"Be Merciful, O Lord...."

Even as it's crept up quick and early this year, with Ash Wednesday upon us, away we go....(Text/translation.)To one and all, every blessing of these 40 Days, especially to those of us who tend to feel that we make a mess of the journey. And as it begins, given the chaos that comes with this most crowded church-day of the whole year, to everyone who'll be handling the crush everywhere you can think of over these hours to come, good luck and enjoy it.-30-