Q: At all our Masses this weekend the pastor said we were skipping the 1st reading, psalm w/response, 2nd reading and Gospel acclamation. After the collect we would go straight to the Gospel. I googled to find the option for this but had no luck. Do you know where I would find the instructions for this “pastoral option”?
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A: You’ll find that option in the lectionary, in the comments just before the first reading on Palm Sunday, lectionary number 38ABC.