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Holy Mass from St. Edward the Confessor in Tallulah, Louisiana
Today's Readings can be found at https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
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Lord Jesus you are king of kings Lord
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have mercy
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Lord Jesus your Lord of lords Christ
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have mercy
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Lord Jesus your Prince of Peace Lord
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have mercy
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and may almighty God have mercy on us
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forgive us our sins and bring us to
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everlasting life
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glory to God in the highest and on Earth
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peace to people of Good Will We Praise
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You we bless you we adore you we glorify
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you we give you thanks for your great
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glory Lord God Heavenly King o God
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Almighty father Lord Jesus Christ only
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begotten son Lord God Lamb of God Son of
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the father you take away the sins of the
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world have mercy on us
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do you take away the sins of the world
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receive our prayer you are seated at the
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right hand of the father have mercy on
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for you alone are the Holy One you alone
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are the Lord you alone are the most high
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Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit in the
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glory of God the Father amen let us pray
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o God who by the Blessed Apostles have
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brought us to acknowledge your name
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graciously grant that through the
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intercession of Saint Simon and Jude
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that the church May constantly grow by
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increase of the peoples who believe in
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you through our Lord Jesus Christ your
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son who lives and reigns with you in the
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unity of the Holy Spirit one God forever
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and ever amen
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a reading from the letter of Saint Paul
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to the Ephesians brothers and sisters
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you are no longer strangers and
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sojourners but your fellow citizens with
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the Holy ones and members of the
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household of God
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built upon the foundation of the
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Apostles and the prophets with Jesus
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Christ himself as the Capstone
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through him the whole structure is held
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together and grows into a temple sacred
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in the Lord
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in him you also are being built together
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into a Dwelling Place of God in the
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spirit
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the word of the Lord
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their message goes out through all the
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Earth their message goes out through all
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the Earth the heavens declare the glory
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of God and the firmament proclaims his
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handiwork
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day pours out the word today and night
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tonight
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imparts knowledge
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their message goes out through all the
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Earth
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not a word nor discourse whose voice is
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not heard through all the Earth their
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voice resounds and to the ends of the
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world their message
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their message goes out through all the
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Earth
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the Lord be with you a reading from the
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holy Gospel According to Saint Luke
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Jesus went up to the mountain to pray
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and he spent the night in prayer to God
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when day came he called his disciples to
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himself and from them he chose 12 whom
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he also named apostles
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Simon whom he named Peter and his
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brother Andrew James John Philip
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Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James the son
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of alphaeus Simon who was called a
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zealot and Judas the son of James and
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Judas Iscariot who became a traitor the
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gospel of the Lord
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so there are just to do some quick math
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only 12 Apostles that Jesus chooses one
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of those Judas we know what happens to
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him they replace him with a cat named
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Matthias that we've never heard of
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before we know nothing I mean nothing
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about this cat Matthias all we know
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about poor uh uh Jude is or rather Jude
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no Simon whoever let's go back and check
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Simon is that he is called a zealot we
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know his political party you know that's
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that's all we know we know basically
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nothing about any of the other Apostles
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other than Peter we get a handful little
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stories about Thomas we get a few little
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details about James we know where most
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of them died but when we stop and think
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about it we know next to nothing about
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any of these people and then we start
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thinking gosh well what about all the
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other people in the gospel I mean this
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weekend we're going to get Zacchaeus we
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know he's short
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you know imagine that we when we go
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through we've been going through the
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Bible on Wednesday mornings for these
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the books of The Bible series and it's
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incredible how often I say we know
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nothing about the author except his name
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and maybe what city he was born in and
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if it were one or two we would say
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that's just an oddity but the fact that
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it's a pattern all through the scripture
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causes us to stop and ask how is it that
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these people the apostles in particular
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are the ones who are receiving the most
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important teaching that's ever been
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given and ever going to be given and yet
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we don't even get a bio on them I mean
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we know more about who's playing tight
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end for the Packers this weekend in 60
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seconds on C on ESPN that we know about
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the entire lives of these incredibly
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important people and the lesson I think
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we can learn from that simple fact is
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that their life story good and important
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and beautiful and wonderful as it may be
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is not not as important to them or to us
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as what they are receiving the
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centerpiece of their life is Jesus their
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story now is Jesus what they have come
