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Through the Church we have access to the action of the Spirit, enabling us to understand more deeply who Jesus is and what Jesus is about.

A Saint for Senior Citizens • ca. 530–January 18, 625 • Memorial: January 18

Like his father before him and his grandfather before that, Saint Andrew spent his days in and around the Sea of Galilee.

Anthony was born in 1195 (13 years after St. Francis) in Lisbon, Portugal, at the mouth of the Tagus River, from which explorers would later sail across the Atlantic.

Worker of the Land • b. 7th century–d. August 18, ca. 670 • Memorial: August 18

Deeply Devoted and Passionate • d. May 21, 1199 • Canonized: 1879 • Memorial: May 21

The Gentle Giant • ca. 880—d. 953 • Memorial: May 17 and June 1

One of the beautiful characteristics of Jesus’ teachings is that his examples are easy to understand and down to earth.

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MT 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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by Father Greg Friedman, OFM

Q: When I pray a petition, I can’t help feeling that if I pray for one person only, the prayer will be stronger or more effective than if I pray for 20 people at once. For example, is “Please help David” a stronger prayer than “Please help all my family”?
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