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reading of the letter to the Hebrews
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Brothers surrounded as we are by such a
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multitude of witnesses let us leave
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aside what weighs us down and the sin
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that involves us let us commit ourselves
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with perseverance to the battle that is
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proposed to us with our eyes fixed on
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Jesus who begins and completes the work
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of faith in us in view of the joy that
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was set before him he he endured the
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cross not caring about the infamy and
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sat down at the right hand of the Throne
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of God think therefore of him who face
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such opposition from Sinners so that you
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do not allow yourself to be overcome by
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discouragement you have not yet resisted
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even blood in your struggle against sin
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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 crossed again in
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a boat to the other bank a large crowd
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gathered around him and Jesus remained
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on the beach then one of the leaders of
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the synagogue named jeras approached
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when he saw Jesus he fell at his feet
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insistently my little daughter is on her
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last legs come and lay your hands on her
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so so that she may heal and live Jesus
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then accompanied him a large crowd
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followed him and pressed him now there
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was a woman there who had been suffering
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from Hemorrhage for 12 years he had
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suffered at the hands of many doctors
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spent everything he had and instead of
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getting better he got worse and worse
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when he heard about Jesus he approached
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him from behind in the crowd and touched
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his clothes she thought if I just touch
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his clothes I'll be cured the bleeding
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stopped immediately and the woman felt
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within herself that she was cured of the
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disease Jesus soon realized that a
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strength had come out of him and turning
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around in the crowd he asked who touched
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my clothes the disciples said do you see
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the crowd pressing in on you and yet you
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asked who touched me but he looked
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around to see who had done it the woman
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full of fear and trembling realizing
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what had happened to her came and fell
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at jesus' feet and told him the whole
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truth he said to her daughter your faith
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has healed you go in peace and be healed
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of this illness he was still speaking
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when some came from the house of the
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leader of the synagogue and said to
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jeras your daughter is dead why bother
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the master any longer Jesus heard the
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news and said to the leader of the
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synagogue Don't Be Afraid just have
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faith and he did not allow anyone to
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accompany him except Peter James and his
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brother John when they arrived at the
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house of the leader of the synagogue
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Jesus saw the confusion and how they
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were crying and shouting then he came in
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and said why this confusion and crying
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the child is not dead but he is sleeping
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then they started to make fun of him but
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he ordered everyone to leave except the
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girl's father and mother and the three
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disciples who accompanied him then they
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entered the room where the child was
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Jesus Took the girl's hand and said
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toita come which means girl get up she
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got up immediately and began to walk for
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she was 12 years old and everyone was
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amazed he insistently recommended that
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no one find out about it and he ordered
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the girl to be fed word of Salvation
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dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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there are times in our lives when the
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weight of the journey seems unbearable
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moments when pain illness despair or
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tiredness threaten to make us give up
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today's readings speak directly to us
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about perseverance and faith in the
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midst of adversity about the courage to
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continue even when everything seems lost
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in the letter to the Hebrews we find a
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powerful image a cloud of witnesses that
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surrounds us imagine a Heavenly Stadium
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filled with Saints and martyrs with men
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and women of Faith who have already run
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their race and now watch us cheering us
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on as we run our own spiritual Marathon
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the author exhorts us let us free
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ourselves from every weight and from the
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sin that entangles us and let us run
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with perseverance the test that is set
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before us what valuable advice how often
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do we burden ourselves with unnecessary
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weights excessive worries old grudges
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that make our race more difficult and so
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we are reminded to keep our eyes fixed
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on Jesus the author and finisher of
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Faith why because he faced the cross
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endured the shame and now sits at the
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right hand of God if Jesus persevered
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through the most extreme suffering
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shouldn't we also persevere through our
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lesser struggles this message of
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perseverance finds a powerful echo in
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today's Gospel where we see two stories
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of extraordinary Faith masterfully inter
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twined first jeras a synagogue leader
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prostrates himself at jesus' feet
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begging for the life of his dying
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daughter then a woman who had been
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suffering from Hemorrhage for 12 years
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risks everything just to touch Jesus
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clothes think about hyo's courage as a
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religious leader he risks his reputation
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by publicly seeking help from Jesus and
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think about the determination of the
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woman with Hemorrhage after 12 years of
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suffering after spending everything she
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had on doctors she still has enough hope
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to believe that a Simple Touch of Jesus
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clothes could heal her both faced
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significant obstacles for Hiro the
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devastating news that his daughter had
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died could have been the end of his
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faith for the woman the crowd separating
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her from Jesus her unclean status under
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the law could have prevented her from
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approaching but they persevered the
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woman struggled to make her way through
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the crowd hyro continued to trust even
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when everything seemed lost and in both
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cases their faith was rewarded in
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extraordinary ways the woman is healed
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instantly and Jesus calls her daughter
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restoring not only her health but her
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dignity and place in the community jerus
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daughter is resurrected with the simple
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words girl I tell you get up these
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stories teach us precious lessons about
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faith and perseverance first that Faith
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often requires rageous action both jaras
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and the woman had to overcome
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significant obstacles to reach Jesus
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second that Jesus responds to persistent
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faith and third that the power of Christ
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can transform even the most desperate
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situations my brothers and sisters what
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challenges do you face today what
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weights are making your run harder what
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bleeds in their lives seem incurable
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what situations seem As Dead As jerus
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today's readings invite us to persevere
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to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus to
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continue believing even when everything
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seems lost they remind us that we are
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surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses
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who encourage us to keep running our
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race but more than that they remind us
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that we serve a God who still performs
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Miracles who still heals who still
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resurrects what is dead in our lives a
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God who sees our persistent faith and
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responds with power and compassion may
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we like the bleeding woman have the
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courage to reach out and touch Jesus
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even when it seems impossible may we
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like hirro continue to trust even when
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we receive the worst news and may we
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like the first Christians to whom the
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letter to the Hebrews was written run
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with perseverance the race that is set
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before us keeping our eyes fixed on
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Jesus may the Lord give us strength to
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persevere Faith to continue believing
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and courage to act according to 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
