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PREL
UD
E: L
argo
by
Viv
aldi
CO
NFE
SSIO
N A
ND
AB
SOLU
TIO
N
In th
e na
me
of th
e Fa
ther
and
of t
he S
on a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
Am
en
Let u
s mak
e co
nfes
sion
to G
od.
Alm
ight
y G
od, m
erci
ful F
athe
r:
I, a
trou
bled
and
pen
itent
sinn
er, c
onfe
ss to
you
all m
y sin
s and
iniq
uitie
s with
whi
ch I
have
offe
nded
you
and
for
whi
ch I
just
ly d
eser
ve y
our
puni
shm
ent.
But I
am
sorr
y fo
r th
em, a
nd r
epen
t of t
hem
,
and
pray
for y
our
boun
dles
s mer
cy.
For
the
sake
of t
he su
fferi
ng a
nd d
eath
of y
our
Son,
Jes
us C
hrist
,
be g
raci
ous a
nd m
erci
ful t
o m
e, a
poo
r sin
ful b
eing
;
forg
ive
my
sins,
gi
ve m
e yo
ur H
oly
Spir
it fo
r th
e am
endm
ent o
f my
sinfu
l life
,
and
brin
g m
e to
life
eve
rlas
ting.
Am
en
Alm
ight
y G
od, i
n hi
s mer
cy, h
as g
iven
his
Son
to d
ie fo
r us a
nd, f
or h
is
sake
, for
give
s us a
ll ou
r sin
s. Th
roug
h hi
s Hol
y Sp
irit h
e cl
eans
es u
s an
d gi
ves u
s pow
er to
pro
clai
m th
e m
ight
y de
eds o
f God
who
cal
led
us
out o
f dar
knes
s int
o th
e sp
lend
or o
f his
ligh
t. A
s a c
alle
d an
d or
dain
ed
min
iste
r of t
he C
hurc
h of
Chr
ist,
and
by h
is a
utho
rity,
I th
eref
ore
decl
are
to y
ou th
e en
tire
forg
iven
ess o
f all
your
sins
, in
the
nam
e of
the
Fath
er, a
nd o
f the
+ S
on, a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
A
men
HY
MN
: “W
hat F
east
of L
ove”
vs 1
,2,3
WO
V
3
TH
E FI
RST
REA
DIN
G
Exod
us 2
4:3-
11
3 M
oses
cam
e an
d to
ld th
e pe
ople
all
the
wor
ds o
f the
LO
RD
and
all
the
ordi
nanc
es; a
nd a
ll th
e pe
ople
ans
wer
ed w
ith o
ne v
oice
, and
sai
d, “
All
the
wor
ds t
hat
the
LOR
D h
as s
poke
n w
e w
ill d
o.”
4 A
nd M
oses
wro
te
dow
n al
l the
wor
ds o
f the
LO
RD
. He
rose
ear
ly in
the
mor
ning
, and
bui
lt an
alta
r at
the
foo
t of
the
mou
ntai
n, a
nd s
et u
p tw
elve
pill
ars,
corr
espo
ndin
g to
the
twel
ve tr
ibes
of I
srae
l. 5 H
e se
nt y
oung
men
of t
he
4
peop
le o
f Is
rael
, w
ho o
ffer
ed b
urnt
off
erin
gs a
nd s
acrif
iced
oxe
n as
of
ferin
gs o
f wel
l-bei
ng to
the
LOR
D. 6
Mos
es to
ok h
alf o
f the
blo
od a
nd
put i
t in
basi
ns, a
nd h
alf o
f the
blo
od h
e da
shed
aga
inst
the
alta
r. 7 Th
en
he to
ok th
e boo
k of
the c
oven
ant,
and
read
it in
the h
earin
g of
the p
eopl
e;
and
they
said
, “A
ll th
at th
e LO
RD
has
spok
en w
e w
ill d
o, a
nd w
e w
ill b
e ob
edie
nt.”
8 M
oses
took
the
bloo
d an
d da
shed
it o
n th
e pe
ople
, and
said
, “S
ee t
he b
lood
of
the
cove
nant
tha
t th
e LO
RD
has
mad
e w
ith y
ou i
n ac
cord
ance
with
all
thes
e w
ords
.”
9 Th
en M
oses
and
Aar
on, N
adab
, and
Abi
hu, a
nd s
even
ty o
f the
eld
ers
of Is
rael
wen
t up,
10 an
d th
ey sa
w th
e G
od o
f Isr
ael.
