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Meet Sr. Grace Kupiszewski

Meet Sr. Grace Kupiszewski
A Religious Vocation from Our Parish Upon graduation from Bishop Moore High School, Grace spent 7 years studying at University of Florida, pursuing a degree in physical therapy. During her time at UF, she spent time with the Catholic Gators and got to know the Mercedarian Sisters who were there on campus. She felt called…
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St. Monica and St. Augustine

St. Monica and St. Augustine
St. Monica (333-387) was born in Tagaste, northern Africa and died in Ostia, near Rome. Monica was a Christian, but her husband Patricius was a pagan and a man of loose morals. Monica's virtues and prayers, however, converted him, and he was baptized a year before his death. When her son, Augustine, joined the Manichean…
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Book of Judges

Book of Judges
Title The title refers to the leaders Israel had from the time of the elders who outlived Joshua until the time of the monarchy. Their principal purpose is best expressed in 2:16: "Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of . . . raiders." Since it was God who permitted…
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Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Nativity of St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist spent his adult life preparing the way for Jesus, and proclaiming that “the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.”. He was born to Zachary and Elizabeth, an elderly married couple. The Angel Gabriel had visited Zachary and told him that his wife would bear a child, even though she was already…
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