Scott comes to you live from Jerusalem while Tim is (still) in Hingham for this special Holy Week episode of Monday Madness. The Supreme Executive Committee is not kidding when they refer to the "Lent Madness GLOBAL viewing public."

This week, in the last in-season Monday Madness of the 2017 season, Tim and Scott discuss the match-ups of the Faithful Four. They also point out that this Wednesday's championship match comes on a day with a special name: Spy Wednesday. How will you know why it's called Spy Wednesday? The SEC gives you a hint (written on the bottom of the screen when you watch) of where you can get the answer.

Of course it wouldn't be a complete episode without a plug for the Lentorium. You might also like to follow Scott's time in Jerusalem for Holy Week via Twitter. You can also follow Tim's quest to write 17 sermons and produce a multi-volume set of bulletins on his Twitter. Finally, we hope you'll take a moment to learn about the work of St. George's College in Jerusalem, which was kind enough not to kick Scott off their roof while he was recording this week's edition.

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Tim and Scott preview what's coming with the Elate Eight, also known as the Round of the Saintly Kitsch. Some people, whom we call Kitsch Kranks, are unable to enjoy the humor of this round. For this reason, the Supreme Executive Committee has given the Lent Madness Shema, the two great rules of the Saintly Smackdown that we especially need to hear at this point in the competition.

Twitter celebrity George T. Dog (@georgetdog) makes a brief cameo, and viewers will be delighted to know he's named after the first-ever Golden Halo winner, George Herbert, who claimed the crown in 2010. But that's not the only cameo. Tim went on a field trip to Boston College High School, and the seventh-grade class from BC High take up an important role in this week's action-packed episode.

If seeing selections from the SEC's kitsch collection makes you envious, remember you can buy your own kitsch in the Lentorium.

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Finally, you are about to accomplish something this week. That's right, thanks to Tim and Scott, you can soon check "watched Monday Madness" off your list.

This week's episode reveals a previously secret Monday Madness miracle. Little did you know: every single action-packed episode is a sign of...something. Also in this week's installment, Scott demonstrates pro-level segue, and Tim does math. And would it be a complete episode without product placement? Order your 2016 Silver Halo Winner Julian of Norwich Soup Mug today!

You're always going on about the latest teevee shows on your Facebook, so do make sure you tell all your Facebook friends how much you love Monday Madness.

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Today's episode of Monday Madness features the Supreme Executive Committee answering viewer mail, questions asked by you, the Lent Madness global viewing public. Tim and Scott also give some advice on what to do when your saint isn't winning (without getting yourself banished into the outer darkness). And, of course, Tim shows off his Dietrich Bonhoeffer 2016 Golden Halo winning mug. Would it be a Monday Madness without product placement?

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Sorry for the delay in posting this week's video. We're blaming hackers from an Easter website trying to control Lent. Anyway, this week, Tim and Scott celebrate the success of the saintly smackdown in the first full week of this year's competition. They also give shout outs to several churches who are fully enmeshed in the Madness.

Keep leaving comments, and remember that you can submit questions to the Supreme Executive Committee to be answered "live" "on the air" on next week's "high quality" and "action-packed" episode of Monday Madness. Leave a comment on Facebook, tweet at us, or send your question--written in pencil--on a $20 bill.

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Yes, we know you've been refreshing your web browser ALL DAY hoping to watch the latest edition of Monday Madness. And finally your diligent efforts have been rewarded! Because right this very moment you can watch Tim and Scott wax eloquent-ish on the final edition of Monday Madness before the start of Lent Madness 2017.

In this epic episode, you'll learn the two (or three) methods for submitting viewer mail to the Supreme Executive Committee. They'll be answering a question or two from the Lent Madness global viewing public in subsequent installments of Monday Madness.

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This week, Lent Madness spans the globe as Tim and Scott come to you "live" from Cincinnati and Cape Town. Every episode of Monday Madness is always an adventure, and this one is no exception. Celebrity Blogger Week and SEC Day are among the important topics of this show.

Remember, there's not much more time to get your Saintly Scorecards (individual or bulk) or giant bracket posters. By the way, the bracket posters have been discounted to a close-out special price! Supplies are limited! If you don't want to buy anything, you can study on your own and then print out your own bracket to fill out.

We want to give a few shout outs to places that are featuring Lent Madness.

• Grow Christians wrote about us, and we think they're a swell way to bring your faith into your home.
• The entire state of New Jersey gets plaudits due to an article on MyCentralJersey.com featuring Celebrity Blogger Neva Rae Fox.
• We were featured as a Lenten resource by Anglicans Online.
• St. Peter's in St. Louis, MO clearly has purple fever.
• We think maybe the entire state of South Carolina could have a Lent Madness smackdown, as both the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and Diocese of South Carolina love the madness.
• St. Stephen's in Monett, MO shows how it's done with a widget on the home page.
• St. Martin in-the-Fields in Keller, TX might want us to sing, "The halos at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas."

If you have a website, we expect that you've already put a Lent Madness widget on your home page? If not, this is a great way to get Jesus and/or the SEC to love you more. And make sure you follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

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Tim and Scott are back! Join the self-appointed Supreme Executive Committee for the first pre-season episode of Monday Madness for Lent Madness 2017. In this week's edition, Tim and Scott explain why some people might draw hope and inspiration from the "saintly smackdown," even in a world filled with serious problems. They also highlight the must-have penitential add-ons needed to achieve maximum Lenten fulfillment in 2017 (spoiler alert: the Lentorium is involved).

If you want your own copy of the 2017 Saintly Scorecard, they're just three bucks in the Lentorium. But the real bargains kick in when you buy them in bundles of ten. One or two bundles reduce the individual price of scorecards to two bucks. Buy three or more bundles (that's 30 scorecards) and the Scorecards are only a dollar. It's insane. But in a good way.

You can also buy your very own bracket poster suitable for framing, gifting, or venerating. Those are only $11.

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