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Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

From the first chapter of St. Mark's Gospel, Jesus is presented as going about preaching and telling everyone that the kingdom of God is at hand.

Throughout his public ministry, Jesus proclaims the kingdom, describes the kingdom, and establishes the kingdom.

We know the Messiah was prophesied as one who would establish an everlasting kingdom, So it isn't surprising that Christ would spend a great deal

of his time talking about his reign. What is initially difficult to understand is the way he talks about the kingdom.

It soon becomes clear that the kingdom of God, Jesus' kingdom, is utterly unlike any other kingdom ever known.

The kingdom is not of this world, he said,

but he also says that the kingdom of God is among you.

And he uses parables to present metaphors with surprising aspects of this kingdom. The kingdom of God is like a man sowing seed

or a woman mixing yeast with flour or a mustard seed growing into a tree, or a man finding a buried treasure, or a net that catches all kinds of fish.

So what exactly is the kingdom of God?

Our father who art in heaven, hollow would be your name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us to stay our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass

against us and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women.

Blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

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