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to care about and what matters to them
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is Jesus this is something that started
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to happen very very early in religious
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orders where brothers or sisters said I
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want to join up but I want to leave my
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entire life behind and so in fact I'm
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going to give up my name and I'm going
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to choose to take a new name so so
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people who joined the brothers of Saint
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Anthony of Egypt or people who brought
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joined the benedictines said I'm going
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to leave behind the name I was given at
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Birth and I'm going to take a new name
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in religion because my story is not
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about me I am not the hero of my story
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Jesus is the hero of my story and in
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fact that's something that unifies all
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the saints there are some saints we know
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a heck of a lot about some saints wrote
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autobiographies and they're wonderful
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some Saints have actually been
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videotaped and we've had some saints
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like John Paul II but we know every
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single thing they ever did we basically
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know every time John Paul II flossed we
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have more information about him than you
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can possibly ever use and yet we go all
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the way to the other end of the spectrum
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with someone like Simon who all we know
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is he was a zealot that's a political
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party super good
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and it really doesn't matter whether we
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know everything they did or nothing they
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did because they have come to understand
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that they are not the hero of their life
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story Jesus is
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and in a very real way we can stop and
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say that's the definition of a saint
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it's not somebody who was necessarily
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smart or Wise It's not someone who did
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this or said that or accomplished a lot
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of things or even the ones who got
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knocked down and stood back up you know
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the old kind of 70s era definition of a
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saint
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really and truly the saint is the one
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who comes to realize that Jesus is the
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hero of their life story
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and it's it's okay then if they don't
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know my story it's okay for Simon to say
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it doesn't matter if they know what I
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did or who I am it's okay for for any of
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the Apostles to say it's all right if
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I'm not remembered it's completely okay
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for Matthias to show up and go you don't
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know me but I just got elected in a dice
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game to be a new Apostle and you're
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never going to hear from me ever again
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it's okay for someone like Joseph to say
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Nary a word in the entirety of the Bible
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even though he's an incredibly important
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figure in what goes on because if Jesus
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is the center Jesus is the hero of my
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story then none of this is why I'm doing
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it none of this really matters in a very
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very deep and profound way all of this
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is only valuable in that it draws me
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nearer to Jesus and it draws other
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people to Jesus and the apostles in a
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very real way become iconic in that
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regard because we Don don't know
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anything about most of them and yet
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their message really is that important
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because the unquestionably without any
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doubt the hero of their story is Jesus
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even if we did know every detail of
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Simon's life the hero of Simon's story
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is Jesus
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and so one thing we can work toward in
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our own lives is seeing what we can do
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to make the hero of our story
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Jesus Christ rather than me rather than
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people around me rather than any of
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these kinds of things or accomplishments
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I want Jesus to be the hero of my life
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story and that that is what we need to
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do to become the Saints we want to be in
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the name of the father and of the son
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and of the holy spirit amen
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foreign
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blessed are you Lord God of all creation
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for through your goodness we have
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received the bread we offer you fruit of
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the earth and work of human hands it
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will become for us the bread of life
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blessed are you Lord God of all creation
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for through your goodness we have
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received the wine we offer you fruit of
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the vine and work of human hands it will
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become our spiritual dream
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foreign
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my brothers and sisters that my
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sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to
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God the almighty father may the Lord
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accept the sacrifice of my name for the
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praise and the glory of his name for our
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good and the good of all his holy church
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as we venerate the Perpetual glory of
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the Holy Apostles Simon and Jude O Lord
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we ask that you receive our prayers and
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lead us to worthy celebration of the
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Sacred Mysteries through Christ Our Lord
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the Lord be with you
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lift up your hearts
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let us give thanks to the Lord our God
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it is truly right and just our duty and
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our Salvation always and everywhere to
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give you thanks Lord Holy Father
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Almighty and eternal God for you Eternal
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Shepherd do not desert your flock but
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through the Blessed Apostles watch over
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it and protect it always so that it may
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be governed by those you have appointed
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Shepherds to lead it in the name of your
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son and so With Angels and Archangels
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with Thrones and dominions and with all
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the hosts and powers of Heaven We Sing
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The Hymn of your glory as Without End we
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acclaim
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holy holy holy Lord God of hosts Heaven
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and Earth are full of your glory hosanna
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in the highest blessed is he who comes
