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Feb

25

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Norma Castilho on 25-02-2006 | Parish |  


For the Week of February 26 – March 4, 2006

Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. — Psalm 103:8

JESUIT JUBILEE - JUBILEO JESUITA: The 2006 Jubilee celebrates the spirit of the founders of the Society of Jesus on these special anniversaries:
500th anniversary of the birth of Francis Xavier - born April 7, 1506
500th anniversary of the birth of Peter Faber - born April 13, 1506
450th anniversary of the death of Ignatius Loyola - died July 31, 1556

TOGETHER IN MISSION 2006 - FOLLOW-UP SUNDAY: Our warm thanks to all of you parishioners who generously made pledges last week. If you were not here then and wish to make a pledge or a gift in support of this vital appeal, there are commitment cards in the pamphlet racks, as well as behind the pews, which you may fill in and drop off at the rectory.

ASH WEDNESDAY: is this Wednesday, March 1. Ashes will be distributed after the homily during the 8:00am and 12:05pm English Masses; and after Liturgy of the Word English-Tagalog Service at 5:30pm; and at 7:30pm Spanish Mass. There will be a 7:30pm Mass in Spanish.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Each Friday at 11:30am (English) in the Church. Fridays at 7:00pm (Spanish) in the Church.Saturdays at 5:30pm (English) in the Church.

FAST AND ABSTINENCE: All Fridays of Lent and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat. Fasting days are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Important announcement: During Lent we try to maintain a very simple church environment, please do not bring flowers. Thank you!

MULTI-LINGUAL LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE: will take place on Monday, March 27 at 7:00pm. Confessions heard in English and Spanish. Please plan to attend this service with your family and friends as we prepare ourselves for Holy Week and our Easter Services.

CHANGE IN MASS SCHEDULE: Starting March 4th, First Saturday of Lent, the 5:30pm English Mass will be discontinued and in its place there will be a 6:00pm Multi-Lingual Mass (English-Tagalog-Spanish) that celebrates the diversity of our parish community.

MINISTRY WITH LESBIANS & GAYS: will have their monthly evening prayer Friday, March 3, at 7:30pm in the Liturgy office. This month’s theme is “You are my child”.

NEXT WEEK’S SUNDAY SALES COORDINATORS: Hospitality Ministry (coffee & donuts)

YOUNG ADULT LENTEN PRAYER GROUP: Fr. Wayne will be leading a Lenten Prayer Group for Young Adults (ages 19-35) on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., until April 13th. The sessions will be conducted in English and will focus on the Sunday Gospels of Lent. For more information contact Fr. Wayne 462-6311.

SCHOOL NEWS: Testing Dates for New Students: Wednesday, March 15th., 3:15pm For more information, please call the school office at (323) 467-4177.

MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, February 26: 9:00 Eliza Meckler; 1:00 Andres Ontiveros
Monday, February 27: 8:00 Bienvenido & Balbina Gregorio; 12:05 María Vilma Sido
Tuesday, February 28: 8:00 Italo Derlin; 12:05 Lourdes Vergel
Wednesday, March 1: 8:00 Alfonso Andres Frontera; 12:05 Grace St. Dennis
Thursday, March 2: 8:00 Ecogate Co.; 12:05 Blanca Ramirez
Friday, March 3: 8:00 Fr. John Brennan, S.J.; 12:05 Melinda Reyes; 7:30 Juan Carlos Venegas
Saturday, March 4: 8:00 Sr. Dionisio & Agapita Mauro; 12:05 Nakiwati Nasari

PRESIDERS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Sat/Sáb, March 4: 6:00 pm Fr. Mike Mandala
Sun/Dom, March 5: 7:30 am Fr. Mike Mandala; 9:00 am Fr. E. C. Sebastian; 11:00 am Fr. Wayne Negrete; 1:00 pm Fr. E. C. Sebastian; 5:30 pm Fr. Wayne Negrete

HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PARISH OR SCHOOL IN YOUR WILL OR TRUST? For further information, please contact the rectory or H. Richard Closson, Director, Trust and Estate Programs (213) 637-7472/ HRClosson@la-archdiocese.org www.estateplanning.com/trustsacc Our correct legal title is: The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, A Corporation Sole

SOCIAL SERVICES: From one of the Social Service Clients to all of you - “Where do you eat? Where do you take a shower? What would you do if, through no fault of your own, you became homeless? For most, homelessness is a full time job, being on time for feedings taking care of your personal hygiene and for those who are able, trying to find a job. But what about those who are unable to work because of a physical or mental disabilities, we are responsible for our brothers and sisters in Christ. (to be continued next week…)

READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Peter 1:3-9; Mark 10:17-27
Tuesday: 1 Peter 1:10-16; M 10:28-31
Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20 - 6:2; Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25
Friday: Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 9:14-15
Saturday: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 5:27-32
Sunday: Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25, 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15

FINANCE CORNER: Our income last week was –
Regular Collection $7,327.50
Other income/donations 3,741.37
Total weekly income $11,068.87
The average expenses for the parish, including payment of the debt, are $12,800.00 weekly. Thank you for your continued support.

