THE QUESTION! April 9th 2023 HE IS RISEN! Alleluia!
“But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.” 1Cor 15:12-19
AMEN! Come LORD JESUS!
April 25th, 2023 Message
“Dear children! I am calling all of you to be carriers of the peace and joy of the risen Jesus for all those who are far from prayer; that the love of Jesus, through your lives, may transform them to a new life of conversion and holiness. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
JESUS - LORD purify us in Our Lenten Journey - Soon Passion Week and Then You are RISEN!
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We celebrated at the Marian Prayer Center on Thursday March 23, 2023 The Feast of our Lady's Annunciation with Fr Maxy and our many friends.
Joyce got us a wonderful cake for our Lady's day. All for the love of GOD!
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POPE Emeritus, Benedict XVI has passed - Dec 31, 2022
With deep sorrow we inform you that our Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today, Dec 31, 2022 at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican, Roma” the Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni said.
The
funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be held on Thursday Jan 5 in St. Peter’s
Square in the Vatican City at 9:30 a.m. local time, Bruni said. The funeral
will be led by Pope Francis. The former pope’s body will lie in state in St.
Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican from Monday for the faithful to bid farewell,
Vatican News reported Saturday. As per the wish of Pope Emeritus, his funeral
will be “simple,”
Born April 16, 1927 - passed December 31, 2022, 96 years age.
Here is a current EWTN Live on Pope Benedict recorded today, Dec 31, 2022. There are many others on youtube.
February 25th, 2023 Message
Dear children!
Keep converting and clothe yourselves in penitential garments and in personal, deep prayer; and in humility, seek peace from the Most High.
In this time of grace, Satan wants to seduce you; but you, little children, keep looking at my Son and follow Him towards Calvary in renunciation and fasting. I am with you because the Most High permits me to love you and lead you towards the joy of the heart, in faith which grows for all those who love God above all.
Thank you for having responded to my call.”
January 25th 2023 Message
“Dear children!
Pray with me for peace, because Satan wants war and hatred
in hearts and peoples. Therefore, pray and sacrifice your days
by fasting and penance, that God may give you peace.
The future is at a crossroads, because modern man does not want God. That is why mankind is heading to perdition. You, little children, are my hope.
Pray with me, that what I began in Fatima and here may be realized. Be prayer and witness peace in your surroundings, and be people of peace. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
“Dear children! Today I am carrying my Son Jesus to you, that you may be His peace and a reflection of [the]clarity and joy of Heaven. Pray, little children, to be open to receive peace because many hearts are closed to the call of the light which changes hearts. I am with you and am praying for you to open yourselves to receive the King of peace, Who fills your hearts with warmth and blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Update
We are happy to announce that our Center is back together and opened on the feast of The Immaculate Conception December 8.
We are open Wednesday through Saturday 1 to 4 p.m. and will be open again on Tuesday as soon as we get some volunteers. If you would like to give some time and help us at our Marian Prayer Center please contact Joyce.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
With prayers, Joyce Wells
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Jan 5th, Thursday 2023, Monsignor John Cihak visited our Center and Blessed it. We gather around and prayed with him and had a few refreshments. It was a busy day, given that Jan 5th was also the day of Pope Benedicts funeral in Rome as well as other activies in remembrance of our Holy Father in our Portland Diocese. We would like to thank Monsignor Cihak for coming and Blessing the Center!
As most of you know the Center was under water for several weeks and shut down. It had one of the walls completely replaced. With the help of many volunteers the Center is now back together. Here are few pictures of those that were at the Center for the Blessing. Thank you again for all that participated, who prayed and help!
Pray & Protect us Mother of God.
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"The Eucharist is the Source & Summit
of our Christian Life." CCC 1324
Praise GOD. We celebrate St Michael the Archangel Angel's feast day on September 29th. Please join us in praying the Chaplet of St Michael the Archangel. We are so challenged at this time in our world and in our Church. Pray the Chaplet daily with deep faith that Saint Michael will come to the rescue of our families our Church and world. LORD JESUS COME!
Here is link that will help you pray the Chaplet: History & Chaplet
Here is a video also: Video Chaplet
Peace be with you! In Christ through the Love of Mary our Mother and St Michael.
Marian Prayer Center is a treasure located in a secluded corner of the King Rd Shopping Center at 4370 SE King Rd, Suite 175 in the lower level off King Rd. and 143r Pl.