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in the name of the Lord hosanna in the
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highest
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and you are indeed holy O Lord and all
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you have created rightly gives you
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praise for through your son our Lord
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Jesus Christ by the power and working of
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the Holy Spirit you give life to all
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things and make them holy and you never
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cease to gather a people to yourself so
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that from the rising of the sun to its
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setting a pure sacrifice may be offered
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to your name and therefore O Lord we
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humbly implore you by The Same Spirit
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graciously make holy these gifts we have
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brought to you for consecration that
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they may become the body and blood of
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your son our Lord Jesus Christ dad whose
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command we celebrate these Mysteries
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from the night he was betrayed he
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himself took bread and giving you thanks
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he said the blessing broke the bread and
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gave it to his disciples saying
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take this all of you and eat of it for
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this is my body which will be given up
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for you
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in a similar way when supper was ended
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he took the chalice and giving you
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thanks he said the blessing and gave the
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Chalice to his disciples saying
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take this all of you and drink from it
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for this is the Chalice of My Blood the
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blood of the new and eternal Covenant
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which will be poured out for you and for
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many for the Forgiveness of sins
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do this in memory of me
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the mystery of faith we Proclaim your
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death O Lord and profess your
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Resurrection until you come again
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therefore O Lord as we celebrate the
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memorial of the saving passion of your
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son his wondrous resurrection and
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Ascension into heaven and as we look
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forward to his second coming we offer
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you in Thanksgiving this holy and Living
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Sacrifice
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look we pray upon the oblation of your
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church and recognizing the sacrificial
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victim by whose death you willed to
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reconcile us to yourself
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grant that we who are nourished by the
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body and blood of your son and filled
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with his holy spirit may become one body
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one Spirit In Christ may he make of us
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an eternal offering to you so that we
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may obtain an inheritance with your
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elect especially with the Most Blessed
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Virgin Mary Mother of God with blessed
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Joseph her spouse with your blessed
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Apostles and glorious Martyrs and with
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all the Saints on Whose constant
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intercession in your presence we rely
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for unfailing help
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may this sacrifice of our reconciliation
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we pray O Lord Advance the peace and
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salvation of all the world be pleased to
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confirm in faith and charity your
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Pilgrim Church on Earth with your
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servant Francis our Pope and Robert our
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Bishop the order of Bishops all the
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clergy and the entire people you have
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gained for your own
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and listen graciously to the prayers of
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this family whom you have summoned
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before you in your compassion o merciful
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father gather to yourself all your
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children scattered throughout the world
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and to our departed brothers and sisters
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and to all who were pleasing to you with
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their passing from this life you have
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kind admittance to your kingdom and
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there we hope to enjoy forever the
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fullness of your glory through Christ
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Our Lord through whom it bestow in the
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world all that is good
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through and with him and in him o God
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Almighty father in the unity of the holy
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spirit all glory and honor is yours
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forever and ever amen
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at the savior's command and formed by
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Divine teaching we dare to say
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Our Father who art in heaven Hallowed be
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thy name thy kingdom come and I will be
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done on Earth as it is in heaven give us
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this day our daily bread and forgive us
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our trespasses as we forgive those who
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trespass against us and lead us not into
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temptation but Deliver Us from Evil
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Deliver Us Lord we pray from every evil
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and graciously Grant peace in our days
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that by the help of your mercy we may be
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always free from sin and safe from all
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distress as we await the Blessed hope
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and the coming of Our Savior Jesus
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Christ for the kingdom the power and the
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glory are yours now and forever Lord
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Jesus Christ who said to your Apostles
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peace I leave you my peace I give you
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look not on our sins but on the faith of
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your church and graciously Grant her
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peace and unity in accordance with your
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will who live and Reign forever and ever
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the Peace of Our Lord be with you always
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let us offer to another a sign of that
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peace
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foreign
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Behold the Lamb of God Behold Him who
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takes away the sins of the world blessed
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are those who are called to the supper
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of the Lamb Lord I am not worthy you
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should enter under my roof but only say
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the word and my soul shall be
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thank you
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foreign
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foreign
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let us pray
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thank you
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have they received this Sacrament O Lord
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we humbly implore you in the holy spirit
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that what we do to honor the Glorious
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Passion of the Apostle Simon and Jude
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may keep us ever in your love through
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Christ Our Lord amen the Lord be with
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you and may almighty God bless you the
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Father the Son and the Holy Spirit go in
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peace