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Besetting The Just One – We, Too, Will Be Misunderstood And Mistreated

Today’s Old Testament reading (Wisdom 2:1, 12-22) is a passage that describes life as seen by the godless.  We erroneously feel that if we are good and virtuous, people will be inspired to follow and imitate our good example. Experience tells us that the opposite frequently is true.   The narrative applies perfectly to Jesus

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Laetare Sunday – “You Are The Light Of The World”

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday, named after the entrance antiphon for today: Laetare Jerusalem et conventum facite omnes qui diligitis eam; gaudete cum laetitia, qui in tristitia fuistis, ut exsultetis et satiemini ab uberibus consolationis vestrae. Psalm: Laetatus sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi: in domum Domini ibimus. Rejoice, Jerusalem,

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