Entrance Antiphon
You are merciful to all, O Lord, and despise nothing that you have made. You overlook people’s sins, to bring them to repentance, and you spare them, for you are the Lord our God.

The Collect
Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting this campaign of Christian service, so that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils, we may be armed with weapons of self-restraint. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

The Readings
Joel 2:12-18
Psalm 51:3-6, 12-14, 17
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Prayer after Communion
May the Sacrament we have received sustain us, O Lord, that our Lenten fast may be pleasing to you and be for us a healing remedy. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Entrance Antiphon
Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.

The Collect
O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are just and true, grant that we may be so fashioned by your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

The Readings
Sirach 15:15-20
Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34
1 Corinthians 2:6-10
Matthew 5:17-37

Prayer after Communion
Having fed upon these heavenly delights, we pray, O Lord, so that we may always long for that food by which we truly live. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Entrance Antiphon 
O come, let us worship God 
and bow low before the God who made us, 
for he is the Lord our God. 

The Collect 
Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, 
that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, 
they may be defended always by your protection. 
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, 
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
God, for ever and ever. 
Amen. 

The Readings 
Isaiah 58:6-10  
Psalm 112:4-9 
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 
Matthew 5:13-16 

Prayer after Communion  
O God, who have willed that we be partakers 
in the one Bread and the one Cup, 
grant us, we pray, so to live 
that, made one in Christ, 
we may joyfully bear fruit 
for the salvation of the world. 
Through Christ our Lord. 
Amen.