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reading of the Book of Genesis in those
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days Jacob called his sons and said
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gather together and listen sons of Jacob
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listen to your father Israel Judah your
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brothers will praise you your hand will
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weigh on the back of your enemy's neck
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sons of your father Judah the Cub of a
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lion you have come up my son from the
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plunder he crouches and lies down like a
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lion and who will awaken him neither
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will the ruler staff be taken from Judah
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from between their feet until he comes
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to whom they belong and to whom the
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peoples will obey word of the Lord thank
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God proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Matthew Glory To
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You Lord Lord book of the origin of
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Jesus Christ son of David Son of Abraham
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Abraham begot Isaac Isaac begot Jacob
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Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers
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Judah fathered fairs and Zara whose
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mother was Tamar FS begot esam esam
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begat Aram Aram begat Ammon adab Ammon
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adab begot Nason Nason begot salmon
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sammon begot booze whose mother was
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booze fathered OED whose mother was Ruth
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OED begot Jesse Jesse fathered King
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David David begat Solomon from uriah's
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wife Solomon begat rabam rabam beg got
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abijah abija begat ASA ASA father
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Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat father joram
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joram begat Isaiah aiah father jodan
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joto begat ahaz ahaz begat Hezekiah
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Hezekiah begat Manasseh Manasseh
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fathered Ammon Ammon fathered Josiah
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Josiah fathered jeanah and his brothers
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during the Exile in Babylon after the
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Exile in Babylon Janiah fathered salad
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salad beg got zerubabel zerubabel beg
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got Abad Abad beg got eliakim eliakim
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begat Azor Azor begat sadak sadak begat
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aquim aquim begat elude elud begot
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Eleazar fathered Matan matthan begot
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Jacob Jacob begot Joseph the husband of
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Mary from whom Jesus was born who is
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called the Christ thus the generations
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from Abraham to David are 14 from David
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until the Exile in Babylon 14 and from
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the Exile in Babylon to Christ 14 word
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of Salvation Glory To You Lord
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my dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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today we have the great opportunity to
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reflect on two deeply significant
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passages which reveal to us both the
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history of Salvation and God's plan for
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Humanity the first reading of Genesis
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and the gospel of Matthew take us to a
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special place where God's promise meets
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human reality and where we see that he
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in his infinite wisdom chooses to work
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through history to bring to light his
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son Jesus Christ the savior of the world
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let's start with reading Genesis Jacob
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at the end of his life gathers his sons
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and pronounces a blessing on each of
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them what is interesting here is that he
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who had already been marked by so much
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suffering and struggles now offers his
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children a vision of the future a look
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at God's promise he declares a prophecy
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about Judah saying the scepter will not
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depart from Judah nor the ruler staff
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from among her children until he comes
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to whom it belongs and whom the Nations
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will obey these words of Jacob are an
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important key to understanding the
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coming of Jesus Christ the scepter The
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Command Staff symbolize Authority and
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royalty Jacob inspired by the holy
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spirit prophesies that the lineage of
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Judah will be the one that brings the
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promised King the savior of Israel when
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we hear this promise we can already see
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the connection with the coming of Jesus
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Who as a descendant of Judah will be the
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Eternal King whose kingdom will never
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end we can imagine the scene Jacob with
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the last strength of his life looking to
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the future prophesies with Clarity and
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confidence he is not speaking of a
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simple Earthly King but of a savior
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whose deeds and Glory transcend any
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human Reign from this promise we see the
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Royal lineage of Judah extend through
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the generations and what appears to be a
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story of tribulation actually becomes a
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story of Grace and Redemption now let's
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go to Matthew's gospel where we see a
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genealogy that could seem at first
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glance difficult to understand or even
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unnecessary but if we dig a Little
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Deeper we'll see that this list of names
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isn't just a set of historical data it
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is a living Declaration of God's plan
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for salvation Matthew begins with the
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words book of the genealogy of Jesus
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Christ son of d David Son of Abraham the
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choice of these two names is not by
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chance Abraham the patriarch is the
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example of faith that trusts in God's
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promises and David the great king of
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Israel is the figure of the ruler after
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God's heart Jesus the promised son is
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the Fulfillment of these promises he is
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the descendant of Abraham the heir of
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the Covenant that God made with the one
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who is considered the father of faith
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and he is also the descendant of David
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the Eternal King who comes to establish
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a kingdom of justice peace and love the
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genealogy of Jesus which includes people
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of different backgrounds statuses and
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even flaws is living proof that God
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chooses to work with Humanity as it is
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with all its complexities and
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Imperfections we see in the list of
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names both heroic figures and people who
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made mistakes such as David and Solomon
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it reminds us that although we are all
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God can use any of us to accomplish his
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plans the story of Jesus does not begin
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with perfect people but with people who
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trusted God's plan regardless of their
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imperfections but what can we learn from
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this for our daily lives the first
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lesson is that just as Jesus genealogy
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is a story of patience and perseverance
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our life also follows a path of learning
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and Trust in God's promises we are often
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faced with challenges with periods of
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difficult ulty and we ask ourselves
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where is God in all of this the answer
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genealogy God not only works in moments
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of Triumph but also in times of pain and
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trial the lineage leading to the birth
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of Christ is not a straight unpraised
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even in the moments that seem the most
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difficult another important reflection
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is that God's promise to Judah the
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lineage from which the Savior would come
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invites us to reflect on the type of
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Kingdom we are building in our own lives
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often our Ambitions focus on achieving
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riches power or status but the true
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kingship we are called to seek is the
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kingship of Christ a kingdom of humility
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service and love when Jacob prophesies
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that the scepter will not depart from
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Judah he is speaking of a kingdom that
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is very different from the kingdoms of
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the world the kingdom of Christ is not
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one of material achievements but of
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Hearts transformed by the grace of God
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just as Jesus genealogy is full of
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figures that at first glance might seem
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unlikely so our lives are shaped by
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unlikely moments unexpected encounters
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and Graces that arise from places we
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never even imagined perhaps today you
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feel like an ordinary person without
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great achievements or Achi AI Ms but
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know that God can and wants to use you
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to fulfill his will just as Jesus
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lineage includes people from different
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stories and Origins his life also has a
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purpose in the divine plan Jesus being
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generated by Mary not only comes to be
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the savior of Israel but of all Humanity
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he comes to show that although we are
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flawed and imperfect God offers us his
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mercy and unconditional love throughout
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the genealogy we see that many of the
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names mentioned were people who made
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mistakes but God In His Infinite Mercy
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used these failures to fulfill his plan
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it gives us profound hope that despite
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our own mistakes and limitations God can
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use us for something great if we are
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willing to give ourselves to him and
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finally reading Matthew also teaches us
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about the importance of generations
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Jesus genealogy is not just a list of
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names it is the continuation of a story
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of Faith a legacy passed down from
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generation to generation we are also
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part of the story and we are called to
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transmit the faith to our children
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grandchildren and to all those who cross
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our path our life is in a way a
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continuation of this lineage of faith
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that began with Abraham and continued in
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David and which in Christ is fulfilled
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in all of us my brothers today we are
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invited to look at our own lives and
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reflect how are we responding to God's
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call are we building our Kingdoms in
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Christ with humility love and service
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how can we live our faith more truly and
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sincerely being a light to those around
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us may we like the Patriarchs and
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figures in Jesus genealogy live with the
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confidence that God is present in our
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history and that he has a Plan of
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Salvation for all of us may we also be
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instruments of his grace and peace
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transmitting the legacy of faith that he
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gave us generating fruits that remain
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and glorify his name
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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 to Hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prowl
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
