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Jun 2025
27m 58s

Day 154: The Baptism of Jesus (2025)

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As we begin reading the Gospel of Mark, Fr. Mike points out several amazing details about the baptism of Jesus, as well as some important points about the healing of the paralytic. The readings are Mark 1-2 and Psalm 11.

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