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Domine, quo vadis? painter Annibale Carracci. Dating are you going?”). His Lord replies, Artist: Annibale Carracci from c. 1602, it is housed in the Eo Romam iterum crucifigi, (“I Year : c. 1602 National Gallery, London. am going to Rome to be crucified Type: Oil on panel The work shows Saint Peter in again.”), by which Peter understands Dimensions: 77 cm × 56 cm the moment in which, while that he (Peter) must return to the Location N ational Gallery, London fleeing Rome on the Via Appia, city to face the martyrdom God he meets Christ, who is walking intended for him. DOMINE, QUO VADIS? is a toward the city. Peter asks him, Wikipedia painting by the Italian Baroque Domine, quo vadis? (“Lord, where (last modified on 7 February 2012) find us online: www.nspeidiocese.ca PAGE 2 APRIL 2012 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES COLUMNIST When Billie meets the pothole from Hell and the pothole wins VOLUME 67 NUMBER 4

THIS MAY BE the season of re- a visit with the residents. A few idea what he was talking about, PAUL SHERWOOD birth in the church but here By stuffed bunnies and chocolate and Billie dared to ask how the Bog it has been the season eggs were in baskets as gifts. long before she would have her Editor of mud and potholes. It had rained heavily the car back in service. On many of the roads our night before so the road was By this time everyone was PAUL FRIESEN beloved rector has to travel we slick and the potholes filled soaking wet but the show must Reviews Editor have potholes large enough to with water. Billie was driving go on so off they set for the swallow a small car. We have at her usual speed ...too fast... Nursing home, the van filled deep ones and wide ones. Ones when her front wheel on the beyond capacity with damp with sharp edges and ones that driver’s side hit a new jagged choristers, a wet clergy woman This issue is also on the web: fill with water so you are not hole in the pavement. Billie did and baskets of Easter goodies. www.nspeidiocese.ca aware of the size until your just what she was told NOT When they arrived everyone front wheels sink into them. to do, she turned the steering was waiting in the parlour, a SUBSCRIPTION RATE FOR THE We have whole stretches of wheel sharply and there was few had nodded off but soon DIOCESAN TIMES and ANGLICAN road that look like Swiss cheese an almighty bang that could came awake when they heard JOURNAL: and bits that seem to be safe ST. B ART’S BY THE BOG be heard in Irene’s van. As a the laughter of the staff and $20 per year Single copies: $2 until you drive across them and matter of fact, Irene almost fol- other residents. Billie asked for Subscribe or make changes online: your teeth chatter along the Sarah Neish lowed Billie into the offending towels for herself and the choir, www.anglicanjournal.com/ washboard effect that our open hole. everyone dried their hair as circulation/subscriptions.html winter has left in its wake. Everyone jumped out of both best they could, Billie donned would take over and she would her vestments and the Eucha- or write: Rev Billie has found herself be facing a row of nodding vehicles and stood there staring Diocesan Times/Anglican at the mercy of such roads over at Billie’s SUV leaning at an rist began with all the solemnity Journal Circulation Dept heads as she preached her little that wet rats could muster. The the past few weeks. She has sermon. Irene James and a few unhealthy angle on the road. 80 Hayden St been out tending to her flock Then it started to rain again. choir sang some Easter hymns Toronto, ON M4Y 3G2 of the choir were following in and following the service every- [email protected] like a shepherd, delivering Irene’s van. They planned to The women looked at the car home Communion to the shut- for a few moments, Billie said one joined the choir in singing (416 ) 924-9199 Ext 259/245 sing some Easter hymns for the “Here comes Peter Cottontail, ins, visiting the sick and caring residents. a very quick prayer that no one for us all. But the roads won had been hurt and they scam- hopping down the bunny trail”. last week. So off they set from the pered back into the van. The baskets were handed out to LETTERS & NEWS: church, Billie leading the way the residents, stuffed bunnies Paul Sherwood, Editor Billie was late for an appoint- and Irene following. The road Thank goodness for cell going to those who were on PO Box 8882, ment at our local “eldercare” looked like “no man’s land” phones and roadside assistance. sugar free diets and Billie stayed Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 home, she knew that the staff from the First World War. Bil- A call was made to the local on to enjoy the time with some [email protected] would have the folks all lined lie assured Irene she knew the garage and a tow truck was sent of her special flock . 