33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time—November 17, 2019
Opening the Word
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5m 40s
Wars, famines, persecution, plagues, earthquakes, and signs falling from the skies are the warnings Jesus gives his listeners. How and when these times will come, only God knows. It is enough for Jesus to exhort his disciples — and all believers — to remember: "By your perseverance you will secure your lives."
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