INTROIT. Ego clamavi. Ps. 17.
I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me: incline thine ear unto me, and hearken unto my words: keep me, O Lord, as the apple of an eye : hide me under the shadow of thy wings. Ps. ibid. Hear the right, O Lord: consider my complaint. v. Glory be.

COLLECT.
ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, we beseech thee graciously to hearken unto our prayers that we may obtain of thy great goodness the gift of continence unto our salvation. Through.

Seasonal Prayers as on Ash Wednesday.

LESSON. 2 Kings 4:1-7
1 IN those days: a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

GRADUAL. Ps. 19. who can tell how oft he offendeth: O cleanse thou me from my secret faults. V. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence.

GOSPEL. St. Matthew 18:15-22
15 AT that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass: I shall not die but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

SECRET.
We beseech thee,O Lord, that this Sacrament may effectually accomplish in us the work of our redemption : that we, being delivered from the lusts of the flesh, may attain to thy gift of everlasting salvation. Through.

COMMUNION. Ps. 15. Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? Or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing that is right.

POSTCOMMUNION.
O Lord, who hast vouchsafed to purge us by these holy mysteries: grant, we beseech thee, that we may obtain of thy mercy pardon and grace. Through.

Over the people. Let us pray. Bow down before the lord.

COLLECT.
We pray thee, O Lord, defend us with thy mighty succour: and preserve us evermore against all the assaults of iniquity. Through.