902.477.3040 up in the parlour, ready for the best path through the minefield out to haul the Rector’s car small service she had planned back to The Bog. The driver of Happy Easter everyone from that was the road. The rector St Bart’s by The Bog. for them and she did not want was taking her own car because the tow truck diagnosed a bro- ADVERTISING: them to wait too long. It isn’t she planned to continue on to ken tie rod and a bent wheel I’ll keep you posted, Harold Irving (902) 865-4795 wise to keep such dear folks other parts of the parish and rim. All of the ladies nodded Aunt Madge waiting or afternoon naps knowingly like they had any cell (902) 489-4795 the choir planned to stay on for [email protected]

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IN A PARISH I ONCE SERVED IN, I was told a story about an that the apostles proclaimed. It was this sense of exultation that Easter morning appearance that gave a few early morning church encouraged them to travel widely, sharing the story of Jesus with goers more than they were looking for. The first Eucharist of the anyone and everyone, including places where this proclamation day, the sunrise service, had ended and the congregation had left was greeted with anger. It was from the perspective of the risen the church. It was a beautiful morning, still only just light and Lord that the early Christian communities saw every aspect of life: the rector decided to take a walk in the church yard as he waited from questions of cosmic importance to how to get along in family for the next service to begin. Imagine the surprise of the people relationships. walking up the hill to the church, to see a bearded man dressed We have described ourselves as “Easter People”. So much of our in white weaving his way through the headstones in the soft new life as Christians revolves around the twin stories of the death and light of Easter morning! resurrection of Jesus. Every Sunday, in our worship, we observe Was it surprise only or perhaps some fear as well that they ‘a little Easter’, even in the middle of Lent! Sometimes, our experienced? The writers of the New Testament were not usually gathering for worship resembles the gathering of the community very concerned about the interior life of those whose stories they on the first Easter Day. In a safe environment, behind closed told. However, in the various accounts of Easter Day we see plenty doors, with people who share our joys and sorrows, we turn to of emotion on display. There is sadness, alarm, surprise, fear, the resurrection to put our faith and our future in perspective. The Right Reverend Ron Cutler, terror, amazement, confusion and some anger. There is plenty But where do we see the effects of Easter in our life outside of of doubt and a little bit of belief. As the day wears on, there is worship? The experience of the risen Jesus caused the disciples to Suffragan Bishop of Nova Scotia a dawning sense of joy and wonder. All of these reactions are recall everything that he had spoken about in their time together. and Prince Edward Island. entirely understandable as the disciples and the wider group of In some sense, it confirmed what he had told them of God’s Jesus’ followers grapple with the news of the empty tomb. Their hopes and dreams for the world – God’s Kingdom. That kingdom concern causes them to either ‘say nothing to anyone’ or at most is not confined to buildings or to the gathering of the community share this news with those of the community who share similar of the faithful. The joy of the good news of the resurrection is not concerns. They retreat behind closed doors where they take a prize to be horded, but a gift to be shared! comfort in one another’s presence, wondering what this might In this season of Easter, how will you share, by word and deed, mean both for their faith and their future. the good news of God in Christ? It is only over time, as they come to encounter the risen presence of Jesus that their sorrow is turned into something that surpasses joy and turns into exultation; “Alleluia, the Lord is + Ron risen, The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia.” It was this good news Finding resurrection in the everyday

