Leader: As we enter into this season of

Leader: As we enter into this season of Lent, we remember the words of your servant Paul, who said, “the wages of sin are death.”

People: Lord have mercy.

Leader: Even though we have been bought with the blood of Christ, we often turn away from you and towards our own wicked desires.

People: Lord have mercy.

Leader: As we prepare to receive ashes this day, remind us that we only have one life to live. Remind us of our baptism, where we turned…