Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Blow the trumpet in Zion,
and sound an alarm in my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord comes,
for it is close at hand:
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness.
“Yet even now,” says the Lord, “turn to me with all your heart,
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
Tear your heart, and not your garments,
and turn to the Lord, your God;
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
Blow the trumpet in Zion!
Sanctify a fast.
Call a solemn assembly.
Gather the people.
Sanctify the assembly.
Assemble the elders.
Let the priests … weep between the porch and the altar,
and let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord.”
— Joel 2:1-2a, 12-13a, 15-16a, 17a†
Invitatory
Have mercy on me, God,
according to your loving kindness.
According to the multitude of your tender mercies,
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.
Cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions.
My sin is constantly before me.
Against you, and you only, I have sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so you may be proved right when you speak,
and justified when you judge.
Behold, I was born in iniquity.
My mother conceived me in sin.
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts.
You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean.
Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me.
— Psalm 51:1-7, 10
Cruciform
When you pray, do not be as the hypocrites,
for they love to stand and pray and be seen.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
When you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces.
For they disfigure their faces that they may be seen.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you are not seen by men.
And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
— Matthew 6:5, 16-18†
Weeks
At an acceptable time I listened to you.
In a day of salvation I helped you.
— 2 Corinthians 6:2
Following the seventh bead:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Dimissory
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
— from BCP1979
If a priest is present, s/he may offer the absolution. If not, the lay leader may pray for forgiveness using the words in parentheses.
(May) Almighty God have mercy on you (us), forgive you (us) all your (our) sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you (us) in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you (us) in eternal life. Amen.
— from BCP1979
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.