WHAT IS LENT?
Lent is a 40-day Christian solemn season of prayer, fasting, and self-denial, starting on Ash Wednesday and leading to Easter. It commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness. It is a time for reflection, repentance, and preparation for the celebration of Jesus' resurrection.
THE ANGELUS
℣. The Angel of the Lord, brought tidings unto Mary.
℟. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
℣. Hail May, full of Grace the Lord be with thee, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray four our sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
℣. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
℟. Be it done unto me according to thy Word.
℣. Hail May, full of Grace the Lord be with thee, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray four our sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
℣. (Genuflect) And the word was made flesh.
℟. And dwelt among us.
℣. Hail May, full of Grace the Lord be with thee, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
℟. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray four our sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
℣. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O LORD, Thy grace into our hearts; that, we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.