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This Sunday's readings: 4th Sunday of Lent ALAS, we start sinning very soon. Even though one’s mother’s womb — unlike, say, Brighton at the weekend — does not offer a wide range of opportunities... Subscriber only	Next Sunday’s readings: 5th Sunday of Lent; Passiontide begins IN THE Cappella degli Scrovegni, the Arena Chapel, in Padua, there is a cycle of frescoes by the 14th-century Italian artist Giotto. Subscriber only	Being a cheerful giver THIS SERIES for Lent continues, looking at what the Church of England expects of its lay members (Faith, 8-22 February). It starts from the six rules... Subscriber only

The crowning with thorns The second sorrowful mystery, the scourging of Jesus, was about routine injustice and the banality of human cruelty. Subscriber only	Defrost the refrigerator WATER has always been short in the sertão, an area nearly four times the size of the UK Subscriber only

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