Thursday, July 29, 2010
May our exercise of the gifts you have given us be a faithful reflection of His presence at work in our lives. We make this prayer to you through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
You, too, are a sign of the kingdom of God. The leaven of your little life lived with faithfulness can assist others in rising to the greatness God desires for them.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thought for the Day: Because of grace, our mistakes can be stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks.
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Monday, July 26, 2010
The names of the parents of Mary of Nazareth appear in a first century source of Christian faith. They are the most renowned grandparents in history, their grandson bring Jesus of Nazareth.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
The prayer, Our Father, makes one to probe into ones life to see if I really live and forgive our trespasses as we for give those who trespass against us.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
The great seventeenth century poet, William Blake, once observed, "If the doors of perception were cleansed of habit and routine, one would see everything as it is, infinite."
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Faith is powerful enough to change not only the outward appearance of the world but also us and the way we see the world.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
All of the work that we will do in this building is inspired by God, empowered by the gift of His Son’s healing ministry & carried on by all those who are called to support our Mission by the roles they fulfill.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
This National Celebrate Your Garage Day provides an opportunity to reflect on using that space for more than parking your car and storing your equipment - consider making it sacred space.
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The moon is a symbol of Mary.
She has no light of herself but simply reflects the light of the Son
Just as the moon has no light of itself but simply reflects the light of the sun.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
we must believe ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage and determination to succeed"
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
One of the hallmarks of Christianity is hospitality.
On this, the 16 Sunday in Ordinary time,
There is strong message of hospitality.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Thought for the Day- God does not intend us to grow it alone.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Mary, the Virgin Mother of God,
Most intimately united with the salvific action of her Son,
Is the perfect model of cooperation with grace and its Giver.
We will tend to Christ through Mary,
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The people of both countries were interested in Liberty, Equality and Fraternity but went about it in different ways. The French put their trust in human enlightenment. Americans put our trust in God.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
On July 13, the Virgin is said to have revealed the Three Secrets of Fatima to the children, which consist of prophecies about the future and have been the focus of much interest ever since.
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Of course, it's easy to love when things go well, and we're surrounded by people we care about. But
how do we love when things don't go well, and we're hurt by people who are selfish and insensitive?
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
The Eucharist that we celebrate today makes God’s love in Jesus present to us, to transform us into his Body, his people, building His Kingdom here on earth through love for all those in need.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
For the past few days, we have been reflecting on our Founding Fathers; attitude towards the Word of God.
Today we read about one of the citizens of this great country fulfilling the dreams of the Founding Fathers.
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Friday, July 09, 2010
Christianity by means of the Bible; for this Divine Book, above all others, constitutes the soul of republicanism
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
For my own part, I sincerely esteem it [the Constitution] a system which, without the
finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interests.
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Monday, July 05, 2010
without the beneficial interposition of the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe, we could not have reached the distinguished situation which we have attained with
such unprecedented rapidity.
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Sunday, July 04, 2010
Lord, free us from all the sins of our
Greed and power and make us the great nation
That you call us to be.
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Saturday, July 03, 2010
it is God who gradually transforms the weaknesses into the image of Christ, the courageous, trusting and loving one.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
We can see in this reflection the reference to faith in the Resurrection
And hope for resurrection of Poland, which, at this time was in a state of partition.
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Thursday, July 01, 2010
Being able to laugh at yourself
Is a sign of maturity
And a way of personal acknowledgement
That God is in control and that's ok.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Someone once told me she wanted to be able to sleep during the storms of life, just as Jesus had in the boat.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
My sister died recently and I as I write her biography to use in the various memorial services that will be held for her in the many placed where she lived and worked. As I am doing so, I realize how she lived what we all know as "Risen Life."
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Monday, June 28, 2010
We must not be content to be cleansed from sin; we must be filled with the Spirit. John Fletcher
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
One way we can experience freedom is forgiveness. Forgiveness of ourselves and forgiveness of others.
