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Feb 2025
17m 43s

Day 32: Cattle, Boils, and Hail (2025)

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As we continue to read through the ten plagues of Egypt, Fr. Mike uses the example of Pharaoh to show us how our hearts can either harden or melt in response to God. Today we read Exodus 9, Leviticus 7, and Psalm 49.

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