“There is JOY in Lent!” Hebrews 12:2 & Luke 15:22 & 24
ESV — Laetare. Isaiah 66:10 & Psalm 122:1
“Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her;
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
GRADUAL Heb. 12:2
O come, let us fix our eyes on Jesus,*
the founder and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy that was set before him endured the
cross, despising the shame,
and is seated at the right hand of the throne of
God
VERSE Luke 15:22a, 24a
The father said to his servants,… “This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.”
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Your mercies are new every morning; and though we deserve only punishment,You receive us as Your children and provide for all our needs of body and soul.
Grant that we may heartily acknowledge Your merciful goodness,
give thanks for all Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen