1st Sunday of Lent, Year A

Entrance

• Again we keep this solemn fast—CWBII 285, G 487
• Christ be near us—AOVNG 21
• Forty days and forty nights—CWBII 288, G 483
• From ashes to the living font—CWBII 289, G 474
• Gracious God (Manibusan)—DD (OCP)
• May this Lenten discipline—CWB 746, CWBII 295
• O Sun of Justice, Jesus Christ (morning hymn)—GA 2, CWBII 179
• Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour—AOV1 28, CWBII 587, G 596, GA 407
• The glory of these forty days—CWB 825, CWBII 301, G 481
• There’s a wideness in God’s mercy—CWB 838, CWBII 624, G 644

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Lent) 

• Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Gelineau)—G 53
• Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Haugen)—G 51
• Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Mews)—CWB 202
• Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (O’Brien)—CWBII 92
• Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Pishner)—G 52
• Psalm 50 (51): Be merciful, O Lord (Willcock)—GA 41, PFS 14
• Seasonal Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Carroll)—CWB 204
• Seasonal Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Gelineau)—GA 77
• Seasonal Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Haugen)—G 87
• Seasonal Psalm 129 (130): With the Lord there is mercy (Thomas)—GA 76

Gospel acclamation

Matthew 4:4

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!
No one lives on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

• A Generous Heart (de Silva)—DD (GIA)
• As the deer (Farrell)—DD (OCP)
• Be with me, Lord (Haugen)—CWB 627, CWBII 286, G 65, GA 53
• Psalm 41 (42): As the deer longs (Hurd)—GA 38, DD (OCP)
• Attende Domine/Hear us, almighty Lord—CWBII 292
• Create in me a clean heart, O God—CWBII 478
• Forgive our sins as we forgive—CWB 680, CWBII 120
• God of Abraham—AOV1 137, GA 306
• God is forgiveness (Taizé)—AOVNG 55, G 959
• Hosea (Come back to me)—AOV1 30, CWB 715, G 484, GA 213
• In every age—AOVNG 77, G 716, DD (OCP)
• Into the desert (Stephan/Hart)—DD (OCP)
• Tree of life (Haugen)—CWBII 300, G 475, GA 307
• Tree of life (Thompson)—AOVNG 138

Communion

• Be with me, Lord (Haugen)—CWB 627, CWBII 286, G 65, GA 53
• God of mercy (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
• Grant to us, O Lord—CWB 698, CWBII 291, GA 303
• Psalm 90 (91): Be with me, Lord (Willcock)—PFS 16
• Return to God—CWBII 298, G 478, GA 304
• Take, O take me as I am (Lenten Communion Rite)—DD (GIA)
• Unless a grain of wheat—AOV1 35, CWBII 635, G 783, GA 500

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

• Amazing grace—AOV1 29, CWBII 450, G 645, GA 437
• Beyond the days (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
• From ashes to the living font—CWBII 289, G 474
• I want to walk as a child of the light—CWBII 514, G 593

Sending forth

• A new heart for a new world (Create a new heart)—AOV1 158, CWBII 477, GA 438
• Go make a difference—AOVNG 52, DD (OCP)
• God of mercy and compassion—CWB 692, CWBII 290, GA 302
• May this Lenten discipline—CWB 746, CWBII 295
• O God, Creator of us all—CWBII 296
• Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour—AOV1 28, CWBII 587, G 596, GA 407
• There’s a wideness in God’s mercy—CWB 838, CWBII 624, G 644
• Though the mountains may fall—AOV1 182, G 689, GA 453