Alleluia! Christ is Risen! women’s; all having served to cups, cutlery as they were and the living water you offer An Exclamation, a Proclama- removed from tables. Day in that refreshes me and strength- tion and a Prayer wrapped up and day out these hold food for ens me to return to those places in just a few words. Is there diners. Once again they were you send me to serve all the any better prayer that sounds on their way to be washed and more. out our greatest celebration dried so that they could return In the early evening I sat in and our deepest hope? Our to service fresh and clean, to a small church. People began Lord’s flesh is now resurrected humbly hold nourishment for to gather for the Eucharist. It flesh; life anew to serve anew. those who sit before them. My had been a long day for many. Our Lenten journey of prayer prayer: Lord, some of the things I could see the weariness of and reflection has reached a I do to serve you feel very their faces. We listened to spiritual climax with Easter but repetitive at times. Though I the Word, shared the peace we still might ask what it means may have done some things a and bread and wine. As the for me day to day. Jesus came thousand times, by your resur- service concluded there was a to enter into the everyday ex- rected life help me to see how different atmosphere. Those periences of everyone. Prayer- important my service to others weary faces were smiling now. fully meditating on the normal really is so that it may be as People greeted one another and everyday occurrences of life may fresh as it was the first time. even greeted me, a stranger in give us a little insight of what Later on, along with several their midst. My prayer: Lord resurrection is about. I had the local people, I was sitting near by your resurrected life, when opportunity to take a few days Prayer a fountain which had water I am weary by the troubles of of retreat this lent. During the flowing and spraying from it. the day, nourish me with your course of one day I had several Steve Laskey We all watched as two chil- gifts of bread and wine and the encounters that offered me the dren played not far off in the fellowship of your community opportunity to meditate on grass. After a time the children gathered from our scattered what resurrection might mean adorn, protect and keep a body paused, exchanged a few words lives and then sent out to share for my own life now. I share warm. In daily life and work then got up and came over to good news. these thoughts as a prayer and they had become dirty and the fountain. They washed ‘Alleluia! The Lord is Risen!’ invite you to find resurrection needed to be washed. Now, their hands, and drank some We can respond to that prayer in the everyday events of your here they were, clean and fresh of the water. They shook their in the everyday of our own own life for your own medita- and after drying, they would hands in the air to dry them lives; fresh and new, strength- tions. take up their life again. My and finished by wiping them ened to serve anew. It is our As I walked through a small prayer: Lord, though I may feel on their shirts and pants as way of putting flesh on the village of houses on narrow, tired and worn by the changes they sat on the fountain edge. response to that prayer: ‘He is cobbled streets, I heard a and chances of this life, by your They talked with a couple of Risen indeed! Alleluia!’ familiar squeak. I stopped and resurrection wash, refresh and the people there and a few turned to see a line of clothes. renew me to continue to serve minutes later returned to their Steve Laskey is the Rector of Christ It came swinging along with you now and every day. play in the grass and dirt. My Church, Dartmouth and Diocesan each pull of the line. There A little later that day I sat in a Prayer: Lord by your resurrected Rep for the Anglican Fellowship of were clothes of all shapes, sizes, café and listened to the clink- life help me to remember the Prayer. and colours; children’s, men’s, ing and clanking of dirty plates, cleansing waters of my baptism Thanks for reading the Diocesan Times online edition. But if you’re not a subscriber ... please consider completing the information on the form below or subscribe online at: www.anglicanjournal.com/circulation/ subscriptions.html

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Mr. Robert Elford has been Date: June 26th - 29th coast-to-coast-to-coast, taking municipal water use doubles. Since toilets can account for appointed the incumbent of Location: St.Peter’s place from March 19 to 25, A typical lawn sprinkler run- almost 30 per cent of your the Parish of Trinity Church, Cathedral, Charlottetown, 2012 with special events for ning for one hour uses about indoor water use, switching to Halifax as of May 1 2012. PEI UN World Water Day on the same amount of water as something more efficient can Rob will be ordained as a Topic: The New Atheism March 22. This year’s theme is two five-minute showers, one make a real difference.” transitional deacon June 11. The 2012 Atlantic “Discover Your Water Foot- load of laundry, two dishwash- Okay, so it sounds easy er cycles and 10 toilet flushes enough to conserve water Coming this Summer from