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Jan 2025
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Day 2: The Fall of Adam and Eve (2025)

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In today's readings of Genesis 3-4 and Psalm 104, Fr. Mike draws the connection between love and sacrifice in the story of Adam and Eve and explains the story of Cain and Abel.

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