TRAINING: ”Those who wish to hold the fortress of contemplation must first of all train in the camp of action.” —- Pope St. Gregory the Great

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ENTRENARSE: “Los que deseen ocupar la torre de la contemplación deben ante todo entrenarse en el campo de la acción.” — San Gregorio Magno, papa

UNIDOS EN MISION: Deseamos agradecer a todos nuestros feligreses que la semana pasada hicieron su compromiso para la Campaña 2006 de Unidos en Misión. Si por algún motivo Ud. no estuvo presente la semana pasada y desea hacer su compromiso hoy, los sobres correspondientes a esta Campaña se encuentran en los vestíbulos de la Iglesia. Pueden llenar los sobres con su compromiso y entregarlos a la oficina de la rectoría.

MIERCOLES DE CENIZA: Este Miércoles 1 de Marzo es Miércoles de Ceniza, comienzo de la Cuaresma. Las cenizas se distribuirán después de la homilía durante las Misas en Inglés de 8:00am y 12:05pm; después de terminado el Servicio de la Liturgia de la Palabra a las 5:30pm en Inglés y la Misa de las 7:30pm en Español.

VIACRUCIS EN LA IGLESIA: Viernes de Cuaresma a las 11:30am (Inglés) en la Iglesia. Viernes de Cuaresma a las 7:00pm (Español) en la Iglesia - antes de la Misa de las 7:30pm. Sábados de Cuaresma: a las 5:30pm (Inglés).

AYUNO & ABSTINENCIA: Todos los Viernes de Cuaresma y el Viernes Santo son días de abstinencia. Los días de abstinencia no se come carne. Los días de ayuno son: Miércoles de Ceniza y Viernes Santo.

AVISO IMPORTANTE: Durante la Cuaresma tratemos de mantener la decoración de la Iglesia de una manera bien simple, por favor no traigan flores. Gracias!

SERVICIO MULTI-LINGUE DEL SACRAMENTO DE RECONCILIACION DE CUARESMA: será el 27 de Marzo a las 7:00pm.Tendremos Confesiones en Español e Inglés..Los esperamos a todos ustedes y sus familias en esta nuestra preparación para los servicios de Semana Santa y Pascua Florida.

CHANGE IN MASS SCHEDULE: A partir del 4 de Marzo, Primer Sábado de Cuaresma, la Misa en Inglés de las 5:30pm será descontinuada y en su lugar celebraremos una Misa Multi-Lingue (Español, Inglés y Tagalog) a las 6:00pm la cual resaltará más aún la diversidad de nuestra comunidad parroquial.

MINISTERIO DE LESBIANAS & GAYS: tendrá su noche de oración mensual el Viernes 3 de Marzo a las 7:30pm en la Oficina de Liturgia.

COORDINADORES DE LA VENTA DEL PROXIMO DOMINGO: Ministerio de Hospitalidad (coffee & donuts)

NOTICIAS DE LA ESCUELA: Fecha y Horario de Exámenes para los Nuevos Alumnos: Miércoles, 15 de Marzo, 3:15pm. Para mayores informes, sírvanse llamar a la escuela al télf: (323) 467-4177.

GRUPO DE ORACION DE JOVENES ADULTOS DURANTE LA CUARESMA: El P. Wayne tendrá a su cargo un grupo de oración compuesto de Jóvenes Adultos (entre los 19 y 35 años de edad) los Jueves a las 7:30pm, hasta el 13 de Abril. Las reuniones se conducirán en inglés y se enfocarán en el Evangelio del Domingo correspondiente a la Cuaresma. Para mayores detalles, contactar al P. Wayne al télf: 462-6311.

