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DOMINUS VOBISCUM

The Lord be with you. Latin greeting of the priest at Mass, addressing the people. Their response is "Et cum spiritu tuo [and with your spirit]."

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Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). He was born and died in Spain. His parents were poor and could not give him training in any trade, hence he became the servant of the sick in the hospital of Medina. In 1563 he offered himself as a lay brother to the Carmelite…

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