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Saints Mass Readings Today's Mass readings show four friends carrying a paralytic to Jesus. Their faith moves before words do.
Prayer St. Thérèse of Lisieux's Act of Oblation to Merciful Love, offered June 9, 1895. Full text and reflection on surrendering to divine…
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