Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 3, 2021: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Gn 2:18-24 Psalm 128:1-6
2) Heb 2:9-11 Gospel: Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12
From beginning of creation, God desired the loving union of marriage and family
Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini...
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He was the keynote speaker...
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During...