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Men and women

Gen 2:18-25 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” So out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what […]

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True joy

Lk 10:17-24 The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall

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The victory of love

Job 19:21-27 Job said: Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,for the hand of God has touched me!  Why do you, like God, pursue me?    Why are you not satisfied with my flesh? “Oh that my words were written!    Oh that they were inscribed in a book!  Oh that with an

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Children and angels

Mt 18:1-5.10 Reading of the memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels ‘At this time the disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and

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Spiritual childhood

Mt 18:1-5 Gospel on the Feast Day of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus At this time the disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless

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Living in vigilance

Mt 13:47- 52 Reading corresponding to the memorial of St. Jerome Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that is cast in the sea and brings in a haul of all kinds of fish. When it is full, the fishermen bring it ashore; then, sitting down, they collect the good ones in baskets

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The heart anchored in God

Eccl 11:9-12:8 Young man, enjoy yourself while you are young, make the most of the days of your youth, follow the prompting and desire of heart and eye, but remember, God will call you to account for everything. Rid your heart of indignation, keep your body clear of suffering, though youth and the age of

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Everything has its time

Eccl 3:1-11 There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven: A time for giving birth, a time for dying; a time for planting, a time for uprooting what has been planted. A time for killing, a time for healing; a time for knocking down, a time for building. A time

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