{"id":8510,"date":"2011-03-23T09:04:33","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T15:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=8510"},"modified":"2011-03-23T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T15:04:33","slug":"lenten-scrutinies-and-some-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2011\/03\/23\/lenten-scrutinies-and-some-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenten Scrutinies &#8211; and some stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This coming Sunday, the Third Sunday of Lent, marks the first of three <a href=\"http:\/\/teamrcia.com\/2009\/03\/03\/a-brief-history-of-the-scrutinies-and-why-it-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\">scrutinies<\/a>, the prayers for the elect who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Chart-Baptisms-Received.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0is an interesting chart giving the numbers of adult baptisms and receptions into full communion in the U.S. Catholic Church for the past ten years. 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