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thought for the day: Life is meant to be a partnership between us and God.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
May our lives praise you and may your will be done
Here at Saint Francis Hospital and within all of Resurrection.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
He is not a figure that we can forget now that Jesus, the true light, has appeared. John is always relevant because he calls for a preparation which all men need to make.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Blessed are those who before going to sleep look into their rearview mirrors. By this simple prayerful practice they can adjust their course to be kinder, more considerate and more loving as they travel the high road of life.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Holding a grudge or sustaining anger against another hurts only ourselves.
This piece should be entitled "Away from our discomfort zone."
It's so easy!
It's so hard!
It's so worth it!
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Monday, June 21, 2010
The motivation for letting God purify us is the experience of God loving us, in prayer.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Thank you, Dad…for listening and caring,
For giving and sharing, but, especially, for being you!
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
The butterfly is a symbol of Resurrection
Because it begins its life as a caterpillar and
Transformed into an entirely different creature- a butterfly
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Friday, June 18, 2010
We are proud to have been a part of the health and healing of this community and of everyone who has ever ministered with us or has ever been ministered to here with the perspective of Catholic health Care for these years.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
Many words do not necessarly make good prayer. God hears your prayer not because of countless words but because of God's immense love.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Romans gave their soldiers special allowances for salt rations called salarium (meaning "salt money"). This is the origin of our word "salary" today
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Monday, June 14, 2010
understand that the space program is offering rides into outer space
To persons who want to pay thousands of dollars for the experience.
I wonder if those who go and look down at Indianapolis
Are drawn to reflect on God as Mike did.
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
The alleluia verse tells us: God so loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Sometimes I feel that I'd much sooner be an ordinary fisherman. Because then I'd at least have fish to show for my work. I could hold them up and say, see, I caught three fish.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
The gifts of the spirit are like the gift of hearing. If neglected, they soon drop out of our awareness. We dare not neglect the gifts of the Spirit and the habits of the heart that keep them fresh in our lives:
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
This remembrance day is the beginning of the celebration of freedom and liberty that comes to a climax on July 4th. AA teaches us that liberation is never an accomplished reality but is rather an ongoing one.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Ephrem's hymns, an ancient historian testifies, "lent luster to the Christian assemblies." We need some modern Ephrems—and cooperating singers—to do the same for our Christian assemblies today.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Please help us pray that the CON board will approve this change of ownership so that the transfer can be made at the end of the fiscal year, June 30.
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Monday, June 07, 2010
Suppose I invite guests for dinner and fellowship. If they came and asked immediately for a to-to box, I would be insulted. I wonder if god feels the same way about the way we come to the Bible
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Sunday, June 06, 2010
Pope John Paul II reminded us that in commemorating the Solemnity of the most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ, the Church does not only celebrate the Eucharist but publicly
proclaims that the sacrifice of Christ is for the whole world.
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Saturday, June 05, 2010
World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It is on 5 June
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Friday, June 04, 2010
The first road test of his car had to be delayed for an hour or so because the genius Ford had overlooked a minor detail: His car was wider then the door of the brick work shed! Some bricks had to be axed down by his workers to widen the opening.
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Thursday, June 03, 2010
Today, if you are aware of something unpleasant happening simultaneously with something enjoyable, don't be resentful or angry at whatever is "raining on your parade." Instead you can smile and say to yourself or others, "It's a monkey wedding day"
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010
We have no real rights. There is nothing we have. When you lose your friend, your lover, your life-giver, you can curse God and say, Why was he taken? Why was she taken? Or you can say, Why was she given at all?
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
We probably had not thought about the breath of the Spirit
In terms of hurricane winds
But we might want to reflect on the fact that everything in life tell us about God.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
When the angel Gabriel responded to Mary's surprise that the Holy Spirit would fill her womb, she was told that aged Elizabeth was also pregnant by the Spirit and that,
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
To express these mysteries, our symbol today is a single white iris in the plant before the lectern. The triple petals of the iris coming from one stem has been a long time symbol of the Blessed Trinity.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives.
The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes.
The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Here in the United States, almost twice as many Americans were killed by firearms as in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War decade of 1963-1973.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
see the acacia as an example of expectant living. We work to get ready before we have proof. And we can live without worry, knowing that a good and gracious God will supply what we need. Get ready!
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt Rome and a disinterested clergy, the whole post-Renaissance malaise.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
From temporal risen life to eternal risen life.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Breathe on us, Spirit of Wisdom – make us channels of Your Will!
