Introit: “Rejoice, Jerusalem; and gather round, all you who love her; rejoice in gladness, after having been in sorrow; exult and be replenished with the consolation flowing from her motherly bosom. V. I rejoiced when it was said unto me: ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” (Is 66:10-11; Ps 121:1)
Processional From Ashes to the Living Font For five of the six weeks of Lent, we sing this hymn as we transition from preparation to celebration. The third stanza of this hymn changes with each week, reflecting this liturgical and spiritual journey. This week’s stanza is: The Son of Man is lifted up, The cross becomes our sign: You are God’s own beloved Son, The source of life divine. ~ Sofia and Margaret Psalm 137 R. Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you! By the streams of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. On the aspens of that land we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked of us the lyrics of our songs, and our despoilers urged us to be joyous: “Sing for us the songs of Zion!” How could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land? If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand be forgotten! May my tongue cleave to my palate if I remember you not, if I place not Jerusalem ahead of my joy. ~ Sofia and Margaret Offertory Antiphon: “Praise the Lord, for he is loving; sing in honor of his name, for he is gracious. He has accomplished whatever he resolved to do in heaven and on earth.” (Ps 134:3, 6) “By grace you have been saved through faith,” St. Paul tells us in our Second Reading today. It is by no merit of our own but through the love and mercy of God that we have come to be renewed and live in Christ. Then Let Us Glory in the Cross In this hymn, we thank Jesus for his sacrifice and ask Him for His blessing. “May God be merciful to us, Bless us, shine on us from above; Let all earth’s people know your ways, All nations know your saving love.” ~Sofia and Margaret Communion Antiphon: “Jerusalem, built as a city whose parts are bound firmly together! It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, to give thanks unto your name, O Lord.” (Ps 121:3-4) We rejoice today because of God’s love for us. Keeping our hearts fixed on heaven, may we join in the prayer of our Psalmist who says, “May my tongue cleave to my palate if I remember you not, if I place not Jerusalem ahead of my joy.” (Ps 137:6) Taste and See Grant, O Lord, that what we have taken with our mouth we may receive with a pure mind; and that from a temporal gift it may become for us an eternal remedy. ~Sofia and Margaret Recessional What Wondrous Love is This “What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul! ~ Sofia and Margaret
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