March 13th - Lent Week 2

<p>Liturgy for The Second Week of Lent</p><h3>Opening Scripture:</h3><p>To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him. - <i>Daniel 9:9</i></p><p> </p><h3>Confession: *</h3><p><i>Let us take a moment to confess our sins</i></p><p>Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. <i>Amen.</i></p><p><i>May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, through Jesus Christ our Lord, and strengthen us to live in the power of the Holy Spirit, all our days. Amen.</i><br /><br /> </p><h3>The Invitatory:</h3><p>O Lord, open our lips; <strong>and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.</strong></p><p>O God, make speed to save us; <strong>O Lord, make haste to help us</strong></p><p>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;</p><p><strong>as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.</strong><i> <strong>Amen.</strong></i></p><p>Praise the Lord: <strong>The Lord’s Name be praised.</strong></p><h3>Venite <i>(O Come)</i></h3><p><i>The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: <strong>O come, let us adore him.</strong></i></p><p> </p><p><strong>O come, let us sing unto the Lord; *</strong></p><p><strong>let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.</strong></p><p><strong>Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *</strong></p><p><strong>and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.</strong></p><p><strong>For the Lord is a great God *</strong></p><p><strong>and a great King above all gods.</strong></p><p><strong>In his hand are all the depths of the earth, *</strong></p><p><strong>and the heights of the hills are his also.</strong></p><p><strong>The se