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reading of the Book of Genesis God
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blessed Noah and his sons saying to them
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be fruitful and multiply and fill the
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Earth you will be an object of fear and
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Terror to all the beasts of the Earth
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all the birds of the sky everything that
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moves on the earth land and all the fish
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of the sea behold I give them all into
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your hands everything that lives and
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moves will be food for you just as I
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gave you vegetables you must eat meat
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with blood which is its life in the same
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way I will demand an account of your
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blood which is life from any animal man
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will have his blood shed for man was
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made in the image of God As for you be
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fruitful and multiply fill the Earth and
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subdue it God said to Noah and his sons
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behold I will establish my Covenant with
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you and with your descendant
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with every living thing that is with you
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Birds domestic and wild animals in short
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with all the animals of the earth that
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went out with you of the Ark I establish
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my Covenant with you no creature will be
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exterminated By the Waters of the flood
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and there will be no more flood to
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devastate the Earth and God said this is
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the sign of the Covenant that I place
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between me and you and every living
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creature that is with you for all future
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Generations I set my bow in the clouds
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as a sign of the Covenant between me and
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the Earth 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 left with his
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disciples for The Villages of cesaria
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Philippi on the way he asked his
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disciples who do men say that I am
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they replied some say that you are John
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the Baptist others that you are Elijah
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still others that you are one of the
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prophets then he asked and you who do
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you say that I am Peter replied you are
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the Messiah Jesus severely forbade them
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to tell anyone about themselves then he
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began to teach them saying that the son
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of man must suffer greatly be rejected
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by the elders the high priests and
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teachers of the law he must be killed
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and rise again after 3 days he said this
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openly then Peter took Jesus aside and
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began to rebuke him Jesus turned looked
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at the disciples and rebuked Peter
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saying get away from me Satan you do not
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think like God but like men word of
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Salvation Glory To You Lord
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Brothers and Sisters in Christ today we
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are invited to reflect on two profound
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and meaningful biblical passages the
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first reading taken from the book of
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91-113 and the gospel of Mark
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82733 both speak to us of alliances
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promises and a call to faith and trust
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in God even when the path ahead seems
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uncertain or challenging let us delve
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into these sacred words together
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allowing them to touch our hearts and
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transform our lives in the Book of
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Genesis we hear the story of Noah and
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the Covenant that God established with
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him and with all Humanity After the
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flood imagine the scene the world had
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been purified by water and Noah his
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family and the Animals left the ark to
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start over God blesses Noah and his sons
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saying be fruitful multiply and fill the
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Earth Gen 9on 1 he renews creation and
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trusting man with the responsibility of
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caring for it but there is something
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even more striking God makes a solemn
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promise he says I establish my Covenant
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with you no more will All Flesh be
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destroyed By the Waters of the flood and
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no more will there be a flood to
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devastate the Earth J
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9:11 and as a sign of this Covenant he
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places the rainbow in the clouds a
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visible reminder of his mercy and
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faithfulness Brothers this passage tells
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us about a God who even after judgment
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chooses Mercy the rainbow is not just a
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natural phenomenon it is a powerful
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symbol that God keeps his promises he is
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faithful even when we fail and this
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faithfulness of God invites us to trust
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in him especially in moments when the
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storms of life seem to threaten us how
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many times have we felt like Noah
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emerging from a great trial looking to
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the future with uncertainty but God
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tells us I am with you my Covenant is
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Everlasting trust in me now let's go to
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82733 where Jesus asks his disciples a
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crucial question who do men say that I
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8:27 this question wasn't just a
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curiosity it was a moment of Revelation
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the disciples respond with the opinions
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of the crowd some say that he is John
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the Baptist others Elijah others one of
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the prophets but but then Jesus asks the
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question that echoes in our hearts to
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this day and you who do you say that I
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829 Peter full of Faith replies you are
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829 he recognizes Jesus as the Messiah
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the promised savior but what happens
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next is surprising Jesus begins to teach
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that the son of man must suffer greatly
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be rejected killed and rise again on the
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third day Peter perhaps shocked by this
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Revelation tries to rebuke Jesus and
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then we hear one of Christ's strongest
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responses depart from me Satan for you
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think not of the things of God but of
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8:33 Brothers this passage of the Gospel
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challenges us deeply Peter who had just
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confessed Jesus as the Christ now finds
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himself rebuked for not understanding
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God's plan he wanted a glorious
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triumphant suffering free Messiah but
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Jesus shows us that the path to
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Salvation passes through the cross he
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teaches us that following God does not
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always mean avoiding suffering but
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rather trusting that even in suffering
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he is with us working for the greater
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good here we see an interesting contrast
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between the two readings in Genesis God
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establishes a covenant with Noah
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promising never again to Destro destroy
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the Earth with a flood in the gospel
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Jesus establishes A New Covenant no
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longer based on external promises such
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as the rainbow but on his own life death
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and Resurrection he is the new sign of
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God's covenant with humanity and just as
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Noah was called to trust in God's
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promise we are called to trust in Jesus
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even when the path seems difficult or
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incomprehensible Brothers how many times
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do we act like Peter we want a God who
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frees us from all all suffering who
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gives us clear answers and quick
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Solutions but Jesus tells us if anyone
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wants to come after me let him deny
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himself and take up his cross and follow
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8:34 following Christ is not a path of
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ease but of surrender of trust of faith
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it is a path that leads us to look
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Beyond immediate circumstances and see
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God's greater plan and how can we live
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this in our daily lives first we need to
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recognize Jesus as the Christ the savior
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of Our Lives this means putting our
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faith in him trusting that he is the
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only one who can guide us through the
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storms of life second we need to embrace
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the cross he calls us to bear this may
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mean facing challenges giving up certain
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desires or habits or simply trusting him
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when everything seems dark and third we
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need to remember that just as the
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rainbow was a sign of God's covenant
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with Noah the cross is the sign of God's
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C with us she reminds us that even in
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suffering there is hope even in death
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there is resurrection Brothers today we
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are invited to reflect on our own
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response to jesus' question and you who
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do you say that I am let our response be
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like Peter's you are the Christ may we
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recognize Jesus as the center of our
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Lives the Savior who loves us and guides
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us and that as we embrace the cross that
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he calls us to carry we we can
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experience the depth of his Covenant the
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certainty of his presence and the
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promise of his victory May the Virgin
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Mary who knew how to fully trust in
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God's plan even when she did not
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understand it help us to follow her
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son's example of faith and surrender and
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may the rainbow of God's covenant and
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the light of Christ's cross always guide
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us reminding us that in God there is
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always hope always love always life 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
