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        <itunes:author>Fr. Tony Cecil</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>Diving into the beauty of the Catholic faith for the average Catholic, by an average Catholic priest.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>Lectio Divina: Fifth Sunday of Lent</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:title>The Rosary: Luminous Mysteries</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary! </p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Lectio Divina: Third Sunday of Lent</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Pray with the Sacred Scriptures! Lectio Divina for the Third Sunday of Lent, 2022. </p><p>Note: We are using Year C Readings; some parishes who are doing RCIA scrutinies may use the Year A Gospel. </p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Lectio Divina: Second Sunday of Lent</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:title>Lectio Divina: First Sunday of Lent</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Fr. Tony Cecil</itunes:author>
                
                <description><![CDATA[<p>Pray with the Sacred Scriptures! Lectio Divina on the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent, 2022. </p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Prayer is essential to the Christian life. Today, I&#39;m joined by one of my colleagues, Jennifer, to discuss the role prayer plays in our lives, and how to focus on deepening our relationship with God during this Lenten season. </p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Saint Thomas Aquinas once said, &#34;There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.&#34; Join Fr. Tony and one of his best friends, Fr. Chris, for a conversation on the wonderful prize of Christian friendship. </p>]]></description>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>None of us enjoy being told what to do; and yet, all of us are in various relationships, all of which entail some type of obligation - in other words, being told what to do. The same is true in our relationship with God. In this episode, we explore one of those obligations: that of attending Sunday Mass. </p>]]></description>
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