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reading of the letter to the Hebrews
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Brothers remember the first days when
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just enlightened you endured long and
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painful struggles sometimes you were
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presented as a spectacle under insults
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tribulations at other times you showed
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solidarity with those who were treated
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in this way in fact you participated in
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the suffering of the prisoners and
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gladly accepted the confiscation of your
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property in the certainty of possessing
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better and more durable wealth therefore
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do not abandon your courage which
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deserves great reward in fact you need
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perseverance to fulfill God's Will and
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Achieve what he promised because it is
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still a short time and he who must come
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will come and will not delay my
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righteous one will live because of his
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faithfulness but if he weakens I will no
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longer find satisfaction action in him
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we are not deserters to pedition We Are
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Men of faith for the Salvation of the
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Soul word of the Lord thank
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Mark Glory To You
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Lord at that time Jesus said to the
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crowd the kingdom of God is like when
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someone scatters a seed on on the earth
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he goes to sleep and wakes up night and
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day and the seed germinates and grows
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but he does not know how this happens
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the Earth by itself produces the fruit
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first the leaves appear then the ear
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comes and finally the grains that fill
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the ear when the ears are ripe the man
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immediately puts in the sickle because
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the time of harvest has arrived and
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Jesus continued with what else can we
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compare the kingdom of God what parable
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will we use to represent it the kingdom
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of God is like a mustard seed which when
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sewn on the earth is the smallest of all
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the seeds on earth when it is sewn it
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grows and becomes larger than all
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vegetables and spreads branches so large
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that the birds of the air can shelter in
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its shade Jesus proclaimed the word
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using many parables like these as they
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could understand and he only spoke to
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them in Parables but when he was alone
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with the disciples he explained
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everything word of salvation
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Lord my dear Brothers and Sisters in
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Christ May the peace of God be with you
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all today we are invited to reflect on
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the greatness of faith and perseverance
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and to Marvel at the way God acts in our
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lives often in mysterious and Silent
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ways but always with a Divine Purpose I
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want to start with an image that perhaps
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a small Mustard Seed a grain so small
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that it may go unnoticed but when
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planted and cared for it grows into a
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robust tree Jesus in today's Gospel
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talks about the seed that grows in the
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field which despite starting out so tiny
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grows and becomes a great tree and so it
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is with the faith we have in our hearts
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it starts small like a mustard seed but
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over time it grows and transforms
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everything around us in the gospel of
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Mark Jesus teaches us to compare the
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kingdom of God to a seed that is sown in
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the earth he uses the parable to show us
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that the kingdom of God is not something
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that reveals itself immediately or
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visibly but is something that grows
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silently invisibly in the land of our
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hearts when we look at the world we
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often fail to notice the changes that
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are occurring within us but just like
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the seed that grows by itself without
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the sewer knowing how God's grace
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transforms us mold us making us more
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like Christ even when we cannot see this
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growth immediately there are times in
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our lives when it seems like our faith
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is small and weak like a mustard seed
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but it is exactly in these moments that
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we are called to trust in God's promise
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he will not abandon us the word of God
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does not return empty but fulfills the
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purpose for which it was sent we may not
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see the fruits immediately but God's
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work is being done within us the
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experience of faith is like like this
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it's not something that shows itself at
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the snap of a finger but it's something
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that grows silently invisibly often
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without us noticing perhaps when we look
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at our spiritual life we may feel that
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it is like a tiny seed that cannot
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expand we may even ask ourselves Lord
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when will my faith grow when will I be
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able to see the fruits of your kingdom
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in my life it's important to remember
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that even when we can't see God is at
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at many moments in our lives faith is
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tested the letter to the Hebrews in
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today's passage reminds us of this the
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author urges us to remember the early
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days when we welcome the word of God
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with joy but also face difficulties and
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persecution he reminds us that in the
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midst of Trials we must not lose
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confidence because perseverance is
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necessary so that after having done
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God's will we can achieve the promise
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sometimes the Christian Life can feel
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like a battlefield difficulties
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obstacles internal struggles external
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criticism can make us feel discouraged
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but the message of the letter to the
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Hebrews is clear let us not abandon our
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confidence which is great reward no
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matter how difficult the path is God is
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with us he never abandons us
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perseverance in faith trust in God is
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what leads us to achieve the promise of
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eternal life how how many of us when we
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Face difficulties feel tempted to give
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up to abandon our faith but perseverance
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is what gives us the strength to
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continue to move forward trusting that
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God is in control like the seed that
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grows silently and invisibly our faith
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also grows stronger through trials and
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it is in perseverance that we find true
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reward there is something extraordinary
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about the way God works in our lives he
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uses the small the insignificant to
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reveal feel his power faith for example
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May begin with a simple Yes to God a
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small step of trust but it is this small
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step that leads to great things don't
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underestimate the power of Faith even
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when it seems small it has the potential
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to move mountains to transform Hearts to
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change the course of history Jesus in
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His Infinite Wisdom tells us that the
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kingdom of God is like a mustard seed
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and he not only tells us about the
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growth of faith but also about the
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impact it can have when that little seed
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grows it provides shade shelter and even
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fruit this is also the faith that grows
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in our hearts it transforms us but it
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also transforms the world around us as
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Christians we are called to be like this
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tree that grows from a small seed we are
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called to be a refuge to offer shelter
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to those in need to welcome those who
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are in search of comfort and Solace our
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faith once cultivated ated must extend
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outside of us reaching others and
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bringing hope peace and joy in our daily
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lives we are called to so love peace and
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Justice sometimes the simple gesture of
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a smile a hug or a word of comfort can
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be a seed that over time will bear
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abundant fruit faith is not something we
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should keep just for ourselves but
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something that should overflow to those
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around us like the tree that grows from
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The Mustard Seed our faith must grow and
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spread its roots in the hearts of those
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we meet on our path brothers and sisters
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the kingdom of God is built with small
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gestures of love and kindness we must
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not underestimate the small Steps of
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Faith we take as God uses even the
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smallest gestures to perform great
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Miracles every time you choose to act
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kindly every time you choose to be
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faithful even in difficult times you are
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helping to build the kingdom of God just
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like the sewer who sews the seed in the
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soil and trusts in growth we must also
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trust in God's action in our lives even
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when we don't see the fruit immediately
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we know that he is working in US molding
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us into the image of his son and that in
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due time the fruit will appear in
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moments of difficulty in moments when
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our faith seems small remember the
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kingdom of God grows silently and God's
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promise never fails our perseverance in
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faith our trust in God is the key to
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spiritual growth and the realization of
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the promise of eternal life
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therefore brothers and sisters may we
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persevere in faith even in difficulties
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trusting that God is with us may we seow
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faith in our daily actions and look
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forward with hope to the growth of the
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kingdom of God both in our hearts and in
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the world around us don't underestimate
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the power of a small gesture of Faith
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Like a seed that grows the faith we have
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can transform the world Amen
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St Michael the Archangel defend Us in
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battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou oh Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
