HAVE MERCY ON US O LORD FOR WE HAVE SINNED

ASH WEDNESDAY Universalis

Be reconciled to God

First Reading Joel 2:12-18 Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn

‘Now, now – it is the Lord who speaks – come back to me with all your heart, fasting, weeping, mourning.’ Let your hearts be broken, not your garments torn, turn to the Lord your God again, for he is all tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness, and ready to relent. Who knows if he will not turn again, will not relent, will not leave a blessing as he passes, oblation and libation for the Lord your God?

Sound the trumpet in Zion! Order a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly, call the people together, summon the community, assemble the elders, gather the children, even the infants at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his bedroom and the bride her alcove. Between vestibule and altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, lament.

Let them say, ‘Spare your people, Lord! Do not make your heritage a thing of shame, a byword for the nations. Why should it be said among the nations, “Where is their God?”’ Then the Lord, jealous on behalf of his land, took pity on his people.

Responsorial Psalm: Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we have sinned

Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Be reconciled to God

We are ambassadors for Christ; it is as though God were appealing through us, and the appeal that we make in Christ’s name is: be reconciled to God. For our sake God made the sinless one into sin, so that in him we might become the goodness of God. As his fellow workers, we beg you once again not to neglect the grace of God that you have received. For he says: At the favourable time, I have listened to you; on the day of salvation I came to your help. Well, now is the favourable time; this is the day of salvation.

Gospel Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

Your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be careful not to parade your good deeds before men to attract their notice; by doing this you will lose all reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give alms, do not have it trumpeted before you; this is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win men’s admiration. I tell you solemnly, they have had their reward. But when you give alms, your left hand must not know what your right is doing; your almsgiving must be secret, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you. CDR

‘And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites: they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at the street corners for people to see them; I tell you solemnly, they have had their reward. But when you pray, go to your private room and, when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in that secret place, and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you.

‘When you fast do not put on a gloomy look as the hypocrites do: they pull long faces to let men know they are fasting. I tell you solemnly, they have had their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that no one will know you are fasting except your Father who sees all that is done in secret; and your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you.’

My God my Father in heaven, have mercy on me for I have sinned against you. Father you are full of mercy and compassion I come to you in a broken heart I am truly sorry for my sins. Father I know you are rich in mercy. Father you are gracious. Lord you are compassionate; slow to anger. Relent Father, turn your eyes of mercy towards me. Today is the favorable time, I come to you my God, my Father. Psalm 51

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Be with me Lord in my Lenten journey. May your Spirit abide in me. I come to you in my secret place, my heart yearns for you. May my actions be pleasing to God. Transform me, make me follow your steps.

Pray the Holy Rosary: Ave Maria. Hail Mary Full of grace. Remember the Stations of the Cross.

Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels and Saints pray for me. My Patron Saint pray for me. My Angel Guardian pray for me. Guide me, direct me.

We are dust, and dust shall we return. Make me humble God my Father. Teach me the number of my days that I may apply wisdom in all my actions.

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