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For Watchfulness

Thou, who with thine own mouth hast told us that at midnight the bridegroom shall come: Grant that the cry, “The bridegroom cometh!” may sound evermore in our ears, that so we be never unprepared to meet him, or forgetful of the souls for whom he died, for whom we watch and pray. And save us, O Lord. Amen.

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The Feast of Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday opens Lent: forty days of fasting, penitence, and prayer, counted apart from the Sundays, in preparation for Easter. Where ashes are imposed, they are given as a sign of mortality and repentance, with the sentence spoken over Adam spoken again over each worshipper. The day commemorates no event. It begins a season.

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The Day’s Prayers

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Morning Prayer

Psalms 108, 110 · Genesis 44 · Matthew 4

Evening Prayer

Psalm 109 · Jeremiah 44 · 2 Corinthians 12:1–13

Midday

Psalm 119:73–104

Family Close of Day

Psalm 134 · Jeremiah 44 · 2 Corinthians 12:1–13

Ash Wednesday

Joel 2:1–2, 12–17 or Isaiah 58:1–12 · Psalm 103 or Psalm 103:8–14 · 2 Corinthians 5:20–6:10 · Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21