for those who love him;
Spirit of love, come give us the mind of Jesus,
Teach us the wisdom of God.
Our lives are but a single breath,
We flower and we fade,
Yet all our days are in your hands,
So we return in love what love has made.
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard
What God has ready for those who love him;
Spirit of love, come give us the mind of Jesus,
Teach us the wisdom of God.
To those who see with eyes of faith,
The Lord is ever near,
Reflected in the faces of all the poor and lowly of the world.
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard
What God has ready for those who love him;
Spirit of love, come give us the mind of Jesus,
Teach us the wisdom of God.
We sing a myst'ry from the past,
In halls where saints have trod,
Yet ever new the music rings
To Jesus, Living Song of God.
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard
What God has ready for those who love him;
Spirit of love, come give us the mind of Jesus,
Teach us the wisdom of God.
Invitation to Prayer
PRIEST: Pray, brethren that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
PEOPLE: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.
Preface Dialogue
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Lift up your hearts.
PEOPLE: We lift them up to the Lord.
PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
PEOPLE: It is right and just.
Preface Acclamation
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The Mystery of Faith
PRIEST: The mystery of faith.
PEOPLE: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
The Lord’s Prayer
PEOPLE: Our Father
Who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Your Kingdon come
Thy will be done
on Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil ...
PRIEST: ... Deliver us from all evil and grant us peace and unity in our days as we await the blessing coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
PEOPLE: For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours now and forever.
Sign of Peace
PRIEST: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Invitation to Communion
PRIEST: Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
ALL: Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
I will come to you in the silence
I will lift you from all your fear
You will hear my voice, I clim you as my choice,
Be still and know I am here.
I am hope for all who are hopeless
I am eyes for all who long to see
In the shadows of the night,
I will be your light
Come and rest in me.
Do not be afraid, I am with you.
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will lead you home.
I love you and you are mine.
I am strength for all the despairing
Healing for the ones who dwell in shame
All the blind will see, the lame will all run free
and all will know my name.
Do not be afraid, I am with you.
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will lead you home.
I love you and you are mine.
I am the Word that leads all to freedom
I am the peace the world cannot give
I will call your name, embracing all your pain
Stand up, no walk, and live!
Do not be afraid, I am with you.
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me, I will lead you home.
I love you and you are mine.
Concluding Rites
PRIEST: The Lord be with you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST (OR DEACON): Go forth, the Mass is ended.
OR Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
OR Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
OR Go in peace.
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God.
Again we keep this solemn fast
A gift of faith from ages past,
This Lent which bids us lovingly
To faith and hope and charity.
The law and prophets from of old
In figured ways this Lent foretold,
Which Christ, all ages’ Lord and Guide,
In these last days has sanctified.
More sparing, therefore, let us make
The words we speak, the food we take,
Our sleep, our laughter, ev’ry sense;
Learn peace through holy penitence.
Let us avoid each harmful way
That lures the careless mind astray;
By watchful prayer our spirits free
From scheming of the Enemy.
We pray, O blessed Three in One,
Our God while endless ages run,
That this, our Lent of forty days,
May bring us growth and give you praise.