Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2026
Lectionary: 219
Joel 2, 12-18
Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17
Poon, iyong kaawaan
kaming sa ‘yo’y nagsisuway.
2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Entrance Hymn:
Hosea (Come Back to Me)
Gregory Norbet
Verse 1:
Come back to me with all your heart.
Don't let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend, 'though straight and tall;
so must we to others' call.
Refrain:
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
Verse 2:
The wilderness will lead you
to your heart where I will speak.
Integrity and justice,
With tenderness, you shall know.
Refrain:
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
First Reading:
Joel 2, 12-18
Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
and return to the LORD, your God.
For gracious and merciful is he,
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
and relenting in punishment.
Perhaps he will again relent
and leave behind him a blessing,
Offerings and libations
for the LORD, your God.
Blow the trumpet in Zion!
proclaim a fast,
call an assembly;
Gather the people,
notify the congregation;
Assemble the elders,
gather the children
and the infants at the breast;
Let the bridegroom quit his room
and the bride her chamber.
Between the porch and the altar
let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep,
And say, "Spare, O LORD, your people,
and make not your heritage a reproach,
with the nations ruling over them!
Why should they say among the peoples,
'Where is their God?'"
Then the LORD was stirred to concern for his land
and took pity on his people.
Responsorial Psalm:
Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
"Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight."
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Give me back the joy of your salvation,
and a willing spirit sustain in me.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Second Reading:
2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2
Brothers and sisters:
We are ambassadors for Christ,
as if God were appealing through us.
We implore you on behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin,
so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Working together, then,
we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
For he says:
In an acceptable time I heard you,
and on the day of salvation I helped you.
Behold, now is a very acceptable time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.
Verse Before the Gospel
Psalm 95:8
"Glory to You, Word of God
Lord Jesus Christ"
Glory to You, Word of God
Lord Jesus Christ
If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts.
Glory to You, Word of God
Lord Jesus Christ
Glory to You, Word of God
Lord Jesus Christ
Gospel:
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Take care not to perform righteous deeds
in order that people may see them;
otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
When you give alms,
do not blow a trumpet before you,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets
to win the praise of others.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you give alms,
do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,
so that your almsgiving may be secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
"When you pray,
do not be like the hypocrites,
who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners
so that others may see them.
Amen, I say to you,
they have received their reward.
But when you pray, go to your inner room,
close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.
And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
"When you fast,
do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.
They neglect their appearance,
so that they may appear to others to be fasting.
Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.
But when you fast,
anoint your head and wash your face,
so that you may not appear to be fasting,
except to your Father who is hidden.
And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you."
Song for the Preparation of Gifts:
Lord, We Bring to You (Misa Delgado Book 7)
Lester Delgado
Verses:
Lord, we bring to You
The bread of life, we offer to You
Bless them with Your Spirit
And together we will eat it
Lord, we bring to You
The cup of joy, we offer them too
Bless them with your Spirit
And together we will drink it
Refrain:
We lift to You this sacrifice
We offer it for your glory
Transform them to Your body and blood
The source of our salvation
A symbol of Your love.
Holy:
Santo (Misa Antipona)
Eduardo Hontiveros
Santo, Santo, Santo
Panginoong Diyos ng mga hukbo
Napupuno ang langit at lupa
ng kadakilaan mo
Osana sa kaitaasan!
Pinagpala ang naparirito
sa Ngalan ng Panginoon
Osana sa kaitaasan!
Memorial Acclamation:
Si Kristo'y Namatay (Mass of Mercy & Compassion)
Manoling Francisco
Si Kristo'y namatay
Si Kristo'y nabuhay
Si Kristo'y babalik
sa wakas ng panahon!
Great Amen:
Dakilang Amen (Misa Pasyon)
Lemuel Asuncion
The Lord's Prayer:
Our Father (Light from Light)
Manoling Francisco
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
...
but deliver us, deliver us from evil.
