223	VERSES BEFORE THE GOSPEL
	For Weekdays of Lent

1.	Psalm 51:12a, 14a

       A clean heart create for me, O God;
       give me back the joy of your salvation.

2.	See Psalm 95:8

       If today you hear his voice,
       harden not your hearts.

3.	Psalm 130:5, 7bc

       I hope in the LORD, I trust in his word;
       with him there is kindness and plenteous redemption.

4.	Ezekiel 18:31

       Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, says the Lord,
       and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit.

5.	Ezekiel 33:11

       I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord,
       but rather in his conversion, that he may live.

6.	Joel 2:12-13

       Even now, says the LORD,
       return to me with your whole heart;
       for I am gracious and merciful. 

7.	See Amos 5:14

       Seek good and not evil so that you may live,
       and the LORD will be with you.

8.	Matthew 4:4b

       One does not live on bread alone,
       but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

9.	Matthew 4:17

       Repent, says the Lord;
       the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.

10.	See Luke 8:15

       Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart
       and yield a harvest through perseverance.

11.	Luke 15:18

       I will get up and go to my father and shall say to him:
       Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

12.	John 3:16

       God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son,
       so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.

13.	See John 6:63c, 68c

       Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
       you have the words of everlasting life.

14.	John 8:12

       I am the light of the world, says the Lord;
       whoever follows me will have the light of life.

15.	John 11:25a, 26

       I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord;
       whoever believes in me will never die.

16.	2 Corinthians 6:2b

       Behold, now is a very acceptable time;
       behold, now is the day of salvation.

17.

       The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower;
       all who come to him will live for ever.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONS
	for Lent

1.	Glory and praise to you,
       Lord Jesus Christ!

2.	Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
       Wisdom of God the Father!

3.	Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ!

4.	Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
       Son of the living God!

5.	Praise and honor to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

6.	Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
       King of endless glory!

7.	Marvelous and great are your works, O Lord!

8.	Salvation, glory, and power to the Lord Jesus Christ!