13 An excerpt from the reading of the Mass of the day may be said by a child. 24 Tomorrow, let’s go to: Page 98 in 2021, 2024, 2027 & 2030. Page 100 in 2022, 2025 & 2028. SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY INTERCESSIONS R/ Lord, hear our prayer. • For all Christians, that they will get up and follow Jesus at his invitation. R/ • For all priests and religious who have left everything in order to consecrate themselves to Jesus: that their lives will be a sign of the presence of God in the world. R/ • For each one of us, that through our daily activities we will always serve the Lord. R/ • For my own personal intentions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. R/ Let Us Pray “Our Father...” “Hail Mary...” In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. My small step toward Easter through alms Today, I will stop myself from thinking unkind thoughts and criticizing others. As it did with Levi, the call of Jesus has the strength to change hearts. Trusting Jesus to help me, I will be extra kind to others and look for the good in them! A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And leaving everything behind, [the tax collector] got up and followed him. (Luke 5:27-28) Throughout Lent we make efforts to turn our hearts to Jesus. But the purpose of Lent is not these efforts themselves: it is in the encounter with Jesus that will change our lives as it transformed the existence of Levi. Because Jesus comes to us! We will recall this on the evening of Holy Thursday, when we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist: Jesus offers himself to mankind in the bread and wine. To live a sincere Lent is to prepare ourselves to answer the call of Christ who came to us: “Come, follow me.” Today, we will hear the story of an impressive conversion. It is the story of a man who, on a simple word of Jesus, got up to follow him, never to leave him. When God invites himself into our lives, he completely transforms us, because he is perfect Love. To meet him is to pass from night to light; it is to find a happiness that we will never lose. Remember that you are in the presence of the Lord: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Saturday after Ash Wednesday If you are sharing this prayer time with others, first decide together which readings each of you will say aloud. You’ll find an introduction (said by a child) and an illustration of the reading of the day. In the name of the Father… will be said by an adult. A comment (may be said by an adult) to help explain the reading of the day. There are four prayers of intercession (each participant can say one), for others and for yourself. The fourth one invites you to add your own intention, personalizing your prayer. The refrain will be said all together. The words of the Our Father and Hail Mary are on pages 14 and 15. They will be said all together. Jesus will tell you what page to go to the next day, when it’s not the following one. Each day, an effort, a small step toward Easter, will be proposed to you: prayer, fasting, or almsgiving.
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