Lamb of God:
Lamb of God (Light from Light)
Manoling Francisco
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy, have mercy on us. (2x)
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Grant us peace, grant us peace.
Communion:
Dunong ng Puso
Noel Jose Labendia
Koro:
Panginoon, sa puso ko'y ituro Mo
Dunong ng puso Mo
Berso 1:
Pusong dalisay, likhain Mo sa'kin
'Sang diwang matatag, sa puso ko'y ihain
Sa piling Mo, sa tuwina ako'y ilapit
Diwa Mong banal, huwag Mong ipagkait
Koro:
Panginoon, sa puso ko'y ituro Mo
Dunong ng puso Mo
Berso 2:
Puso'y gawaran ng kaligtasan
Patibayan sa akin, tapat na kalooban
Landas Mo ay aking ihahayag
May sala sa 'Yo ay mapapanatag
Koro:
Panginoon, sa puso ko'y ituro Mo
Dunong ng puso Mo
Berso 3:
Mag-alay man ako, susunuging handog
Sa 'Yong dambana'y 'di kalugod-lugod
Pusong nagsisisi tanging sapat sa 'Yo
Pusong nagmamahal, pusong laan sa 'Yo
Koro:
Panginoon, sa puso ko'y ituro Mo
Dunong ng puso Mo
Koda:
Dunong ng puso Mo
Communion:
Miserere
Jun-G Bargayo, SJ; Junjun Delmonte, SJ
Refrain: Solo
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offense.
Wash me, O God, from the stain of my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
Refrain: Choir
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offense.
Wash me, O God, from the stain of my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
Verse 1:
My offenses, truly I know them.
My sin is always before me.
Against You alone have I sinned.
What is evil in Your sight, I have done.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offense.
Wash me, O God, from the stain of my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
Verse 2:
Create in me a pure heart.
Put a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence
nor deprive me of Your spirit.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offense.
Wash me, O God, from the stain of my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
Verse 3:
Defend me, O God, my Savior.
My tongue shall sing out Your goodness.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim Your praise.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness.
In Your compassion, blot out my offense.
Wash me, O God, from the stain of my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
Anointing of the Ashes:
Ashes to Ashes
Dan Schutte
Chorus
Ashes to ashes, from dust unto dust
The cross on our forehead
Your promise, O God
Ready us to follow the way of your Son
To rise from these ashes
Redeemed in the fire of your love
Verse 1:
Sound the trumpet in Zion
Announce from the Lord
That the day of God's favor
Is ever close at hand
Chorus:
Ashes to ashes, from dust unto dust
The cross on our forehead
Your promise, O God
Ready us to follow the way of your Son
To rise from these ashes
Redeemed in the fire of your love
Verse 2:
Rend your hearts, not your garments
Return to the Lord
Who delights when we offer
A truly humble heart
Chorus:
Ashes to ashes, from dust unto dust
The cross on our forehead
Your promise, O God
Ready us to follow the way of your Son
To rise from these ashes
Redeemed in the fire of your love
Verse 3:
We have seen in the heavens
And held in our arms
What the hand of our Maker
Can fashion out of dust
Chorus:
Ashes to ashes, from dust unto dust
The cross on our forehead
Your promise, O God
Ready us to follow the way of your Son
To rise from these ashes
Redeemed in the fire of your love
Verse 4:
Let us fast from unkindness
and turn from our greed
giving bread to the hungry
and lifting up the poor
Chorus
Ashes to ashes, from dust unto dust
The cross on our forehead
Your promise, O God
Ready us to follow the way of your Son
To rise from these ashes
Redeemed in the fire of your love
Verse 5:
Though this life that we treasure
must fade like the grass
heaven's glory awaits those
who put their trust in God.
Chorus:
Ashes to ashes, from dust unto dust
The cross on our forehead
Your promise, O God
Ready us to follow the way of your Son
To rise from these ashes
Redeemed in the fire of your love
Recessional:
None
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