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reading of the Book of Job job took the
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floor and said I would like my words to
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be written and engraved in an
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inscription with an iron pointer and
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with lead stuck in the rock forever I
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know that my redeemer is alive and that
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finally he will stand on the dust and
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after they have destroyed this skin of
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mine in my flesh I will see God I myself
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will see him my eyes will Behold Him and
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not the eyes of others word of the Lord
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God reading of the first letter of St
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Paul to the Corinthians Brothers Christ
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rose from the dead as the first fruits
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of those who died indeed through a Man
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Came Death and it is also through a man
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that the resurrection of the Dead comes
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as in Adam all die so in Christ all will
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come to life again however each
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according to a specific order first
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Christ as first fruits then those who
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belong to Christ at the time of his
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coming next it will be the end when he
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hands over the kingship to God the
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Father for he must Reign until all his
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enemies are under his feet The Last
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Enemy to be destroyed is death in effect
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fact God has put everything under his
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feet but when he says everything is
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submitted it is clear that he who has
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submitted everything to Christ will be
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excluded from the submission and when
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all things are subjected to him then the
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son himself will submit to him who
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subjected all things to him so that God
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may be all in all word of the Lord thank
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proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Luke Glory To You
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Lord at that time Jesus said to his
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disciples may your waist be girded and
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the lamps burning be like men who are
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waiting for their Master to return from
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a wedding Feast to immediately open the
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door for him as soon as he arrives and
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knocks happy are the employes you find
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awake when you arrive truly I tell you
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he himself will GD himself and make them
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sit at the table and passing by will
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serve them and if he arrives at midnight
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or 3: in the morning they will be happy
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if he finds them but rest assured if the
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owner of the house knew when the thief
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would arrive he would not let him break
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into his house you too stay prepared
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because the son of man will arrive at
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the hour when you least expect it word
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of Salvation Glory To You Lord
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dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ I
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know that my redeemer lives this Cry of
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Hope Rising from job's torn heart Echoes
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through the centuries until it touches
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our hearts today imagine the scene a man
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who has lost everything his possessions
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his children his health sitting amid the
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ashes of his former life covered in
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wounds and yet able to Proclaim this
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unshakable truth the story of Job
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confronts us with the reality of human
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suffering in its rawest form it is not a
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theoretical distant suffering but a
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visceral pain that many of us know all
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too well who Among Us has not felt at
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some point like job who hasn't
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questioned on Dark Nights of Anguish why
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Lord but notice what job says I would
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that my words were written and engraved
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in bronze with an iron punch and that
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they were carved in rock with a chisel
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forever why this intense desire to
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record your words because he is about to
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make one of the most profound
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Declarations of faith in all of
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scripture I know that my redeemer lives
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and that at the last day he will stand
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upon the dust of the earth and when they
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have destroyed this skin of mine in my
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flesh I will see God what an
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extraordinary profession of faith in the
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midst of his deepest pain joh job clings
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not to explanations or
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justifications but to one person his
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living Redeemer this hope of job finds
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its full realization in our second
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reading where Paul presents Christ to us
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as the first fruits of those who have
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died Paul is not just talking about a
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vague hope or a philosophical concept he
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is proclaiming a historical fact that
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changes everything Christ has risen from
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the dead as in Adam all die so in Christ
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all shall live again what a powerful
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contrast death entered the world through
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one man but through another man Jesus
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Christ came the resurrection of the dead
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human history does not end in the grave
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the last word does not belong to death
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but to life Paul then presents us with a
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cosmic vision of God's plan Christ must
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Reign until all his enemies are put
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under his feet and The Last Enemy to be
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destroyed will be death imagine imagine
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that death itself which seems to have so
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much power over us which causes us so
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much fear and anxiety is destined to be
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destroyed and this is where our gospel
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today fits perfectly Jesus tells us be
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ready with your clothes fitted and your
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lamps burning this is not just a call to
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spiritual vigilance it is an invitation
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to live an active expectation of the
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coming of the Lord think of the servants
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in the parable wait waiting for their
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Master to return from the wedding Feast
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they don't know exactly when he will
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come but they keep their lamps burning
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their robes adjusted ready to open the
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door at the first ring this is the
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Christian stance in the world Vigilant
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expectant prepared but what does it mean
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to be truly prepared it's not just a
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matter of fear or anxiety about the
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future it is living each moment with the
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awareness that Our Redeemer Lives that
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death does not have the last word that
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we are destined for a glorious encounter
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with God this preparation manifests
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itself in small daily
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choices how we treat others how we use
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our time how we respond to difficulties
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Every Act of love every gesture of
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forgiveness every moment of patience and
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suffering is a light burning waiting for
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the Lord's return and here is the most
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surprising part of the parable when the
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master find his servants watching it is
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he who will will gir himself make them
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sit at the table and pass by and serve
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them what an extraordinary reversal the
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master becomes a servant this reminds us
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of the Last Supper where Jesus washed
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the feet of his disciples and
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anticipates the heavenly banquet where
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God himself will serve us so what do
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these readings tell us today first that
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suffering however intense it may be does
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not have the last word like job
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we can Proclaim our faith in a living
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Redeemer even when all seems lost second
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that our hope is not in vain the
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resurrection of Christ is the solid
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foundation upon which we build our lives
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we are not betting on a remote
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possibility but trusting in a historical
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reality that guarantees our future third
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that we are called to live in a state of
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Joyful Readiness not with fear but with
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expectation not with anxiety but with
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hope like the servants in the parable we
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keep our lamps burning not out of fear
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of the darkness but out of love for the
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one who is returning my dear brothers
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and sisters perhaps some of you are
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going through your own job moment facing
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loss illness disappointment remember
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your Redeemer Lives the same faith that
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sustained job through his trials the
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same power that raised Christ from the
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dead the same hope that keep servants
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Vigilant all of this is available to you
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today others may be experiencing moments
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of joy and prosperity don't forget to
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keep your lamps lit your clothes fitted
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true Christian Joy is not in
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accumulating Goods or experiences but in
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living in anticipation of meeting our
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Lord for all of us the call is the same
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to live each day with the certainty that
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Our Redeemer Lives with the hope of the
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resurrection and with a loving vigilance
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of those who await the return of the
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Beloved May the Holy Spirit help us keep
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our lamps burning our hearts Vigilant
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and our hope alive may he find us when
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he comes not sleeping or distracted but
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ready for the Eternal banquet where he
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himself will serve us and May the peace
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of God which surpasses all understanding
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guard your hearts and Minds in Christ
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Jesus our living Redeemer amen
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s 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 o 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 prow
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
