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Apr 2025
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The Forgiveness of Sinners

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
About this episode
Friends, we come to Palm Sunday, which is also called Passion Sunday because we always read at Mass the Passion narrative from one of the synoptic Gospels. This year, we hear from Saint Luke, and I want to look at two elements unique to his particular version, both of which have to do with forgiveness. 
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