SERVICIOS SOCIALES: De una persona que usa los Servicios de la Oficina de Servicios Sociales para todos ustedes— “Dónde Ud. come? Dónde Ud. se baña? Qué haría si de repente Ud. se convirtiera e un desamparado? Para la mayoría la indigencia es un trabajo completo, con tener que llegar a tiempo para recibir una comida, tiempo para llegar a un lugar y6 cuidar de su higiene personal, y para los que pueden hacerlo, tratar de buscar trabajo; pero que pasa con los que están imposibilitados para hacerlo debido a discapacidades físicas o mentales, nosotros somos responsible por nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Cristo. (continuará la próxima semana).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes: 1 Peter 1:3-9; Mc 10:17-27
Martes: 1 Peter 1:10-16; Mc 10:28-31
Miércoles: Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20 - 6:2; Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
Jueves: Dt 30:15-20; Lc 9:22-25
Viernes: Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 9:14-15
Sábado: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Lc 5:27-32
Domingo: Gn 9:8-15; Sal 25(24); 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mc 1:12-15

RINCON FINANCIERO: Nuestro ingreso de la semana pasada fue -
Colecta Regular $7,327.50
Otros ingresos/donaciones $3,741.37
Total de ingresos $11,068.87
El promedio de gastos de la parroquia, incluyendo el pago de la deuda, es de $12,800.00 semanales. Gracias por su continuo apoyo.

Psalm 103:8
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8The ford is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.
1 Peter 1:3-9
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3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that can not fade, reserved in heaven for you,
5Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
6Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:
7That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Mark 10:17-27
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17And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man running up and kneeling before him, asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting?
18And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God.
19Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy father and mother.
20But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth.
21And Jesus looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
22Who being struck sad at that saying, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23And Jesus looking round about, saith to his disciples: How hardly shall they that have riches, enter into the kingdom of God!
24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?
25It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26Who wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved?
27And Jesus looking on them, saith: With men it is impossible; but not with God: for all things are possible with God.
1 Peter 1:10-16
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10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.
11Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:
12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.
13Wherefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance:
15But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
16Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
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1Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.
2Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
3But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
4That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
5And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
6But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
16And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
17But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
18That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee.
Luke 9:22-25
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22Saying: The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day rise again.
23And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; for he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.
25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, and cast away himself?
Isaiah 58:1-9
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1Cry, cease not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their wicked doings, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2For they seek me from day to day, sad desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God.
3Why have we fasted, and thou hast not regarded: have we humbled our souls, and thou hast not taken notice? Behold in the day of your fast your own will is found, and you exact of all your debtors.
4Behold you fast for debates and strife. and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not fast as you have done until this day, to make your cry to be heard on high.
5Is this such a fast as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day? is this it, to wind his head about like a circle, and to spread sackcloth and ashes? wilt thou call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord?
6Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.
7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.
8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up.
9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.
Matthew 9:14-15
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14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?
15And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.
Isaiah 58:9
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9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.
Luke 5:27-32
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27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.
28And leaving all things, he rose up and followed him.
29And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others, that were at table with them.
30But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31And Jesus answering, said to them: They that are whole, need not the physician: but they that are sick.
32I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance.
1 Peter 3:18-22
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18Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,
19In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison:
20Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.
21Whereunto baptism being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
22Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death, that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him.
Mark 1:12-15
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12And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the desert.
13And he was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with beasts, and the angels ministered to him.
14And after that John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
15And saying: The time is accomplished, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe the gospel.
1 Peter 1:3-9
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3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4Unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that can not fade, reserved in heaven for you,
5Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
6Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:
7That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:10-16
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10Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.
11Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow:
12To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you, the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.
13Wherefore having the loins of your mind girt up, being sober, trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
14As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance:
15But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:
16Because it is written: You shall be holy, for I am holy.
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
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1Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.
2Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
3But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth.
4That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
5And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
6But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
16And when you fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
17But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
18That thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will repay thee.
Isaiah 58:1-9
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1Cry, cease not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their wicked doings, and the house of Jacob their sins.
2For they seek me from day to day, sad desire to know my ways, as a nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of their God: they ask of me the judgments of justice: they are willing to approach to God.
3Why have we fasted, and thou hast not regarded: have we humbled our souls, and thou hast not taken notice? Behold in the day of your fast your own will is found, and you exact of all your debtors.
4Behold you fast for debates and strife. and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not fast as you have done until this day, to make your cry to be heard on high.
5Is this such a fast as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day? is this it, to wind his head about like a circle, and to spread sackcloth and ashes? wilt thou call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord?
6Is not this rather the fast that I have chosen? loose the bands of wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them that are broken go free, and break asunder every burden.
7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.
8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up.
9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.
Matthew 9:14-15
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14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?
15And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.
Isaiah 58:9
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9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.
1 Peter 3:18-22
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18Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,
19In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison:
20Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.
21Whereunto baptism being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
22Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death, that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him.

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