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Galatians 5:13
June 30, 2013
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Friends,
In a very special way, citizens of the United States are called
to freedom. In a few days we will celebrate that freedom and
independence with the 4th of July weekend. We dare not take this freedom
for granted. Glancing through newspapers will remind us of how many
people live without freedom of religion, without legal systems that work
for justice, and without opportunities for work and development.
We have been blessed. St. Paul challenges us to use our
freedom to share and to serve one another through love. As Catholics
pray on July 4th, the message and good news of Jesus Christ “lives on in
our midst as our task for today and a promise for tomorrow.”
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Father of all nations and ages, we recall the day when our
country claimed its place among the family of nations; for what has been
achieved we give You thanks, for the work that still remains we ask
Your help…Grant that under Your providence our country may share Your
blessings with all the peoples of the earth. We ask this through Christ
our Lord.
Amen
Rev. Peter Schineller, S.J., CMMB Board of Directors
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