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reading of the Book of Genesis the Lord
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God Called to Adam saying where are you
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and he answered I heard your voice in
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the garden and I was afraid because I
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was naked and I hid myself the Lord God
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said to him and who told you that you
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were naked so you ate from the tree the
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fruit of which I forbade to eat Adam
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said the woman whom you gave me to be
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with me it was she who gave me fruit
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from the tree and I ate it the Lord God
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said to the woman why have you done this
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and the woman replied the serpent
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deceived me and I ate it then the Lord
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God said to the serpent because you have
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done this you will be cursed among all
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livestock and all wild animals you will
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crawl on your belly and eat dust all the
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days of your life I will put enmity
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between you and the woman between your
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Offspring and hers he will bruise your
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head and you will bruise his heel and
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Adam called his wife Eve because she is
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the mother of all living things word of
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God reading of St Paul's letter to the
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Ephesians blessed be God father of our
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Lord Jesus Christ he has blessed us with
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all the blessing of his Spirit by virtue
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of our Union with Christ in heaven in
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Christ he chose us before the foundation
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of the world to be holy and blameless
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under his gaze in love he predestined us
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to be his adopted children through Jesus
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Christ according to the decision of his
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will to the praise of his glory and the
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grace with which he filled Us in his
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beloved in him we also receive our our
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share according to the plan of the one
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who conducts everything according to the
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decision of his will we were predestined
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to be for the praise of his glory those
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who beforehand Place their hope in
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Christ word of the Lord thank
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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 at that time in the sixth month the
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angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city
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in Galilee called Nazareth to a virgin
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promised in marriage to a man called
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Joseph he was a descendant of David and
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the virgin's name was Mary the angel
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entered where she was and said Rejoice
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full of grace the Lord is with you Maria
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was disturbed by these words and began
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to think what the meaning of the
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greeting was the angel then said to her
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do not be afraid Mary for you have found
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favor with God behold you will conceive
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and give birth to a son and you will
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call his name Jesus he will be great and
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will be called the son of the most high
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and the Lord God will give him the
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Throne of his father David he will reign
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over the descendants of Jacob forever
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and his kingdom will have no end Mary
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asked the angel how will this happen if
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I don't know any man the angel replied
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the spirit will come upon you and the
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power of the most high will overshadow
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you therefore the child who will be born
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will be called holy Son of God also
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Elizabeth your relative conceived a son
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in her old age this is already the sixth
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month of what was considered sterile
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because for God nothing is impossible
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Mary then said behold I am the servant
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of the Lord let it be done to me
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according to your word and the angel
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Salvation Glory To You
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Lord my brothers and sisters in Christ
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today we celebrate a profound mystery of
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our faith Mary's role in God's Plan of
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Salvation in the readings we have just
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heard we see the unfolding of this plan
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from the moment of Humanity's fall in
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Genesis through the revelation of our
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destiny in Christ through St Paul to the
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sublime moment of Mary's yes in Luke's
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gospel these passages are like pieces of
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a Divine Mosaic that together reveal the
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beauty and power of God's love for us
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let's imagine for a moment a great
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masterpiece every brush stroke every
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detail is part of a larger Vision that
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only the artist fully understands as he
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works God is that artist and the
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salvation of humanity is his Masterpiece
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Mary as we see in the gospel is a
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central piece of this picture Chosen and
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prepared from all eternity to be the
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mother of the savior in the first
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reading we return to the beginning of it
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all to the Garden of Eden where Adam and
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Eve seduced by the serpent chose to
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disobey God sin entered the world
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bringing pain suffering and separation
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between humanity and its Creator however
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even in this moment of fall God does not
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abandon his children he makes a promise
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I will put enmity between you and the
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woman between your Offspring and hers
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she will bruise your head and you will
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bruise her heel this is the first
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Prophecy of the coming of Christ and the
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special role of Mary the woman mentioned
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here prefigures the Virgin Mary whose
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Offspring Jesus Christ will crush the
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head of the ser serpent destroying the
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power of sin and death God shows us that
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even when we go astray he has a plan to
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redeem us let's think of a broken vase
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to many it would be useless but a
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skilled Craftsman can restore it
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transforming its cracks into something
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beautiful God also acts with us in the
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same way he takes the broken pieces of
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our humanity and through Mary and her
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son restores us to wholeness in the
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second reading St Paul reminds us that
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we were blessed with every spiritual
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blessing and chosen by God before the
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foundation of the world this is a
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powerful reminder that each of us has a
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place in God's heart and a purpose in
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his plan Maria is the perfect example of
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this chosen before all time she was full
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of grace from the beginning preserved
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from original sin to fulfill her Mission
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however this Choice does not diminish
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our importance in theine divine plan
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each of us like Mary is called to say
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yes to what God asks of us let's think
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of a symphony each instrument no matter
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how small contributes to the harmony of
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the music Mary has a central role as The
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Soloist but we are also called to play
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our part collaborating with God in
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building his kingdom in the gospel we
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find the scene of the enunciation a
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moment of indescribable Beauty and
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tremendous spiritual impact the angel
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Gabriel appears to Mary a simple young
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woman from Nazareth bringing a message
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that would forever change the history of
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humanity she was chosen to be the mother
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of god let's imagine for a moment what
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Maria felt surprise fear confusion yet
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in the face of something so great her
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response is a demonstration of
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incomparable faith and obedience behold
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I am the handmade of the Lord let it be
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done to me according to your word with
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these words Mary not only accepts God's
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will but gives her entire life to him
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Mary's yes challenges us to reflect on
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our own yes how many times do we
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hesitate to accept what God asks of us
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how many times do we put our fears or
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doubts above trusting him Mary shows us
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that even without fully understanding we
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can trust God's plan because he is
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faithful and loves us now my brothers
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and sisters how can we bring these
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lessons into our lives first let us
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recognize that like Mary we are also
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called to collaborate in God's plan we
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may not be called to something as great
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as being the mother of the Savior but in
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every small Act of love in every gesture
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of kindness we can be instruments of
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divine grace second let us learn to
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trust life often presents us with chall
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insurmountable it could be an illness a
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family problem or a difficult decision
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in these moments let us remember Mary's
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words and also say may it be done to me
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according to your word finally may we
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seek the grace to be light in the world
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reflecting God's love in everything we
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do let's think of a candle burning in a
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dark room no matter the size of the
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candle it makes all the difference in
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lighting up the dark Ness in this way
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our actions can also bring light to the
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lives of those around us allow me to
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share a brief story there was a young
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girl in a small village who dreamed of
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doing something great for God but felt
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she had nothing to offer one day she
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found an elderly man on the side of the
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road hungry and tired without hesitation
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she offered him what little bread she
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had Grateful the man smiled and cont
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continued on his way years later the
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young woman learned that that man had
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become a missionary taking the gospel to
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remote places her small act of kindness
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had an impact she could never have
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imagined so too our daily Yes to God
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however small they may seem can have an
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eternal impact on the divine plan my
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dear ones today's readings invite us to
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a life of Hope and surrender God In His
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Infinite kindness chose Mary to be the
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mother of the Savior but he also chose
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us to be part of his plan may we say yes
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with confidence and joy allowing him to
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work in our lives as we move towards the
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celebration of Christmas may we meditate
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on Mary's example and God's great love
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for us he did not abandon us in Eden but
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he gave us the promise of redemption he
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has blessed us in Christ with every
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spiritual blessing and he calls us as he
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call called Mary to collaborate with his
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grace in the world may the Virgin Mary
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intercede for us so that we can live
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with faith courage and love bringing the
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Light of Christ to the world and may
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God's grace always accompany us
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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 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 prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
