2nd of Lent

Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

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 BCP 1979

Invitatory

You who fear the Lord, praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him!
Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted,
Neither has he hidden his face from him;
but when he cried to him, he heard.
My praise of you comes in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
The humble shall eat and be satisfied.
They shall praise the Lord who seek after him.
Let your hearts live forever.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord.
All the nations shall worship before you.
For the kingdom is the Lord’s.
He is the ruler over the nations.
They shall come and shall declare his righteousness
to a people not yet born.
— Psalm 22:23-28, 31†

Cruciform

The Lord appeared to Abram and said: “I am God Almighty.
Walk before me and be blameless.
I will make my covenant between me and you,
and will multiply you exceedingly.”
— Genesis 17:1a-2

Weeks

“Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me.
— Mark 8:34b

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

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it;
and whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it.”
— Mark 8:35

I will establish my covenant between me and you
and your offspring after you
throughout their generations
for an everlasting covenant,
to be a God to you
and to your offspring after you.
— Genesis 17:7

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 BCP 1979

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.