So that you may not appear to be fasting,Īnd your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you."Īfter the Homily, the Priest, standing with hands joined, says:ĭeum Patrem, fratres carissimi, suppliciter deprecemur, ut hos cineres, quos paenitentiae causa capitibus nostris imponimus, ubertate gratiae suae benedicere dignetur.ĭear brethren (brothers and sisters), let us humbly ask God our Father So that they may appear to others to be fasting.Īmen, I say to you, they have received their reward. Who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street cornersīut when you pray, go to your inner room,Ĭlose the door, and pray to your Father in secret. Otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.Īs the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streetsĭo not let your left hand know what your right is doing,Īnd your Father who sees in secret will repay you. "Take care not to perform righteous deeds Hodie, nolite obdurare corda vestra, sed vocem Domine audite.Ī reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 We appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.Īnd on the day of salvation I helped you. So that we might become the righteousness of God in him. Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.Ī reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 5:20-6:2įor our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin, In the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness (see 3a) Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. Then the L ORD was stirred to concern for his land Let the priests, the ministers of the L ORD, weep, Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,Ī reading from the Book of the Prophet Joel 2:12-18 We may be armed with weapons of self-restraint. So that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils, Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting The Penitential Act is omitted, and the Distribution of Ashes takes its place.Ĭoncede nobis, Domine, praesidia militiae christianae sanctis inchoare ieiuniis, ut, contra spiritales nequitias pugnaturi, continentiae muniamur auxiliis. You overlook people's sins, to bring them to repentance,Īnd you spare them, for you are the Lord our God. Misereris omnium, Domine, et nihil odisti eorum quae fecisti, dissimulans peccata hominum propter paenitentiam et parcens illis, quia tu es Dominus Deus noster. Introductory Rites and Liturgy of the Word Sunday (the Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities, and Feasts are exceptions to this rule. Musical instruments is allowed only so as to support the singing. During Lent, it is not permitted to decorate the altar with flowers, and the use of Over the People indicated for each day may appropriately be used.Ĥ. On weekdays of Lent, at the end of Mass and before the final blessing, the Prayer
Take place, especially in the form of the penitential celebrations given in the Romanģ. At these gatherings, instead of Mass, some celebration of the Word of God may also The Kyrie, he says the Collect of the Mass, and then continues the Mass in the usual way.Ģ. Afterwards, omitting the Introductory Rites and, if appropriate, When the procession reaches the church, the Priest venerates the altar and, ifĪppopriate, incenses it. Or the Founder Saint and to the Saints of the local Church may be inserted at the Then the procession makes its way to the church in which Mass will beĬelebrated and meanwhile the Litany of the Saints is sung. Suitable place other than in the church to which the procession will head.Īfter greeting the people, the Priest says a Collect of the mystery of the Holy CrossĬhurch, especially the local Church, or one of the Prayers over If a procession precedes a Mass celebrated for such a gathering, according toĬircumstances and local conditions, the faithful gather at a smaller church or some other
Mor- frequently visited places of pilgrimage in the diocese. Such gatherings of the faithful can take place, especially with the chief Pastor of theĭiocese presiding, on Sundays or on other more convenient days during the week, eitherĪt the tombs of the Saints, or in the principal churches or shrines of a city, or even in the In larger towns and cities, in a way best suited to individual places. It is strongly recommended that the tradition of gathering the local Church after theįashion of the Roman stations be kept and promoted, especially during Lent and at least
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