Und
er h
is fe
et th
ere
was
som
ethi
ng li
ke a
pav
emen
t of s
apph
ire s
tone
, lik
e th
e ve
ry h
eave
n fo
r cle
arne
ss. 11
God
did
not
lay
his h
and
on th
e ch
ief m
en o
f the
peo
ple
of Is
rael
; als
o th
ey b
ehel
d G
od, a
nd th
ey a
te a
nd d
rank
. TH
E PS
ALM
Psal
m 1
16:1
0-16
10H
ow sh
all I
repa
y th
e LO
RD
fo
r all
the
good
thin
gs h
e ha
s don
e fo
r me?
11I w
ill li
ft up
the
cup
of sa
lvat
ion
an
d ca
ll up
on th
e na
me
of th
e LO
RD
.
12I w
ill fu
lfill
my
vow
s to
the
LOR
D
in th
e pr
esen
ce o
f all
his p
eopl
e.
13
Prec
ious
in th
e sig
ht o
f the
LO
RD
is
the
deat
h of
his
serv
ants
.
14O
LO
RD
, I a
m y
our s
erva
nt;
I am
you
r ser
vant
and
the
child
of y
our h
andm
aid;
yo
u ha
ve fr
eed
me
from
my
bond
s.
15I w
ill o
ffer y
ou th
e sa
crifi
ce o
f tha
nksg
ivin
g
an
d ca
ll up
on th
e na
me
of th
e LO
RD
.
16I w
ill fu
lfill
my
vow
s to
the
LOR
D
in th
e pr
esen
ce o
f all
his p
eopl
e.
THE
SEC
ON
D R
EAD
ING
1
Cor
inth
ians
10:
16-2
1 16
The
cup
of b
less
ing
that
we
bles
s, is
it n
ot a
sha
ring
in th
e bl
ood
of
Chr
ist?
The
bre
ad t
hat
we
brea
k, i
s it
not
a sh
arin
g in
the
bod
y of
C
hris
t? 17
Bec
ause
ther
e is
one
bre
ad, w
e w
ho a
re m
any
are
one
body
, fo
r we
all p
arta
ke o
f the
one
bre
ad. 18
Con
side
r the
peo
ple
of Is
rael
; are
no
t tho
se w
ho e
at th
e sa
crifi
ces p
artn
ers i
n th
e al
tar?
19 W
hat d
o I i
mpl
y th
en?
That
foo
d sa
crifi
ced
to i
dols
is
anyt
hing
, or
tha
t an
ido
l is
an
ythi
ng?
20 N
o, I
im
ply
that
wha
t pa
gans
sac
rific
e, t
hey
sacr
ifice
to
dem
ons
and
not
to G
od.
I do
not
wan
t yo
u to
be
partn
ers
with
de
mon
s. 21
You
can
not d
rink
the
cup
of th
e Lo
rd a
nd th
e cu
p of
dem
ons.
You
can
not p
arta
ke o
f the
tabl
e of
the
Lord
and
the
tabl
e of
dem
ons.
THE
GO
SPEL
Luk
e 10
:25-
37
5
25 Ju
st th
en a
law
yer
stoo
d up
to te
st J
esus
. “Te
ache
r,” h
e sa
id, “
wha
t m
ust I
do
to in
herit
ete
rnal
life
?” 26
He
said
to h
im, “
Wha
t is
writ
ten
in
the
law
? W
hat d
o yo
u re
ad th
ere?
” 27
He
answ
ered
, “Y
ou s
hall
love
the
Lord
you
r God
with
all
your
hea
rt, a
nd w
ith a
ll yo
ur s
oul,
and
with
all
your
st
reng
th,
and
with
al
l yo
ur
min
d;
and
your
ne
ighb
or
as
your
self.
” 28
And
he
said
to h
im, “
You
hav
e gi
ven
the
right
ans
wer
; do
this
, and
you
will
live
.”
