THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

Priory of the Holy SpiritBlackfriars, Oxford

El Greco - Cleansing of the Temple

Kyrie

Gospel Acclamation

First Reading

Psalm

Second Reading

Exodus 20:1-17

Psalm 18(19):8-11

1 Corinthians 1:22-25

A reading from the Book of Exodus

Response: You, Lord, have the message of eternal life

A reading from the First Letter to the Corinthians

From hidden faultscleanse me Lord: andfrom the insolent spareyour servant. Ps 18(19): 12-13

Gospel

John 2:13-25A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

1 God of mercy and compassion,Look with pity upon me,Father, let me call Thee Father,'Tis Thy child returns to Thee.

4 See our Saviour, bleeding, dying,On the cross of Calvary;To that cross my sins have nail'd Him,Yet He bleeds and dies for me.

2 By my sins I have deservedDeath and endless misery,Hell with all its pains and torments,And for all eternity.

3 By my sins I have abandonedRight and claim to heav'n above.Where the saints rejoice foreverIn a boundless sea of love.

Ref. Jesus, Lord, I ask for mercy;Let me not implore in vain;All my sins, I now detest them,Never will I sin again.

Offertory Hymn - God of Mercy and Compassion

Sanctus

Communion Hymn - Lord Jesus think on me

Agnus Dei

1 Lord Jesus, think on me,and purge away my sin;from earth-born passions set me free,and make me pure within.

2 Lord Jesus, think on me,with care and woe oppressed,let me Thy loving servant be,and taste Thy promised rest.

3 Lord Jesus, think on me,nor let me go astray;through darkness and perplexitypoint Thou the heav'nly way.

4 Lord Jesus, think on me,that, when the flood is past,I may eternal brightness see,and share Thy joy at last.