Ash Wednesday Liturgy 2022

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the creator gifted us with this land that we are blessed to share and care for together the calgary catholic school district and holy name school acknowledge that the land we gather on mokinstus is the ancestral territory of the sikh sakai sitapi the siksika kainai pigani and amskapi pigani we acknowledged all the treaty 7 signatories including the tsutina people as well as the irarhay nakota nations bearspaw chinooky and wesley this land is also the home of the metis nation region 3 and all others who call this place home hello everyone and welcome thank you for joining us for our ash wednesday celebration um thank you for joining us whether you're joining us in the classroom or at home this marks a very special time as we're entering into our lenten journey together we have a wonderful little liturgy presented prepared for you today that you'll see some readers from madame chantal's grade 3 class as well as some of the kindergarten afternoon kindergarten students so thank you for joining us once again and please enjoy our opening hymn [Music] [Music] christ in me arise and despair all the darkness christ in me arise with your power and your strength christ in me pour out your blessing and healing christ in me arise and i shall rise with you [Music] be now my vision open these eyes showing me all that i must see onward to the kingdom you are the way arise in me and i shall rise with you christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness christ in me arise with your power and your strength christ in me pour out your blessing and healing christ in me arise and i shall rise with you be now my footsteps leading the way taking me where i must go onward to the kingdom you are the way arise in me and i shall rise with you christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness christ in me arise with your power and your strength christ in me pour out your blessing and healing christ in me arise and i shall rise with you you know my heart and you know my ways you formed me in my mother's womb i live and move in you my whole being thrives in you [Music] christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness christ in me arise with your power and your strength christ in me pour out your blessing and healing christ in me arise and i shall rise with you [Music] in the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit amen gathered in god's merciful love we acknowledge our need to return to god with whole hearts let us pray oh lord as we begin our lenten journey help us to turn away from doing wrong and to live lives of holiness through our lord jesus christ your son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit one god forever and ever amen a reading from the book of the prophet joel 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 anger and bounding in steadfast love and relents from punishing who knows whether the lord will not turn and relent and leave a blessing behind him and grain offering and drink offering to be president to the lord your god below the trumpet in zion sanctify a fast call the solemn assembly gather the people sanctify the congregation assemble the aged gather the children even infants at the best let a let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride who cannot be between the vestible and the altar that let the priests and the ministers of the lord weep let them say spare your people o lord and do not make your heritage a monocry why should it be said among the peoples where is there a god then the lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people the word of the lord thanks be to god be merciful o lord for we have sinned right you are kind god please have pity on me you are always merciful please wipe away my sins wash me clean from all my sign and guilt be merciful o lord for we have sinned create peter fought me make me faithful again don't chase me away from you or take your holy spirit away from me make me as happy as you did when you saved me make me want to obey help me to speak and i will praise you lord be merciful o lord for we have signed sinned 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 so so that in christ we might become the righteousness of god as we walk together with him we urge you to to wait we urge you also not to accept the grace of god in vain for the lord says at an acceptable time i have listened to you and on a day of salvation i have helped you see now is the acceptable time see now's the day of salvation the world what the word of the lord thinks thanks be to god [Music] praise to you lord jesus christ king of endless glory praise to you lord jesus christ king of endless glory [Music] if today you hear his voice heart and not your hearts praise to you lord jesus christ king of landless glory [Music] a reading from the holy gospel according to matthew glory to you oh lord jesus said to his disciples when you do good deeds don't try to show off if you do you won't get a reward from your father in heaven when you give to the poor don't try don't blow a loud horn that is what the show-offs do in the meeting places and on the street corners because they're always looking for praise i promise you that they already have their reward when you give to the poor don't let anyone know about it then the gift will be given in secret your father already knows what is done in secret and he will reward you when you pray don't be like those show-offs and who love to stand up and pray in the meeting places and on the three corners they do this just to look good i promise you that they already have their reward when you pray go into a room alone and close the door pray to your father in private he knows what is done in private and will reward you when you go without eating don't try to look gloomy as though show-offs do when they go without eating i promise you that they already have their reward instead comb your hair wash your face then others won't know what is what you were going then others won't know that you were going without eating but your father sees what is done in private and he will reward you the gospel of the lord praise to you lord jesus christ in today's second reading saint paul draws our attention to the role of an ambassador typically an ambassador is a person who has been set sent out as an official representative of a country or state to a foreign country when they speak or act they do so on behalf of the nation or government they represent rather than on behalf of themselves their goal is to maintain positive relations and good will between countries they may also be sent to promote a specific activity or industry such as peace or trade canada has a long list of ambassadors to other countries and international organizations we have als we have canadian space ambassadors whose responsibility is to share the knowledge and passion about space st paul reminds the corinthians as well as each of us that we are ambassadors for christ since god is making his his appeal through us by virtue of our baptism we are official representatives of christ to everyone we encounter in our lives that means that when we speak or act we represent not ourselves but christ and are to speak and act with the same mind