29 B
ut w
antin
g to
jus
tify
him
self,
he
aske
d Je
sus,
“And
who
is
my
neig
hbor
?” 30
Jesu
s rep
lied,
“A
man
was
goi
ng d
own
from
Jeru
sale
m to
Je
richo
, and
fell
into
the
hand
s of
robb
ers,
who
stri
pped
him
, bea
t him
, an
d w
ent a
way
, lea
ving
him
hal
f de
ad. 31
Now
by
chan
ce a
prie
st w
as
goin
g do
wn
that
road
; and
whe
n he
saw
him
, he
pass
ed b
y on
the
othe
r si
de. 32
So li
kew
ise
a Le
vite
, whe
n he
cam
e to
the
plac
e an
d sa
w h
im,
pass
ed b
y on
the o
ther
side
. 33 B
ut a
Sam
arita
n w
hile
trav
elin
g ca
me n
ear
him
; and
whe
n he
saw
him
, he
was
mov
ed w
ith p
ity. 34
He
wen
t to
him
an
d ba
ndag
ed h
is w
ound
s, ha
ving
pou
red
oil a
nd w
ine
on th
em. T
hen
he
put h
im o
n hi
s ow
n an
imal
, bro
ught
him
to
an in
n, a
nd to
ok c
are
of
him
. 35 Th
e nex
t day
he t
ook
out t
wo
dena
rii, g
ave t
hem
to th
e inn
keep
er,
and
said
, ‘Ta
ke c
are
of h
im; a
nd w
hen
I co
me
back
, I w
ill r
epay
you
w
hate
ver m
ore
you
spen
d.’ 36
Whi
ch o
f the
se th
ree,
do
you
thin
k, w
as a
ne
ighb
or to
the
man
who
fell
into
the
hand
s of t
he ro
bber
s?”
37 H
e sa
id,
“The
one
who
sho
wed
him
mer
cy.”
Jes
us s
aid
to h
im,
“Go
and
do
likew
ise.
”
HY
MN
: “O
ne T
here
Is, a
bove
All
Oth
ers”
vs 1
,2,3
LB
W
6
THE
SER
MO
N
H
YM
N: “
It H
appe
ned
on T
hat F
atef
ul N
ight
” vs
1,2
,3,4
7
TH
E O
FFER
ING
8 IN
STR
UC
TIO
N
In th
is L
ente
n se
ason
we
have
hea
rd o
ur L
ord’
s ca
ll to
inte
nsify
our
st
rugg
le a
gain
st s
in, d
eath
, and
the
dev
il –
all
that
kee
ps u
s fr
om
lovi
ng G
od a
nd e
ach
othe
r. Th
is is
the
stru
ggle
to w
hich
we
wer
e co
mm
itted
at B
aptis
m; G
od’s
forg
iven
ess a
nd th
e po
wer
of h
is S
pirit
to
am
end
our
lives
con
tinue
with
us
beca
use
of h
is lo
ve f
or u
s in
Je
sus,
our S
avio
r. W
e w
ho r
ecei
ve G
od’s
love
in J
esus
Chr
ist a
re c
alle
d to
love
one
an
othe
r, to
be
serv
ants
to e
ach
othe
r as J
esus
bec
ame
our s
erva
nt.
THE
PRA
YER
OF
THE
DA
Y
Hol
y G
od, s
ourc
e of
all
love
, on
the
nigh
t of h
is b
etra
yal,
Jesu
s gav
e hi
s di
scip
les
a ne
w c
omm
andm
ent:
To lo
ve o
ne a
noth
er a
s he
had
love
d th
em.
By
your
Hol
y Sp
irit
writ
e th
is c
omm
andm
ent
in o
ur h
earts
; th
roug
h yo
ur S
on, J
esus
Chr
ist o
ur L
ord,
who
live
s and
reig
ns w
ith y
ou
and
the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
one
God
, now
and
fore
ver.
A
men
TH
E LO
RD
’S P
RA
YER
Our
Fat
her,
who
art
in h
eave
n,
hallo
wed
be
thy
nam
e,
thy
king
dom
com
e,
thy
will
be
done
,
on e
arth
as i
t is i
n he
aven
.
Giv
e us
this
day
our
daily
bre
ad;
an
d fo
rgiv
e us o
ur tr
espa
sses
,
as
we
forg
ive
thos
e
w
ho tr
espa
ss a
gain
st u
s;
an
d le
ad u
s not
into
tem
ptat
ion,
bu
t del
iver
us f
rom
evi
l.
For
thin
e is
the
king
dom
,
an
d th
e po
wer
, and
the
glor
y,
fore
ver
and
ever
. Am
en
THE
BEN
EDIC
TIO
N
STR
IPPI
NG
OF
THE
ALT
AR
Sile
nce
