Third Sunday of Lent - Scrutinies

Today, and on the next two Sundays, our catechumens, now known as the Elect (or Chosen), who will receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist at the Easter Vigil, will participate in rites that are called the Scrutinies. These Scrutinies are occasions for the Elect to look closely at their lives and to ask God for the vision to see their sins and the desire to have God forgive them.