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Hey there, Sprouts. Today is Friday, November 15th, 2020. Today is also the feast day of St. Albert the Great. St. Albert the Great, he's one of those few saints that has the great attached to his name,

and he earned it. He was an early Dominican. We don't know much about his early life, but we do

know that he was a brilliant man who wrote on so many different topics, from the stars to plants,

to animals, to theology, that he loved God. He adored Mary. He was a dedicated

priest and he devoted his life to studying God in the natural world. He was not only brilliant,

he was an incredible teacher. His most famous student was St. Thomas Aquinas, who was also a Dominican,

and who Albert really helped steer towards a real love of God and academics. Now, this week,

we have been talking about the virtue of justice as we continue on in our series,

the ABCs of the Catholic faith.

Today we're going to talk about the three different parts of justice.

But before we get there, please join me in our November prayer, St. Gertrude's Prayer,

as we remember all the holy souls in purgatory.

In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

Eternal Father, I offer you the most precious blood of your divine son, Jesus,

in union with the masses said throughout the world

today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the

universal church, those in my home and within my family, amen. So we've talked a lot about justice. Remember, justice is the virtue

that reminds us that we have a duty to others, but also to God. That God needs to come first,

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