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      • Waiting for the angel to come
        March 21
        - Father Ron Rolheiser
        Waiting for the angel to come
        The night before he died, Jesus struggled mightily to accept his father’s will. The Gospels describe him in the Garden of Gethsemane, prostrate on the ground, “sweating blood” and begging his father to save him from the brutal death that awaited him.
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        - Ellen Eldridge
        I’m currently reading “The Way of Perfection” by St. Teresa of Avila.
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        March 21
        - Deacon George Hooper
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          I noticed that sometimes during Mass we recite the Nicene Creed and other times we recite the Apostles’ Creed.  Why do we change?
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      • New life in death
        March 21
        - Dina Dow
        New life in death
        Our Lenten pilgrimage is nearing the end. We began in the desert, our foreheads dusted with ashes, our posture of penance with promises of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Now we kneel before the Lord, hearts and heads bowed for his great mercy as we pray, “Save us, our Savior of the world, for by your cross and resurrection you have set us free.”
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      • Up and down the mountain this Lent
        March 9
        - Sister Constance Veit
        Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.
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