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Nov 1
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Day 5: Purifying Our Hearts

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What happens when we’re doing all the “right” things in our spiritual life—but something deeper still needs to change? As we enter The Third Dwelling Place, Sr. Katie Flanagan and Sr. Eflie Del Rosario invite us to look beyond our exterior actions and allow God to purify our hearts, detach us from approval and consolation, and conform our wills more fully to His. Today we read The Third Dwelling Places: Chapter 2.

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