We are a volunteer nonprofit organization to bring Catholic items to you at a reasonable price. We are open Tuesday through Saturday
1-4 p.m. Call for an appointment if not available.
Intercessory prayer is also our mission. Call for prayer at 503-786-9600 and we will pray for you at our weekly Thursday Prayer Group 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Religious items for sale and use. Many sacramentals are important for our challenging times:
Holy Water bottles and Holy Water available
Blessed Salt (donation only)
Blessed Candles – 7 day (donation only)
Many medals: Miraculous medals, St. Benedict medals,
St. Michael and our Guardian Angels and many saints.
Crucifixes: Wall sizes, necklace size and pins, (especially St. Benedict).
Rosaries: all prices and sizes, Statues and Holy Pictures
Prayer Books
Magnificat (Daily Mass book) Pieta book, Divine Mercy, Prayers for Holy Souls, Prayers for Adoration, Rosary books, Prayers for spiritual warfare, Novenas, etc
Bibles and Catechisms and related Church teachings, Many books on Saints and devotions.
Many Other Treasures
Baptism, Communion and Confirmation gifts
Holy cards and greeting cards
Library and Used books - Dvds and CDs (To purchase or borrow)
All categories: Saints, Mary, Jesus, Eucharist, Prayer, Holy Spirit, etc
Free religious and evangelization materials.
Come and Visit and Pray with Us!
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“Dear children! The Most High has sent me to you to teach you prayer. Prayer opens hearts and gives hope, and faith is born and strengthened. Little children, with love I am calling you: return to God, because God is love and your hope. You do not have a future if you do not decide for God; and that is why I am with you to guide you to decide for conversion and life, and not for death. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
“Dear children! The Most High permits me to be with you, and to be joy for you and the way in hope, because mankind has decided for death. That is why He sent me to keep instructing you that without God you do not have a future. Little children, be instruments of love for all those who have not come to know the God of love. Witness joyfully your faith and do not lose hope in a change of the human heart. I am with you and am blessing you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Message Sept 25, 2022 from Marija (Also Joyce's birthday today +)
Dear children! Pray that the Holy Spirit may enlighten you that you be joyful seekers of God and witnesses of love without bounds. I am with you, little children, and, anew, I am calling all of you: take courage and bear witness to the good works that God is doing in and through you. Be joyful in God. Do good to your neighbor so that it will be good for you on earth and pray for peace, which is threatened because Satan wants war and peacelessness. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Message Aug 25, 2022 from Marija
“Dear children! God permits me to be with you and to lead you on the way of peace, so that through personal peace, you build peace in the world. I am with you and intercede for you before my Son Jesus, that He may give you a strong faith and hope in a better future, which I desire to build up with you. You be courageous and do not be afraid, because God is with you. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
September 15th, Thursday 2022, We celebrated OUR LADY of SORROWS at the Marian Prayer Center. We held this inside starting with the 7 Sorrows of our Blessed Mother Rosary at 2:30, followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Holy Mass celebrated by our Father Maxy D'Costa. Of course we had some wonderful refreshments and fellowship with all present - about 17 joined us.
Aug 23, Tuesday 2022, We celebrated The Queenship of Mary. We held our celebration inside. Started with the Rosary prayer at 6:00 pm and Holy Mass at 6:30 with Fr Maxy D'Costa. Our Lady is our Queen. And yes, Jesus is our KING. Fr Maxy provide a wonderful homily on our Lady - as he always does. Thank you Fr Maxy. There was 18 of us (alone with Our Lord & His Mother) and we sang, Hail Holy Queen twice, for our gathering song and sending forth in honor of our Blessed Mother.
Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court.
The Marian Prayer Center visited Mater Dei Radio on July 26, 2022 the feast of St. Ann, to record the Chaplet of St. Michael, to be put on the Hail Mary Media app in the Prayer section. We expect it to be available by the feast of St. Michael, September 29.
It was a great experience and we enjoyed visiting their new location on Sylvan Hill and the tour they gave us, Thanks to Pat Ryan and his staff.
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MESSAGE July 25, 2022 from Marija
"Dear children! I am with you to lead you on the way of conversion, because, little children, with your lives you can draw many souls closer to my Son. You be joyful witnesses of God's word and love, and with hope in the heart which conquers every evil. Forgive those who inflict evil on you, and go on the way of holiness. I am leading you to my Son, for Him to be the way, the truth and the life for you. Thank you for having responded to my call. ” Here is an interview that Mirjana gave in Medjugorje May 26 2022.
