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Ash Wednesday of Wednesday February 14, 2024

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(Wisdom 11.24, 25, 27)
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.
 

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

Wednesday February 14, 2024 Other dates
First reading

Joel 2.12-18

Even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to...

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Psalm

Psalm 51

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. R. For I know my transgressions, and my...

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Second reading

2 Corinthians 5.20 – 6.2

Brothers and sisters: We are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake God made Christ to be sin who knew no sin,...

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Gospel

Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18

Jesus said to the disciples: “Beware of practising your piety before people in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet...

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A clean heart

Today we are invited to allow the ashes that we receive to serve as a kind of alarm bell, reminding us of the shortness and preciousness of life, of the great sacrifice that Jesus made for us, and of the...

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