1st Sunday of Lent, Year B

Entrance

• Again we keep this solemn fast—CWBII 285, G 487
• Bring us back to you, O Lord our God—CWB 629, CWBII 287
• Change our hearts (Cooney)—G 493, DD (OCP)
• Forty days and forty nights—CWBII 288, G 483
• May this Lenten discipline—CWB 746, CWBII 295
• Praise to the Lord, the Almighty—AOV2 132, CWB 792, CWBII 586, G 616, GA 421
• The glory of these forty days—CWB 825, CWBII 301, G 481
• Tree of life (Haugen)—CWBII 300, G 475, GA 307

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

• Psalm 24 (25): Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth (Heagney)—CWB 209

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 Trusting Psalm—AOV1 115, CWBII 293, GA 455
• God of Abraham—AOV1 137, GA 306
• God of mercy and compassion—CWB 692, CWBII 290, GA 302
• Hosea (Come back to me)—AOV1 30, CWB 715, G 484, GA 213
• I will choose Christ—AOVNG 76, G 802
• O breathe on me, O breath of God—CWB 758, CWBII 564, G 902, GA 432
• Servant Song—AOV2 169, CWBII 461, G 751, GA 487

Communion

• Be with me, Lord (Haugen)—CWB 627, CWBII 286, G 65, GA 53
• Bread of life, hope of the world—AOV1 164, CWBII 459, GA 199
• Eat this bread (Taizé)—AOV1 125, CWBII 484, G 941, GA 205
• Grant to us, O Lord—CWB 698, CWBII 291, GA 303
• Return to God—CWBII 298, G 478, GA 304

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

• Be not afraid (Dufford)—AOV1 114, CWBII 653, G 683, GA 449
• Beyond the days (Manalo)—DD (OCP)
• From ashes to the living font—CWBII 289, G 474
• In every age—AOVNG 77, G 716, DD (OCP)
• On eagle’s wings—AOV1 153, CWBII 654, G 691, GA 452

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)
• O God, our help in ages past—AOV1 175, CWB 767, CWBII 568, G 688, GA 459
• Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour—AOV1 28, CWBII 587, G 596, GA 407
• Though the mountains may fall—AOV1 182, G 689, GA 453