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The First Day of Lent: Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

The First Day of Lent: Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Imposition of Ashes and the Holy Eucharist, Rite II. The preacher was the Rev. Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan, Associate Rector; the Rev. Cameron J. Soulis, Senior Associate Rector, the Rev. Geoffrey S. Royce, Deacon, assisting. Musical Notes: As early as the fourth century Christians set aside for special observance the forty days that precede Easter (excluding Sundays), using this time as a period of preparation for Holy Baptism, to be administered at the Easter Vigil. The English word for this season probably comes from the German word Lenz, meaning spring. As the Prayer Book “Invitation to a Holy Lent” reminds us, this season has traditionally been a period of “prayer, fasting, and self-denial,” a time in which to reaffirm our commitment to the Christian life. Liturgically, the season is marked by the suppression of our most joyful liturgical expressions, and by a somewhat starker liturgical and musical environment. This prevails even on the Sundays that punctuate Lent, when the Gloria in excelsis and the word “Alleluia” are expunged from our liturgies, returning in the jubilation of the Easter Vigil. The color of hangings changes to purple, a color traditionally associated with penitence. Some of the liturgical changes during this season include the opening of the eleven o’clock service on the First Sunday of Lent with the Great Litany, and the beginning of other Sunday morning services in the remainder of this season with the Penitential Order (an effective way of bringing the season’s emphasis on penitence to the fore). Further, we will use Eucharistic Prayer A and the less-often-used post-Communion prayer printed on page 366 through these weeks. Musically, we shift to the ancient sound of Plainsong for several portions of the liturgy—the Gradual Psalm, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei (and, on Sundays, the Kyrie eleison). We also change the hymn at the Offertory: stanzas borrowed from two Lenten hymns by Gregory the Great (a sixth-century Pope whose name is at the root of the term “Gregorian” Chant) replace the traditional Doxology, and are sung to Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s stirring tune, Hereford. Visit our website at http://www.calvarypgh.org Download the bulletin for this service at https://www.calvarypgh.org/bulletins-... Visit our YouTube page where you will find an archive of our services, sermons, and classes at    / @calvaryepiscopalchurchpitt207