Grow in us, Understanding Spirit – may we speak Your words of Love!
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
There was a deep silence. This skeletal thin, bald headed little girl, sat straight up and said, with deep conviction, "Son, you gotta keep on going!"
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Friday, May 21, 2010
if faith means anything in our lives, then we need to pass on those tidings of great joy of who God is, what He has done, and what He is doing, and what He has promised to do!
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
It's all he had and he gave it to me and said, 'Here, man. I feel sorry for you.' And he shuffled away."
Something about that moment changed everything for Hill, he says.
"I just said, 'Oh, no, no. I'm going to get some help.'"
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Hildegard of Bingen, caught up in the Holy Spirit, wrote, “I am a feather on the breath of God.”
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Prayer: Heavenly Father, giver of all good things, fill our hearts with love for you and for others. Forgive the arrogance that creeps into us. Help us to be pliable and to seek your guidance and direction. Amen
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
The coach prepared to make the substitution when she heard a voice: "Excuse me, would it be OK if we carried her around and she touched each bag?'"
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
It takes courage simply to believe, and to go on believing, in a world that accepts only material, tangible, purely human values, and that has become allergic to the spiritual and supernatural
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Friday, May 14, 2010
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Amazing One,
there is much in me that needs to be raised from the dead.I place my trust in you to resurrect my lifelessness.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Christians too can bring hope to the world, because they are of Christ and of God in the measure in which they die with him to sin and rise with him to the new life of love, of forgiveness, of service, of non-violence
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
As surely as Jesus came to bless our joys, he came to bless our sorrows. He came to tell us to live life and to love it.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
We may think of God’s providence rather in terms of the way in which he integrates all our free choices, mistakes and sins and all, into his plan.
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Sunday, May 09, 2010
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.
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Saturday, May 08, 2010
Do not think that because the child cannot understand in the same way
That we adults understand that it is useless To allow him to participate in our religious practices.
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Friday, May 07, 2010
Death and Sorrow, earth's dark story, to the former days belongs
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
the early Church was in exactly the same circumstances we are today. Christ - died, risen and ascended to heaven - is no longer visibly present to them, and they must deal with organizational issues, internal conflicts, questions Jesus never had to face.
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010
"If seeds in the black earth can turn into such beautiful roses, what might the heart of man become in its long journey to the stars?
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Ten Priceless (but free) Gifts You Can Give Your Family (of origin and work place) Today
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Monday, May 03, 2010
forget that the Shepherd has other sheep not of my fold. He loves them and expects me to do the same. How thankful I am that Jesus loves all His sheep...even those of us who sometimes have an attitude!
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Sunday, May 02, 2010
The sign of peace is a sign of love which we extend to each other before we come to the Altar to receive Holy Communion
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Saturday, May 01, 2010
This tiny detail has meant worlds to people of every age: Joseph was a tradesman and everyone, especially the common folk, can identify with him.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Train yourself in godliness, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
The value Catherine makes central in her short life and which sounds clearly and consistently through her experience is complete surrender to Christ.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Then I realized there is only one path leading to God. That is, one path that leads each of us toward God--but we travel it differently and will come together at the end of the road.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
I have "splinters" in my soul too. Sometimes pain or sadness rises up in me, and I have to search through my life to find the cause.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
We, who are united with God, also become a light to our world.
God, not only illuminates the world with light but he allows us to be the instrument through which he shines.
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
As the message of the Risen Christ is proclaimed in our liturgy today, we are invited to be open our ears for the voice of the Lamb of God and open our hearts to experience his presence and power in our lives.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
God is in the business of making us successful -- not in all aspects of life but in godliness.
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Friday, April 23, 2010
The earth is all volunteer
Everything mentioned in the prayer is freely given by our creator
And, once given spark from God
Continuously live out its vocation to the fullest.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
As the risen Christ stands in their midst, we see that his peace comes from letting go of fear and the desire for vengeance and from surrounding the violence with forgiveness and reconciliation.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Experiencing violence has taught us that all of life can be an Easter experience: Life bursts forth out of death and darkness. As Christians, we live with peace in our hearts and cherish a zest for life.
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