Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
First Reading
Joel 2:12-18
Return to the Lord for he is merciful.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 51:3-6b,12-14,17
Create a clean heart in us, O God, and be merciful.
Second Reading
2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2
Be reconciled to God; now is the day of salvation.
Gospel Reading
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
Jesus teaches that almsgiving, prayer, and fasting should be done in secret.