Theological Conference print.” will take place this year from What is a water footprint? combined! but why is it important? If AST’s Diploma in Youth Wine: About 120 litres of you think about it, water is Ministry program (no, you June 26th-29th at St.Peter’s Well, the food we eat, the water are used to create one a renewable resource, which don’t have to be in the Cathedral in Charlottetown, clothes we buy and the prod- program) PEI. The topic of this year’s ucts we use are all embedded 125-millilitre glass of wine. means the water we’re using conference will be The New with something called virtual Most of this usage comes from now is the same water we’ll be Engaging Youth in Worship Atheism. Papers will include water (for example, the water grape production. Canada’s using a generation from now. When: June 1 - 2, 2012 such topics as “Original Sin used to grow the cotton for Okanagan Valley uses about “Water may be a renewable Where: Bedford United and the Evil of Religion,” our jeans and t-shirts). When 13 billion litres of water a year resource but we still need to Church “Religion and Science,” to bring the region’s wine to conserve it; reducing your Facilitator: Rick Gunn combined with the water we “Nietzsche and the Existence use in our homes, it adds your table. household water use helps Cost: $275 of God,” and “The Bible: up to create our entire water Hamburger: Take one all- reduce the energy required to Summary: What do youth foundational document beef patty from Alberta, one treat and supply water,” said need on Sunday morning footprint. for the New Atheism.” whole-wheat bun from the Kat Hartwig, Executive Direc- - Sleep? Sports practice? So how big is your water The speakers will include prairies, lettuce grown in tor of Living Lakes Network Worship? If we want them to among others Rev Duncan footprint? According to a 2011 choose worship, we all need RBC/Unilever poll, Canadi- Québec, and tomatoes and Canada. “Getting involved Dormor, President and Dean cheese from Ontario, and in Canada Water Week is a to feel free to be who we of Chapel, and Director ans consistently rank water as you’re looking at a recipe with great way to learn about what are, and we need a vision of Studies for Theology the country’s most precious of who we might become at St.John’s College, resource, yet we are among the a water footprint of about you can do to make a differ- as Christians. Come explore Cambridge; Dr.Victoria highest consumers of water 2,400 litres. ence today and for decades to ways of making church Goddard, Teaching Fellow in the world. The average So have we convinced you to come.” something youth need on at the University of King’s Canadian consumes nearly give up your car, wine and fast In Canada, we have a lot to Sunday morning. College; Dr David Deane, 6,400 litres of water every day, food? Don’t worry, we’re not be thankful for. Our breath- Professor of Historic and which, to put it in context, asking you to. The good news taking rivers and lakes are the This workshop is open Systematic Theology, Atlantic is more water than a daily is that there are lots of other envy of the world. And now to anyone (clergy, youth School of Theology, and Rev 10-minute shower produces ways you can reduce your we have a week-long celebra- leaders, parishioners, Dr Gary Thorne, Chaplain at in two months. More than 90 water footprint and most are tion called Canada Water organists and other worship Dalhousie University and the per cent of that falls in the easier than you think. Week during which we can musicians) who is interested University of King’s College. 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What a terrifi c decision it was several months ago to create a Diocesan prayer. Prayer is far too ancient and precious a gift to not repeat on our lips or Times column dedicated to refl ections on prayer. And what healthy and in our hearts the ‘strange and beautiful’ words of our ancestors in the faith. hearty contributions Steve Laskey, the rector of Christ Church, Dartmouth And prayer is far too powerful to be restricted to the pews on Sunday mornings is making to our diocesan life by his monthly meditations. Prayer is far too and far too creative not to come out in our own fresh words in our daily rounds important for it not to be the chief reason we gather together on Sundays, and in prayer groups. But what precisely is prayer? John DeVries has some as Christian communities, to worship the Holy Trinity. Prayer is far too helpful thoughts for us. fundamental to Anglican worship to describe our liturgies as anything else but Paul Friesen This little book is devoted ... to positive teaching on prayer Reviews Editor John DeVries, Why Pray? 40 Days—From Words to Relationship (David Paul Friesen C. Cook, 2005).

