4 At Masses where the Scrutinies are celebrated for those to be admitted to the Sacraments of Christian Initiation at the Easter Vigil, the readings from Year A are always used. The readings and prayers provided here are for the current Sunday (Year C). When the Entrance Chant is concluded, the Priest says: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The people reply: Amen. Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,/ and the love of God,/ and the communion of the Holy Spirit/ be with you all. And with your spirit. Penitential Act Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins,/ and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, And, striking their breast, they say: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; Then they continue: therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. May almighty God have mercy on us,/ forgive us our sins,/ and bring us to everlasting life. Amen. Kyrie, eleison Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. The Gloria is omitted during Lent. A parable is a very simple story that tells about daily life and that helps to explain complicated or invisible things. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable in which a fig tree doesn’t bear any fruit. He tells us this to make us understand that, like the gardener, he has lots of patience with us even though we don’t always bear fruit. Parable Sunday, March 23rd Third Sunday of Lent THIS WEEK’S SPOTLIGHT
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