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Jan 2025
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Day 10: Hagar and Ishmael (2025)

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Fr. Mike reads Genesis 20-21, Job 9-10, and Proverbs 2:6-8 and shows us how we can strive for holiness, even in the midst of sin and suffering.

For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear.

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