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The Canaanite woman who approached Christ, begging Him to heal her demon-possessed daughter, was a Gentile. At that time, the Jews-the only people who believed in the One God-did not associate with Gentiles; they kept away from them and shunned them. Yet this woman comes up to Christ, and this alone shows that she saw […]

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Not convictions, nor even deep conviction can overcome the fear of death, shame, but only love can make a person faithful to the end, without limits, without looking back. Today we solemnly and reverently celebrate the memory of Saints Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, and the Myrrh-bearing Women. Joseph and Nicodemus were secret disciples of Christ. […]

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