Ash Wednesday
5:30 PM
Remember, O man, that dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
The choir and priests process in silence to begin this Liturgy. After the choir sings the Introit and the Rector says the Collect of the Day, the Liturgy of the Word proceeds with the reading of lessons, the singing of the psalm and a hymn, and a sermon.
Then, the Rector invites us to an Observance of a Holy Lent and blesses the ashes. As the choir sings the Miserere, the members of the congregation come forward to receive ashes on their foreheads.
After ashes have been imposed, together we confess our sins and share the peace. The priests then walk up from the chancel to the High Altar for the Liturgy of the Eucharist, which proceeds like most Choral Eucharists at Saint Thomas. All baptized Christians are invited to come to the altar rail and receive the Sacrament to begin this most holy of seasons.
| Celebrant | The Rector |
| Preacher | The Rector |
| Deacon | Fr. Spurlock |
| Subdeacon | Fr. Daniels |
| Sung by | The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys |
| Introit | Hide not thou thy face, Richard Farrant (c.1525–1580) |
| The Liturgy of the Word | |
| Lesson | Isaiah 58:1-12 |
| Psalm | 103:8-14 |
| Epistle | 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 |
| Hymn | O for a closer walk with God -- CAITHNESS |
| Gospel | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 |
| Miserere mei, Deus | Gregorio Allegri (c. 1582-1652) |
| The Liturgy of the Eucharist | |
| Service | Missa XVIII - Deus genitor alme |
| Hymn | Forty days and forty nights -- AUS DER TIEFE RUFE ICH |
| Anthem | Emendemus in melius, William Byrd (c.1540-1623) |
