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All glory in the Bible centres on Jesus who did it for us. The Bible is Christocentric. As long as the Gospel of Christ is ...

This weekend is the Sixteenth Weekend in Ordinary Time. Our first reading, from Genesis, depicts Abraham and Sarah serving the Lord by caring for three men who enter their camp.

"I am in pain and distress; may your salvation, O God, protect me." -- Psalm 69:29 "You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." -- Psalm 32:7 ...