Ash Wednesday
by CCW | 18 February 2026 01:00
The collect for today, The First Day of Lent, commonly called Ash Wednesday, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Epistle: St James 4:6-11a[2]
The Gospel: St Matthew 6:16-21[3]
[4]Artwork: Alexander Popov, The Harlot Before Christ (Christ and the Sinner), 1879. Oil on canvas, National Art Museum of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
- The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#ashwednesday
- St James 4:6-11a: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james%204:6-11&version=ESVUK
- St Matthew 6:16-21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%206:16-21;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PopovA_ChristAndSinner.jpg
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