Ash Wednesday Masses
Ash Wednesday Masses will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting that marks the beginning on Lent. While it is not a Holy Day of Obligation, Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass. To best accommodate our parishioners, several Masses will be held during the day.
Mass Schedule
6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, & 7:00 PM (Spanish)
Ash Wednesday, Explained…
Fasting and Abstinance
Catholic adults are obligated to fast on Ash Wednesday. That means one full meal or two smaller meals. For more details and information from the Code of Canon Law (the laws of the Catholic Church), please click here. The link will take you to an article on EWTN’s website.
Ash Wednesday Music
During the Penitential Season of Lent, we will be singing the Latin chants for the Holy, Holy, Holy; Memorial Acclamation; Amen; and Lamb of God. If you want to familiarize yourself with the music, click here.
| Introductory Rites | |||
| Entrance Chant | Ashes (Conry, Tom) BB18-115 | ||
| Liturgy of the Word | |||
| First Reading | Joel 2:12-18 | ||
| Responsorial Psalm | Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17 | ||
| Responsorial Psalm Setting | http://www.ccwatershed.org/media/pdfs/10/11/05/08-19-57_0.pdf | ||
| Second Reading | 2 Corinthians 5:20 – 6:2 | ||
| Gospel Acclamation | See Psalm 95:8 | ||
| Gospel Acclamation Setting | http://www.ccwatershed.org/media/pdfs/11/02/25/01-31-25_0.pdf | ||
| Gospel | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 | ||
| Blessing and Distribution of Ashes | |||
| Song for the Giving of Ashes | Ashes BB18-115/ Turn to Me BB18-661/ Give Me Jesus BB18-676 | ||
| Liturgy of the Eucharist | |||
| Presentation and Preparation of the Gifts | You Alone (Liles, Dwight; Hart, Sarah) BB18-664 | ||
| Preface Dialogue Setting | Preface Dialogue (Chant) BB18-8 | ||
| Holy, Holy, Holy Setting | Holy (Chant) BB18-9 | ||
| Mystery of Faith Setting | We Proclaim Your Death (Chant) BB18-10 | ||
| Communion Rite | |||
| Lord’s Prayer Setting | Lord’s Prayer (Chant) BB18-13 | ||
| Lamb of God Setting | Lamb of God (Chant) BB18-14 | ||
| Communion Chant | Ubi Caritas (Rosania, Laurence) BB18-480 | ||
| Communion Chant 2 | Now We Remain (Haas, David) SS1-158 BB18-508 GC-694 GC2-696 | ||
| Concluding Rites | |||
| Sending Forth | Be Thou My Vision (SLANE) BB18-397 | ||