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Feb 2022
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Day 43: The Ark of the Covenant (2022)

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Fr. Mike provides us with a mental picture of the ark of the covenant and reminds that the small details of worship matter as we read Exodus 25-26, Leviticus 19, and Psalm 119:1-56

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