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reading of Malachi's prophecy thus says
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the Lord behold I send my angel and he
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will prepare the way for me soon the
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Dominator whom you try to find and the
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angel of the Covenant whom you desire
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will arrive at his Temple behold he is
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coming says the Lord of hosts and who
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can stand up to him on the day of his
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arrival and who can resist him when he
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appears he is like the fire of the forge
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and like the washers lie and he will
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stand ready as to melt and purify silver
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so he will purify the sons of Levi and
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refine them like gold and like silver
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and they will be able to make righteous
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offerings to the Lord then the offering
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of Judah and Jerusalem will be
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acceptable to the Lord as in the first
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times and in ancient years word of the
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reading of the letter to the Hebrews
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Brothers since children have flesh and
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blood in common Jesus also participated
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in the same condition so as to destroy
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with his death he who had the power of
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death that is the devil and free those
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who for fear of death they were subject
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to slavery their entire lives for after
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all he did not come to occupy himself
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with the angels but with the desent
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descendants of Abraham therefore he had
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to become like his brothers in
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everything to become a merciful and
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trustworthy high priest in things
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pertaining to God in order to atone for
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the sins of the people for having
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himself suffered when he was tempted he
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is able to help those who now suffer
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Temptation 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 when the days for the purification
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of the mother and child were completed
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according to the law of Moses Mary and
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Joseph took Jesus to Jerusalem in order
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to present him to the Lord as it is
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written in the law of the Lord every
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firstborn male must be consecrated to
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the Lord they also went to offer the
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sacrifice a pair of turtle does or two
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young pigeons as ordered in the law of
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the Lord in Jerusalem there was a man
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named Simeon who was righteous and Pious
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and hoped for the consolation of the
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people of Israel the Holy Spirit was
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with him and had announced to him that
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he would not die before seeing the
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Messiah who comes from the Lord moved by
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the spirit Simeon came to the temple
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when the parents brought the baby Jesus
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to fulfill what the law commanded Simeon
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took the boy in his arms and blessed God
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now Lord according to your promise you
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can let your servant go in peace for my
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eyes have seen your salvation
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which you prepared before All Peoples a
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light to Enlighten the nations in glory
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to your People Israel Jesus father and
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mother were amazed at what they said
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about him Simeon blessed them and said
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to Mary the mother of Jesus this child
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will be the cause of both the fall and
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the rising of many in Israel he will be
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a sign of contradiction thus the
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thoughts of many hearts will be revealed
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as for you a sword will pierce your soul
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there was also a propheus named Hannah
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daughter of fuel of the tribe of azer he
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was very old when she was young she had
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been married and lived with her husband
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for 7 years then she became a widow and
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was now 84 years old he did not leave
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the temple day and night serving God
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with fasting and prayers Anna arrived at
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that moment and began praising God and
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talking about the boy to all who were
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waiting for the liberation of Jerusalem
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after fulfilling everything according to
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the law of the Lord they returned to
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Galilee to Nazareth their City the boy
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grew and became strong full of wisdom
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and the grace of God was with him word
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of Salvation Glory To You
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Lord beloved Brothers and Sisters in
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Christ behold I send my Messenger to
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prepare the way before me with these
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prophetic words words from Malachi we
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are introduced to an extraordinary
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moment in Salvation history a moment of
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preparation purification an encounter
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with the Divine imagine the scene in the
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temple that day Maria and Jose a young
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couple arried carrying their newborn
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baby to ordinary eyes they looked like
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just another family carrying out the
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ritual of introduction but on that
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ordinary day something extraordinary was
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about to happen malach had prophesied
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about this moment suddenly the Lord you
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seek will come to his Temple and truly
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there he was not in majesty and dazzling
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Glory but in the form of a vulnerable
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baby in its mother's arms the prophecy
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goes on to say that he would be like a
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Refiner's Fire and like Fuller's lie
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this is a powerful image of purification
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the smelter uses fire not to destroy but
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to refine to separate the precious from
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the impure the was Herman used is bleach
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not to damage but to clean and restore
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this is where our second reading of the
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letter to the Hebrews intertwines
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beautifully with this narrative the
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author tells us that Jesus had to become
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like his brothers in every way why to be
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our merciful and faithful high priest he
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came not just to judge us but to purify
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us through his own experience of our
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Humanity think about this for a moment
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the creator of the universe chose to
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experience all the limitations
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vulnerabilities and temptations of The
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Human Condition he knows our struggles
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not just as a Divine Observer but as
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someone who has lived them personally
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and then we come to the gospel where we
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find two extraordinary figures Simeon
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and Anna Simeon a righteous and Pious
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man had received the promise that he
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would not die before seeing the Messiah
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Ana a prophetess who had dedicated her
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life to Temple service after being
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widowed at a young age Simeon takes the
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baby Jesus in his arms and proclaims
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words that echo through the centuries
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now Lord you can let your servant go in
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peace for my eyes have seen your
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salvation what a touching moment a man
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who had waited his whole life for this
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meeting finally holding the hope of
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Israel and the world in his arms but
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Simeon also prophesies about this boy's
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fate he will be a sign of contradiction
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and addressing Mary a sword will pierce
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your soul the path to purification and
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Redemption would not be easy the
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smelters fire and the washer's lie would
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do their work through suffering and
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sacrifice Hannah in turn spoke about the
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boy to all who expected the liberation
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of Jerusalem she recognized that this
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baby was the answer to the prayers of
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generations the wait was over salvation
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had arrived what do these readings tell
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us today first they remind us that God
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keeps his promis prises just as Simeon
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and Anna saw the Fulfillment of divine
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promise we can trust that God is
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faithful in his promises to us second we
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are called to recognize that the
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purification process is necessary and
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ongoing in our lives like the refiners
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fire and the washerman LIE God works in
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us not to destroy us but to refine and
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restore us third we are reminded that
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Jesus understands our struggles and
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weaknesses he is not a distant God but
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someone who chose to share our Humanity
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so that he could help us in our
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Temptations and difficulties fourth like
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Hannah and Simeon we are called to be
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Witnesses of God's salvation having
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found Christ we cannot keep this joy to
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ourselves we must share it with all who
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await Deliverance finally these readings
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invite us to reflect on our own
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encounter with Christ like Simeon are we
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ready to recognize him when he comes to
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us like Anna do we dedicate Our Lives to
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serving and witnessing my brothers and
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sisters today we are invited to renew
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our own presentation in the temple as
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Mary and Joseph presented Jesus we are
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called to present Our Lives to God like
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Simeon and Anna we are called to
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recognize Christ in our midst and
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Proclaim his salvation to the world may
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we like gold refined by fire and cloth
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purified by lie allow God to continue
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his work of purification in our lives
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may we like Simeon recognize and embrace
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Christ when he comes to us and may we
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like Hannah dedicate Our Lives to
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witnessing the Salvation we find in him
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May the Light of Christ continue to
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shine in our hearts purifying us
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transforming us and guiding us on our
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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 prow
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