July 15, Friday 2022, We celebrated the Vigil of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. We held our celebration inside with 22 people. Started out Rosary prayer at 6:00 pm and Holy Mass at 6:30 with Fr Maxy D'Costa. A wonderful time celebrating, singing together with Mary, the Saints, the Angels and God. Several were enrolled in our Lady's Brown Scapular.
The Brown Scapular is a gift to you from your Heavenly Mother Mary.
“WHOSOEVER DIES IN THIS GARMENT SHALL NOT SUFFER ETERNAL FIRE.”
Promise of Our Lady to St. Simon Stock on July 16, 1251
41st Anniversary Procession & Mass
6-25-22 Message From Marija
June 24, 2022, we celebrated the Feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Immaculate Heart of Mary. We gather and prayed the Rosary at 6 pm and then celebrated Holy Mass at 6:30 pm with Father Maxy D'Costa. A blessed time for all gathered.
“The alliance of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary is the formal linking
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
two widely-known and practiced devotions. Making devotions to the
two hearts draws us closer to God and helps us deepen our Catholic faith.”
May 31, 2022, Visitation of Our Lady
We celebrated the Feast of the Visitation at our Prayer Center. We prayed the Rosary and Divine Mercy at 2 and Celebrated Holy Mass at 3 with Father Maxy D'Costa. Our Lady continues to call each of us to Her Immaculate Heart - She takes us to Her Son's Sacred Heart where we can grow and find Peace in our challenging world. We continue to pray for each of your many needs.
All in Christ. Lk 1:39-45
March 25, 2022, Our Lady's Annunciation
We had a blessed and wonderful celebration at our Marian Prayer Center with Father Maxy as our celebrant. We also prayed the March 25th Consecration with our Lady, in union with our entire Church for Peace in our troubled world for Russia and the Ukraine. We will continue to lift up our prayers and sacrifices for Peace in our Troubled World to stop all wars!
Please continue each day to pray with us!
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Here are our Marian Prayer Center Warriors with Patrick Ryan from Mater Dei Radio. The picture shows the group after recording the audio version of the 7 Sorrows Rosary for their "Hail Mary Media application - under the Prayer section of the Media application.
The entire interview, with Immaculee and the 7 Sorrows Rosary is on the Hail Mary App. You can also hear it on the attached link on the Morning Blend show at Mater Dei Radio.
Morning Blend 7 Sorrows Rosary Link
Recorded Feb 10 2022
Praying the 7 Sorrows of the Virgin Mary,
as taught by our Blessed Mother in Kibeho.
In Mary's apparition in Rwanda to the children, Our Lady of Kibeho made an
urgent appeal to pray this devotion to the 7 Sorrows Rosary for repentance
and conversion. She said to pray it daily or at least on Tuesdays and Fridays..
But not to replace the rosary, This is really needed for this time.
This is a perfect prayer for us as we enter
Lent and prepare for Easter with Our Risen Lord and Savior.
Our Lady of Kibeho's Message to the World
How to Pray the 7 Sorrows ROSARY PRAYER
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Feb 17, 2022 Mater Dei Radio came to the Marian Prayer Center and recorded the 7 Sorrows Rosary with our Marian Prayer Center Prayer Warriors. Link for this recording is coming soon! Here are Patrick Ryan and Sarah Kuenzi that helped us! Thank you Mater Dei for all your help in getting the message of our Lady out to make Sacrifices and Pray the Sorrowful Rosary. Blessings!
