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reading of the book of
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ecclesiasticus God honors the father and
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his children and confirms the mother's
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authority over them whoever honors his
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father achieves forgiveness of sins
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avoid committing them and will be heard
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in daily prayer whoever respects his
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mother is like someone who stores up
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Treasures whoever honors his father will
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have joy Jo with his own children and on
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the day you pray you will be answered
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whoever respects his father will have a
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long life and whoever obeys his father
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is his mother's Comfort my son support
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your father in his old age and do not
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cause him grief while he lives even if
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he is losing his Lucidity try to be
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understanding towards him do not
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humiliate him in any of the days of his
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life the charity given to your father
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will not be forgotten but will serve to
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repair your sins and Injustice will be
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for your edification word of the Lord
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God reading of the letter of St Paul to
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the Colossians Brothers you are loved by
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God you are his chosen Saints therefore
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clothe yourselves with sincere Mercy
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kindness humility gentl and patience
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bearing with one another and forgiving
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each other if one has a complaint
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against another as the Lord has forgiven
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you so forgive you also but above all
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love one another for love is the bond of
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perfection May the peace of Christ reign
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in your hearts to which you were called
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as members of one body and be grateful
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May the word of Christ with all its
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richness dwell in you teach and admonish
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one another with all wisdom from the
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bottom of your hearts sing Psalms hymns
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and spiritual songs to God in
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Thanksgiving whatever you do in word or
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deed be done in the name of the Lord
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Jesus Christ through him give thanks to
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God the Father wives be attentive to
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your husbands as is fitting in the Lord
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husbands love your wives and do not be
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rude to them children obey your parents
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for this is good and right in the Lord
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parents do not intimidate your children
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lest they become discouraged word of the
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Luke Glory To You
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Lord jesus' parents went to Jerusalem
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every year for the Passover Festival
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when he turned 12 they went up to the
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party as usual after the Easter days
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passed they began their Journey back but
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the baby Jesus remained in Jerusalem
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without his parents noticing him
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thinking he was in the Caravan they
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walked for a whole day then they started
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looking for him among relatives and
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acquaintances not finding him they
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returned to Jerusalem in search of him 3
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days later they found him in the temple
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he was sitting among the teachers
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listening and asking questions everyone
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who heard the boy was amazed at his
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intelligence and his answers upon seeing
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him his parents were very surprised and
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his mother said to him my son why did
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you act like that towards us look your
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father and I were in anguish looking for
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you Jesus answered why are you looking
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for me do you not know that I'm must be
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in my father's house but they did not
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understand the words he had spoken to
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them Jesus then went down with his
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parents to Nazareth and was obedient to
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them his mother however kept all these
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things in her heart and Jesus increased
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in wisdom stature and favor before God
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and before men word of Salvation Glory
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dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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imagine a family gathered around an
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ancient family tree each branch each
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name tells a story of relationships love
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reconciliations this image invites us to
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reflect on Family Ties on the respect
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love and wisdom that are transmitted
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through generations today's readings are
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a true Treasure of wisdom about family
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relationships and mutual respect we
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ecclesiasticus a book of wisdom that
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tells us directly about the fourth
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Commandment honor father and mother
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whoever honors his father atones for his
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sins the sacred text tells us but what
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does it really mean to honor it is not
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just superficial respect or mechanical
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obedience it is a deep love that
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manifests itself in care understanding
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patience think about your own parents
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maybe some of you have them at home
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others only carry them in your memory
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some have close and loving relationships
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others carry wounds from more complex
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histories the text invites us to see
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beyond human imperfections to recognize
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the love and sacrifice that their
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parents represent ecclesiasticus is
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wisdom is clear respect for parents does
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not end when we grow up even in
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suffering even in illness ESS even when
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roles are reversed and we are the ones
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who care for them the call to love and
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respect remains St Paul in his letter to
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the Colossians expands this perspective
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to the entire Christian Community which
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he sees as one big family clothe
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yourselves with love he tells us which
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is the bond of perfection love not as a
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passing feeling but as a daily choice of
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benevolence humility meekness and
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patience obs observe the beauty of this
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description Paul is not talking about
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romantic or superficial love he is
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describing a Love That Forgives that
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supports that is constantly renewed a
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love that transforms family and
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Community relationships and then he gets
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down to the concrete to Ray all family
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Dynamics talks about wives husbands
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children parents not with an idealized
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Vision but with a deep understanding of
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the complexities of Human Relationships
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a call to mutual respect to sacrificial
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love in Luke's gospel we find the only
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Narrative of Jesus childhood that gives
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us a glimpse into his family life Mary
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and Joseph lose Jesus during the
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pilgrimage to Jerusalem imagine the
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anguish of these parents three days of
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searching of fear of Despair and when
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they find him in the temple the scene is
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surprising Jesus is 12 years old and is
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sitting among the teachers listening and
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asking questions when questioned by Mary
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his response seems at first glance
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disrespectful why did you seek me did
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you not know that I must be in my
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father's house but there is depth to
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this answer Jesus is not being
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rebellious but revealing his unique
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identity he recognizes his divine
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calling his mission without diminishing
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the love and care of Mary and Joseph it
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is a perfect balance between family
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obedience and divine vocation Luke tells
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us that Mary kept all these things in
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her heart what a powerful image Maria
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doesn't understand everything but she
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trusts except the mystery contemplate
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meditate she teaches us that we do not
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always fully understand God's way in our
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families in our lives so what do these
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readings tell us about family today
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first family is not about perfection but
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About Love Love That Forgives that cares
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that respects love that sees beyond
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human failings second each family member
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has a unique role a vocation just as
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Jesus had his Divine Mission each of us
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has a special calling that needs to be
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respected and supported by the family
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third that respect is not
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unidirectional parents respect children
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children respect parents husbands love
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wives wives respect husbands it is a
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dance of mutual love fourth that the
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Christian family is a place of spiritual
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growth a space where we learn patience
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forgiveness compassion where we practice
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the love of Christ my dear ones family
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can be a place of great joy but also of
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profound challenge perhaps some of you
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carry deep family wounds others
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experience joy and blessings regardless
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of its history today we are called to
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see the family as a gift from God a
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place where Divine love can manifest
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itself through our imperfect human love
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may we like Mary keep things in our
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hearts contemplate the mysteries of God
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choosing love even when it's difficult
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respect each member in their unique
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Calling May the love of Christ transform
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our homes into true sanctuaries of Grace
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forgiveness and hope
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amen St Michael the Archangel defend Us
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in battle be our protection against the
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wickedness of and snares of the devil
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may 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 prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
