Week One
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
LENT
Family
Prayers
F FRIDAY ✝
WEEK ONE
amily prayer is a great way to
nurture your family’s faith.   All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Take a few minutes each evening of
Lent, before the family retires,
to gather together to spend time in prayer.  yoke; sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering
Light a candle. Designate someone
to be the “Reader,” and offer
the prayer for the day.
Then rest in God’s loving embrace.
MONDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
ASH WEDNESDAY ✝
WEEK ONE
Reader: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Reader: “Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness;
in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.”
Psalm 51:3
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
THURSDAY ✝
WEEK ONE
Reader: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Reader: Jesus said, “If anyone wishes to come after
me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily
and follow me.” Luke 9:23
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Reader: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Reader: “This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of
the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every
the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked
when you see them, and not turning your back on your
own.” Isaiah 58:6-7
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
SATURDAY ✝
WEEK ONE
Reader: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Reader: “Jesus said to him, ʻFollow me.ʼ And leaving
everything behind, he got up and followed him.”
Luke 5:27b-28
All: Lord, lay your healing hand upon me.
Week Two
SUNDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from
the Jordan and was lead by the Spirit into the desert for
forty days, to be tempted by the devil.” Luke 4:1-2
All: God, in you I put my trust.
MONDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “He said to them, ʻBut who do you say that I
am?ʼ Simon Peter said in reply, ʻYou are the Messiah,
the Son of the Living God.ʼ” Matthew 16:15-16
All: God, in you I put my trust.
TUESDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “Though the mountains leave their place
and the hills be shaken, My love shall never leave
you.” Isaiah 55:10
All: God, in you I put my trust.
WEDNESDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “Wash away all my guilt; from my sin
cleanse me.” Psalm 51:4
All: God, in you I put my trust.
THURSDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; knock and the door will be opened to
you.” Matthew 7:7
All: God, in you I put my trust.
FRIDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “I wait with longing for the Lord, my soul
waits for his word.” Psalm 130:5
All: God, in you I put my trust.
SATURDAY ✝
WEEK TWO
Reader: God, in you I put my trust.
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Reader: “But I say to you, love your enemies and
pray for those who persecute you.” Matthew 5:44
All: God, in you I put my trust.
Week Three
SUNDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “While he was praying his face changed in
appearance and his clothing became dazzling white.”
Luke 9:29
All: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.” Luke 6:37
All: God, how great is your love for us.
TUESDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “The greatest among you must be your
servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled;
but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Matthew 23:11-12
All: God, how great is your love for us.
WEDNESDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “The Son of Man did not come to be
served but to serve and to give his life as a
ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28
All: God, how great is your love for us.
THURSDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose hope is the Lord.” Jeremiah 17:7
All: God, how great is your love for us.
FRIDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his
name; make known among the peoples his
deeds!” Psalm 105:1
All: God, how great is your love for us.
SATURDAY ✝
WEEK THREE
Reader: God, how great is your love for us.
All: God, how great is your love for us.
Reader: “Bless the Lord, my soul; all my being,
bless his holy name!” Psalm 103:1
All: God, how great is your love for us.

Week Four
SUNDAY ✝
WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your
ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty
again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will
never thirst; the water I shall give will become in them a
spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
MONDAY ✝
WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “As the deer longs for streams of water, so my
soul longs for you, O God.” Psalm 42:2
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
TUESDAY ✝
WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “ʻLord, if my brother sins against me, how
often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?ʼ
Jesus answered, ʻI say to you, not seven times but
seventy-seven times.ʼ” Matthew 18:22
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
WEDNESDAY
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WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “The Lord heals the brokenhearted, binds up
their wounds, numbers all the stars, calls each of them
by name.” Psalm 147:3-4
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
THURSDAY ✝
WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; cry out
to the rock of our salvation.” Psalm 95:1
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
FRIDAY ✝
WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “Which is the first of the commandments?
Jesus replied, ʻThe first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord
our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,
and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall
love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other
commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:28-31
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
SATURDAY ✝
WEEK FOUR
Reader: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Reader: “Let us strive to know the Lord; as certain as
the dawn is his coming, and his judgement shines forth
like the light of day! He will come to us like the rain,
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like the spring rain that waters the earth.” Hosea 6:3
All: Lord, you are near to us, and all your ways are true.
Week Five
SUNDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “One thing I do know is that I was blind and
now I see.” John 9:25
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
MONDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “O Lord, my God, I cried out to you and you
healed me.” Psalm 30:3
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
TUESDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “Jesus said to him, ʻRise, take up your mat,
and walk.ʼ Immediately the man became well, took up
his mat, and walked.” John 5:9
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
WEDNESDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “I will never forget you. See, upon the palms
of my hand I have written your name.” Isaiah 49:15-16
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
THURSDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “Remember me, Lord, as you favor your
people; come to me with your saving help.” Psalm 106:4
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
FRIDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “The angel said to Joseph, ʻShe will bear a
son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will
save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
SATURDAY ✝
WEEK FIVE
Reader: In the presence of the angels I will sing to
you, my God.
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Reader: “Lord, my God, in you I take refuge; rescue me;
save me from all who pursue me.” Psalm 7:2
All: In the presence of the angels I will sing to you, my God.
Week Six
SUNDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever
believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who
lives and believes in me will never die.” John 11:25-26
All: Lord, your love is without end.
MONDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “I am the light of the world. Whoever
follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have
the light of life.” John 8:12
All: Lord, your love is without end.
TUESDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry come
to you.” Psalm 102:2
All: Lord, your love is without end.
WEDNESDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “If you remain in my
word, you will truly be my
disciples, and you will know the
truth, and the truth will set you
free.” John 8:31-32
All: Lord, your love is without end.
THURSDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “Mary said, ʻBehold, I am the handmaid
of the Lord. May it be done to me according to
your word.ʼ” Luke 1:38
All: Lord, your love is without end.
FRIDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord, for he
has rescued the life of the poor from the power of
the wicked!” Jeremiah 20:13
All: Lord, your love is without end.
SATURDAY ✝
WEEK SIX
Reader: Lord, your love is without end.
All: Lord, your love is without end.
Reader: “My dwelling shall be with them; I will be
their God, and they shall be my people.”
Ezekiel 37:27
All: Lord, your love is without end.