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MESSAGE May 25, 2022
"Dear children! I am looking at you and thanking God for each of you, because He permits me to still be with you, to encourage you to holiness. Little children, peace is disturbed and Satan wants peacelessness. That is why, may your prayer be even stronger so that every unclean spirit of division and war may be stilled. Be builders of peace and carriers of joy of the Risen One in you and around you, for the good to win in every man. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
MESSAGE April 25, 2022
"Dear children! I am looking at you and I see that you are lost. That is why I am calling all of you: return to God, return to prayer - and the Holy Spirit will fill you with His love which gives joy to the heart. Hope will grow in you, also for a better future, and you will become joyful witnesses of God's mercy in you and around you.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
MESSAGE March 25, 2022
“Dear children! I am listening to your cry and prayers for peace. For years, Satan has been fighting for war. That is why God sent me among you to guide you on the way of holiness, because humanity is at a crossroad. I am calling you to return to God and to God’s Commandments that it may be good for you on earth, and that you may come out of this crisis into which you have entered because you are not listening to God who loves you and desires to save you and lead you to a new life. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
March 18, 2022 Dear Family of Mary! From the Parish of Medjugorje
The visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo had daily apparitions from June 24th 1981 to December 25th 1982. During the last daily apparition, Our Lady gave her the 10th secret, and told her that she would appear to her once a year, on the 18th of March. It has been this way through the years. The apparition lasted from 13:34 to 13:40:
"Dear children, With a motherly love I am calling you to—full of strength, faith and trust—look towards my Son. Keep opening your hearts to Him and do not be afraid, because my Son is the Light of the world and in Him is peace and hope. That is why, anew, anew I am calling you to pray for those of my children who have not come to know the love of my Son, so that my Son, with His light of love and hope, may illuminate also their hearts; and you, my children, that He may strengthen and give you peace and hope. I am with you. Thank you."
February 25, 2022
“Dear children! I am with you and we pray together. Help me with prayer, little children, that Satan may not prevail. His power of death, hatred, and fear has visited the earth. Therefore, little children, return to God and to prayer, to fasting and to renunciation, for all those who are downtrodden, poor, and have no voice in this world without God. Little children, if you do not return to God and His Commandments, you do not have a future. That is why He sent me to you to guide you. Thank you for having responded to my call.
January 25, 2022
“Dear children! Today I am calling you to return to personal prayer. Little children, do not forget that Satan is strong and that he wants to attract all the more souls to himself. That is why, you be vigilant in prayer and resolute in the good. I am with you and am blessing all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call"
Dec 25 2021 Message of our Lady to Jakov
At the last daily apparition to Jakov Colo on September 12th, 1998, Our Lady told him that henceforth he would have one apparition a year, every December 25th, on Christmas Day. This is also how it was this year. The apparition began at 2:25 pm and lasted 9 minutes. Our Lady came with little Jesus in her arms.
Through Jakov, Our Lady gave the following message:
“Dear children, You are, and you are called, ‘children of God’. If only your hearts would feel that immeasurable love which God has for you, your hearts would adore and give thanks to Him at every instant of your life. Therefore, little children, today, on this day of grace, open your hearts and implore the Lord for the gift of faith; so that you could truly become worthy of the name ‘children of God’ who, with a pure heart, give thanks to and honor their Heavenly Father. I am beside you and am blessing you with my motherly blessing”
BLESSED NEW YEAR 2022 - Jan 1st MARY the MOTHER OF GOD
From antiquity, Mary has been called "Theotokos", or "God-Bearer" (Mother of God). The word in Greek is "Theotokos". The term was used as part of the popular piety of the early first millennium church. It is used throughout the Eastern Church's Liturgy, both Orthodox and Catholic.
It lies at the heart of the Latin Rite's deep Marian piety and devotion. This title was a response to early threats to 'orthodoxy', the preservation of authentic Christian teaching. A pronouncement of an early Church Council, The Council of Ephesus in 431 A.D., insisted "If anyone does not confess that God is truly Emmanuel, and that on this account the holy virgin is the "Theotokos" (for according to the flesh she gave birth to the word of God become flesh by birth) let him be anathema." (The Council of Ephesus, 431 AD)
We are praying for each of you and for the world. May His peace be in our Hearts!
Our Blessed Mother also would like each of us to pray for her many intentions.
Thank you for supporting our Catholic Prayer Center for so many years - Joyce Wells
Mary, the Mother of Jesus is Queen of all Angels and Saints!
December 8th, Weds The Immaculate Conception
Holy Rosary Center and Novena Dec 8th-16th
The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic dogma that states that Mary was conceived without original sin or its stain. That’s what “immaculate” means: without stain.
Catholic Catechism 491 Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, 134 was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854:
The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. 135 +
Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12th Story
This appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe was very important to
the history of our continent. You see, the Aztec Indians and the
Spaniards were on the brink of war. The Aztec Indians’ culture and
religion were very different from the Spaniards. They worshiped
gods, to whom they would offer human sacrifices, often killing
50,000 people a year.
