Scriptures and Prayer for Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent

Old Testament: Song of the Three Young Men 2–4,11–20a

Psalter: Psalm 25:3–10

Gospel: Matthew 18:21–35
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O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear us; and grant that we, to whom you have given a fervent desire to pray, may, by your mighty aid, be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.