THIS BOOK, which has been published by various publishers under several titles at various times, beginning in 1998, comes out of a ‘particular corner of God’s vineyard’. If the world of American evangelical Protestantism, or the mention of the word ‘missionary’, or talk of ‘specifi c answers to prayer’ makes you twitch in your seat, you may be in for a ride. But it would be a pity not at least to consider the message and insights of this book. Christians around the world, East and West, North and South, have a whole lot to learn from each other about their shared faith— before we could (in my view) turn to Buddhists (for instance) and say, with a straight face, that we are actually informed enough about our own faith, and experienced enough in it, to make genuine ‘dialogue’ about prayer, possible. John DeVries speaks unapologetically out of his world, but he does so disarmingly at many points. Near the end of the books he says: ‘One of the highlights of my spiritual life was a prayer conference with seventy When I got other pastors. When I got there I was shocked to learn “ that we would be praying for three days; not speaking there I was about prayer and watching videos. I was desperate to get out. But all of us found that the experience not only shocked to learn was among the most enjoyable of our spiritual life, but we also did not want it to end three days later.’ That’s that we would the wonderful thing about this book. It is honest to the point of helpful embarrassment, continually revealing be praying for the author’s failures and the author’s growth. three days ... This little book consists of forty meditations on prayer, divided into weekly sections: ‘Why Pray?’; ‘Why Pray I was desperate First?’; ‘Why Pray for Neighbours?’; ‘How Should We life insurance. I’ve listened to your for more than two hours but I Pray?’; and ‘Three Foundations and Three Functions to get out. have not heard a word about prayer!’ of a Home of Prayer’. An Epilogue entitled ‘Building a Home of Prayer Every Day’ follows. DeVries is Lest you get the wrong idea, the greater part of this little book plain-spoken and revels in stories, and as he writes he is devoted not to ‘deconstructing’ unfortunate forms of prayer echoes in his own way many of the insights of the great or congregational planning, but to positive teaching on prayer. masters of Christian prayer in the Anglican, Orthodox, and Roman DeVries also believes that prayer is not a substitute for getting Catholic and Protestant worlds. our hands dirty in ministry, but rather that prayer and other forms of ministry need to go hand in hand. This is true, for instance, in With forty meditations in hand it is hard to communicate all of outreach to homes troubled by poverty or anger and estrangement: the author’s insights or enter into a detailed evaluation of them. ‘Every time you pray for that home, start by thanking God that he Undoubtedly, different readers will fi nd different meditations is the perfect Father and that the persons living in his home are His more or less helpful; it was the case with me. But several critically created image bearers. Thank God for the wonder of his creation important themes guide many of his refl ections. in their lives, and praise Him for his goodness and gifts to each... The fi rst key theme is our creation in God’s image: ‘He not only Tear down the walls of doubt and despair that surround that home created [us] to be like Him; He created us in his likeness (see Genesis and set up walls of praise and anticipation at what God can do and 1.26). Just what does this mean? It means we look like God in some will do it.’ This isn’t an example of the ‘power of positive thinking’ ways. We look like God through our loving each other and caring but of a ‘true and living hope’ emerging from the divine-human for each other. We look like God in our capacity to forgive. We relationship. look like God in our capacity to suffer for one another.’ In this context DeVries speaks much of ‘answered prayer’—of This means that prayer is fundamentally an ongoing conversation healed bodies and lives and communities. He speaks of the lessons with the Holy Trinity: so, ‘when we view prayer in terms of the we can learn from Christian communities in India, and of his number of answers we get and when we track our answers in hopes for North America. One hopes we aren’t too proud to learn. prayer journals just to be sure our time is well spent, are we not If I were to meet John DeVries I would want to thank him for all wrecking our relationship with God? Do you evaluate every of this and ask him questions; questions about linking the prayer conversation with your spouse or with a dear friend in terms of of worship around the Lord’s Table to the rest of the life of prayer, what you get out of it?...This is why we must never “prostitute” and other fruitful questions that come out of helpful discussions prayer, degrading it (and our perception of God) into some between ‘Christian cousins’. But above all I would want to pray mechanical programme for getting our way.’ DeVries can be blunt! with him. And DeVries’ bluntness extends to the ‘professional’ ways we slip And my guess is that if he were told someone had a choice into as church communities devoted to programmes of growth and between reading his book and praying, he would heartily relevance. At one point DeVries was asked to be a consultant to a recommend the latter. Fortunately both reading about prayer and ‘large suburban church’, and after listening to a two and a half hour prayer itself are possible for most of us if we make good choices. presentation (with wonderful graphics) said: ‘What makes this fl ow chart Christian? You could use the same thing to sell fast food or Paul Friesen THE DIOCESAN TIMES - APRIL 2012 PAGE 8 The Catholic workout