and heart of christ we are to be compassionate merciful understanding generous kind and loving that others may know and experience god's own compassion mercy understanding generosity kindness and love we know however that we often fail to think act and speak as authentic representatives of christ that our hardened hearts and sinful ways often lead us to fall short of being good disciples instead we speak and act out of our own self-interest we lose our temper and hold grudges we are disobedient and disrespectful we gossip and we do not keep confidences we are insincere in our dealings with others and do not always take responsibility for our wrongdoings we are greedy selfish and sometimes indifferent we are proud and self-righteous and so forth clearly these are not the ways of god thankfully god doesn't turn away from us in these situations instead he invites us to turn to him each time we fail he invites us to change our ways and our hearts and to turn to him with fasting weeping and mourning he reminds us that he is always ready to welcome us back for he is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love he wants us to help change our ways that we might become faithful ambassadors of christ during the lenten season each of us is called to a dedicated period of repentance and conversion through discipline such as prayer fasting and almsgiving if we have been putting it off saint paul reminds us that now is the acceptable time now is the time to strive to walk more carefully on the path of discipleship now is the time to be more faithful to prayer and to listen as god speaks to our hearts now is the time to immerse ourselves in in and pay closer attention to god's word now is the time to live with hope now is the time to make sacrifices motivated by our love for god and to strive to be more charitable in our words and our actions now is the time to say no to our selfish desires and to the things that prevent us from loving god and our neighbor as we embark on our lenten journey let us make let us make this moment the acceptable time to repent and pray for the grace to be transformed into more authentic ambassadors for christ that others may come to know and love god and that we might live for the praise and glory of his name as a symbol of our willingness to turn to god with deep trust i invite you to come forward to receive ashes in your classrooms your teachers have been provided a little container with holy ashes that they will they will circulate and provide to you what they will do is they'll provide they'll put a little sprinkle of ashes on the crown of your head if you're willing to receive and they will utter the phrase repent and believe in the gospel repent and believe in the gospel amen if you are receiving you're asked to say amen and during this time there will be some music played in the presentation when you have completed please jump ahead to the next portion of our liturgy [Music] when i'm found in the desert [Music] you pour out [Music] still i will say blessed be the name of the lord blessed be your name bless it be the name of the lord bless it be a glorious [Music] it should be blessed [Music] [Music] [Music] turn back to place when the darkness closes in lord still i will say blessed be the name of the lord bless it be the name of the lord bless it be a glorious [Music] [Music] you give and take away [Music] you give and take away my heart will choose to say lord bless it be take away my heart [Music] [Music] blessed be the name of god [Music] blessed be a glorious name the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want [Music] he lets me rest an open field so green he leads me to the quiet streams he gives me strength and guides me in his ways he renews his promises each day the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want he is my god shepherd and my king and in my fear he offers the peace i will not be afraid you will protect me i'll be saved the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want the lord is my shepherd there is nothing i shall want [Music] i shall [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] i [Music] to see [Music] is [Music] the [Music] [Applause] [Music] only [Music] i want to see you [Music] so [Music] mindful of our sins we pray for a clean heart for pope francis and all the members of the church that they may live as an better for christ and mirror god's forgiveness we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for all believers that say me after god's called for conversion and repentance we pray to the lord lord hear our reply for citizens for citizens of every nation that they may work tired tirelessly for justice and peace we pray to the lord lord hear our prayer for our efforts for our community we may of life and mercy mercy two votes two those indeed in need which pray to the lord lord hear our prayer lord hearker lord hear our prayer lord hear our prayer for catholic education that our catholic schools may be strengthened by god's grace inspired by the holy spirit and encouraged by the example of christ jesus we pray to the lord lord hear our prayers for our amendments for of our faith of our faith kim kimity [Music] that we that we may grow in faith in faith and love activities and disciplines and disciplines we for the needs for the needs of those who have asked for our prayers we pray to the lord lord hear our prayers marked with the ashes of repentance we turn to you god of mercy hear our prayers and show us your ways of love and truth through christ our lord amen at the savior's command and formed by divine teaching we dare to say our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil let us offer one another a sign of christ peace simply turn to your neighbor and offer them the sign of peace and a simple bow let us pray lord god may our lenten penance give you glory and bring us your protection and mercy through christ our lord amen may almighty god bless us in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit amen please enjoy our closing hymn [Music] of the lord of sea and sky i have heard my people cry o who dwell in dark and sin my hand will [Music] the save of night i will make the darkness whom shall i say here i am is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] if i will hold your people in my home [Music] pain [Music] [Music] i will break the hearts of stone give them hearts forever [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] if i will [Music] oh [Music] [Music] endlessly i am lord is [Music] you calling in [Music] i will go if you lead me [Music] thank you for joining us for our ash wednesday celebration today the grade three class readers and the kindergarten afternoon class readers were fantastic weren't they uh we want i thank you again for joining us as we begin our lenten journey here in 2022 and it's certainly a wonderful opportunity to rebuild our relationship not only with god but with each other so thank you once again we look forward to seeing you here in the school and throughout our journey and throughout the rest of the school year so may god may almighty god bless you have a wonderful day

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Length: 38min 36sec (2316 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 02 2022