Mary’s appearance changed everything, however. It helped the
Indians to embrace Christianity and it helped the Spaniards to treat
the Indians with respect and as human beings. In the course of
seven years, 6,000,000 Indians converted to the Catholic faith.
This was the biggest conversion in the history of the Church!
This is why Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patroness of the
Americas. Juan Diego, the humble man to whom she appeared,
was canonized in the summer of 2002.
Our Lady of Fatima Oct 13th, 2021 Celebration
EWTN Fatima Oct 12-13 Schedule 2021
Live from Fatima recorded - video 10-13-21
Blessed day of our Lady coming to us through her Son Jesus. She is our Mother and our Hope for Peace in our troubled World and Church. She asks us to humbly pray the Rosary and meditate on the mysteries of Her Son, Jesus.
Fatima Story and Miracle Sun video
Message of Fatima: Requests are for prayer, reparation, repentance, and sacrifice, and the abandonment of sin.
Before Our Lady appeared to the three shepherd children, Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta, the Angel of Peace visited them. The Angel prepared the children to receive the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his instructions are an important aspect of the Message that is often overlooked. More...
Jesus I Trust in You!
Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed in the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen!
All Glory to You Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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Latest Medjugorje Messages - Our Lady asks us to take her messages seriously.
January 25, 2022
"Dear children! Today I am calling you to return to personal prayer. Little children, do not forget that Satan is strong and that he wants to attract all the more souls to himself. That is why, you be vigilant in prayer and resolute in the good. I am with you and am blessing all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call."
December 25, 2021
“Dear children! Today I am carrying my Son Jesus to you, for Him to give you His peace. Little children, without peace you do not have a future or blessing; therefore return to prayer, because the fruit of prayer is joy and faith, without which you cannot live. Today's blessing which we give you, carry to your families and enrich all those whom you meet, that they may feel the grace which you are receiving. Thank you for having responded to my call.
November 25, 2021
“Dear children! I am with you in this time of mercy and I am calling all of you to be carriers of peace and love in this world where, through me, little children, God is calling you to be prayer and love, and an expression of Heaven here on earth. May your hearts be filled with joy and faith in God; that, little children, you may have complete trust in His holy will. That is why I am with you, because He, the Most High, is sending me among you to encourage you to the hope; and you will be peacemakers in this peaceless world. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
October 25, 2021 Marija
"Dear children! Return to prayer because [he] who prays is not afraid of the future; [he] who prays is open to life and respects the life of others; [he] who prays, little children, feels the freedom of the children of God and in joy of heart serves for the good for his brother-man. Because God is love and freedom, therefore, little children, when they want to put you in bonds and to use you, it is not from God. Because God loves and gives His peace to every creature; and that is why He sent me to you to help you to grow in holiness. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Oct 7, 2021 Mary's TV Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
September 25, 2021 Marija
"Dear children! Pray, witness and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way of holiness. Be aware, little children, that life is short, and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being, with all the saints. Little children, do not worry about earthly things, but long for Heaven. Heaven will be your goal and joy will begin to reign in your heart. I am with you and bless all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call."
August 25, 2021 Marija
"Dear Children! With joy I am calling all of you, little children, who have responded to my call: be joy and peace. Witness with your lives Heaven, which I am bringing to you. It is time, little children, that you be a reflection of my love for all those who do not love and whose hearts hatred has conquered. Do not forget: I am with you and intercede for all of you before my Son Jesus, that He may give you His peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."
July 25, 2021 Marija
"Dear children! I am calling you to be prayer for all those who do not pray. Little children, witness with your lives the joy that you are mine and God will heed your prayers and give you peace in this peaceless world where pride and selfishness reign. Little children, you be generous and be the love of my love, so that pagans can feel that you are mine and convert to my Immaculate Heart. Thank you for having responded to my call."
June 25, 2021 Marija
"Dear children! My heart is joyful because through these years I see your love and openness to my call. Today I am calling all of you: pray with me for peace and freedom, because Satan is strong and by his deception, wants to lead away all the more hearts from my motherly heart. That is why decide for God so that it may be good for you on the earth which God gave you. Thank you for having responded to my call."
8-7-21 Youthfest 2021 - Medjugorje comes alive!
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Come Holy Spirit change our Hearts. We need You now! Thank you Holy Spirit.
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