Michael Carrera, The Catholic it.” p. 48. The unashamedly book would be weak. To my signifies wholeness or comple- Workout (2010) Catholic Carrera is sensitive to surprise, I was immediately tion in the faith, the days of ISBN: 978-0-9809448-0-8 the non-Catholic Christian and drawn in by the two main goals creation, and the seasons of the www.thecatholicworkout.com offers “The Christian Unity of the book. I felt the walk the Church year. Workout” for those who are community is on, to be parallel Reviewed by Susan MacNeil not comfortable with using to the journey laid out in The The groupings are called the prayers of the Rosary. The Catholic Workout. It is so simple “weeks,” in contrast to the Do- minican rosary which uses five Michael Carrera’s The brief history of the Rosary and yet we all struggle with our own groups of ten beads called “de- Catholic Workout is a refresh- the explanation that Catho- poverties and often we feel cades.” The beads between and ing book designed to assist lics don’t worship Mary, but there is no hope or help. Lazi- readers in strengthening their use the humble prayers of the ness, arrogance, pride- whatever usually larger than the “weeks” physical health while simultane- Rosary to focus on aspects of our weaknesses may be, is not beads are called “cruciform” ously building ones faith and Christ’s life is worthwhile. to be overcome alone. God has beads. When the loop of beads is opened into a circular shape, relationship with Christ. This The actual exercises of the given us the armor; we must book is far from your average workout are simple and the humble ourselves and use it. these particular beads form fitness-inspiration offering. scriptures for meditation draw While reading The Catholic the points of a cross within the circle of the set, hence the Carrera is sincere in his desire us deeper into the desired Workout, I was constantly re- contemplation of the Passion. minded that we are His hands Anglican prayer beads, also term “cruciform.” Next after the to share the importance of known as the Anglican rosary cross on Anglican prayer bead physical and spiritual whole- Carrera doesn’t miss a step in and feet and it has inspired the walk the reader must take me to dig deeper and give the or Christian prayer beads, is a sets is a single bead termed the ness and he uses quotes from loop of strung beads which An- “invitatory” bead, giving the Church Fathers and Saints to be successful in the journey workout a chance. A healthy of spiritual and physical whole- body and spirit are assets we glicans, as well as Christians of total of thirty-three. The beads to support his convictions. I other denominations, use as a used are made of a variety of could personally relate to the ness. It is interesting for me to can draw on to reach our full note that there were so many potential. Carrera’s faith focus for prayer. This particular materials, such as precious deluge of worldly distractions way of using prayer beads was stones, wood, colored glass, or that so often keeps us from instances that my reading of journey is not unlike others I’ve this book seemed to be sabo- heard before, what is unique developed in the mid-1980s even dried and painted seeds. change. The honest inclusion by Episcopalians in the United of stories involving stumbling taged. I finally had the time to is the amalgamating of basic Anglican prayer bead sets are open it up while I was on my exercise into that spiritual walk. States participating in a study blocks of: fear, lack of disci- made with a variety of crosses way to a retreat in the States. I Blending our strengths with group dealing with methods of pline, humility and “excuseitis,” or, occasionally, crucifixes. The didn’t think it would have the our weaknesses should be more prayer. The beads have since gently cause the reader to Celtic cross and the San Da- substance I desired because obvious but often we need to been adopted or adapted by ponder further the spiritual miano cross are two which are books on fitness and the whole hear it from a fresh source. Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, walk. Before we come upon often used. “gym” world seem shallow The flowcharts with the prayers Disciples, Presbyterians, and the actually workout, Carrera non-denominational Christians, weaves a necessary reliance and self-centered. Of course and exercises are clear and the Unlike the traditional rosary I understand the physiologi- photographs are all you need to thus giving rise to the term on God to invoke change and “Christian prayer beads”. used by Roman Catholics, which introduces the simple, humble cal benefits of fitness and the begin. I have the Rosary beads, focuses on the seminal events spiritual benefits of prayer, but now all I need are the weights! prayers of the Rosary. A review Anglican prayer bead sets in the life of Christ and asks the with my family and schedule, This book is an encouraging of the scientifically agreed upon consist of thirty-three beads Virgin Mary to pray for their what could another “workout” and user-friendly guide to bet- benefits of resistance training divided into groups. There are intentions, Anglican prayer book do for me? ter physical and interior health. sets the stage for the workout. four groups consisting of seven beads are most often used as a If we seek and serve God first, Excuses appear futile as we As I headed to a community beads with additional separate tactile aid to prayer and as a the world will be a much better read, “Dear children, time is where guys and girls live to and larger beads separating counting device. not a problem, the problem is overcome various addictions place. I have already been to the Catholic Workout website the groups. The number thirty- love. Because if you love some- through daily concrete prayer, three signifies the number of From Wikipedia and I can’t wait to get started! thing and care about something work and sacrifice; my pre- years that Christ lived on the you will always find the time for conceived judgment was the Earth, while the number seven

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