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    <title>You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo - Episodes Tagged with “#Lent”</title>
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    <description>Join Fr. John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle as we talk about anything and everything that has to do with reacquiring a Biblical Worldview. This podcast seeks to encourage and inspire our listeners with hope firmly founded in the Lordship of Jesus.
If you are blessed by our podcast, and wish to support us, please click https://www.actsxxix.org/give
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    <itunes:subtitle>Join Fr. John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle in their podcast, “You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo” where they will talk about anything and everything that has to do with transforming the Church.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Join Fr. John Riccardo and Mary Guilfoyle as we talk about anything and everything that has to do with reacquiring a Biblical Worldview. This podcast seeks to encourage and inspire our listeners with hope firmly founded in the Lordship of Jesus.
If you are blessed by our podcast, and wish to support us, please click https://www.actsxxix.org/give
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  <title>Episode 32: The End of the Eclipse: Holy Thursday Homily, April 2019</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We are re-releasing this homily, "The End of the Eclipse," that Fr John Riccardo proclaimed on Holy Thursday in April 2019 because we think it is more relevant now than when it was originally released.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 31: Be Not Afraid: You Don’t Need to Hide from the Lord!</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Do you think Jesus died for the ideal you? No, He died for the real you!

In this episode, Fr. John invites us to allow God to touch the memories of our past sins and wounds, and to celebrate in these days all Jesus has done for us on the cross and to know that it’s possible to begin again. 
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 In this episode, Fr. John invites us to allow God to touch the memories of our past sins and wounds, and to celebrate in these days all Jesus has done for us on the cross and to know that it’s possible to begin again. 
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  <title>Episode 30: Be Not Afraid: Jesus Didn’t Die for Crowds</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Do you know, really know, how valuable you are to God? You are worth dying for!

In this episode, Fr. John reflects upon his experience of celebrating Palm Sunday and invites us in these most holy days to ponder just how much we matter to God.
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In this episode, Fr. John reflects upon his experience of celebrating Palm Sunday and invites us in these most holy days to ponder just how much we matter to God.
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  <title>Episode 29: A Holy Week Unlike Any Other </title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Looking for some ways to celebrate Holy Week at home? There’s a lot you can do to make the most of these great days.

In this episode, Father John, Nick, and Mary share resources and ways we can celebrate Holy Week in our homes and enter more deeply into the mysteries we're about to celebrate. 
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  <itunes:duration>45:25</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Looking for some ways to celebrate Holy Week at home? There’s a lot you can do to make the most of these great days.
In this episode, Father John, Nick, and Mary share resources and ways we can celebrate Holy Week in our homes and enter more deeply into the mysteries we’re about to celebrate. 
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<p>In this episode, Father John, Nick, and Mary share resources and ways we can celebrate Holy Week in our homes and enter more deeply into the mysteries we’re about to celebrate. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.actsxxix.org/give">Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Looking for some ways to celebrate Holy Week at home? There’s a lot you can do to make the most of these great days.</p>

<p>In this episode, Father John, Nick, and Mary share resources and ways we can celebrate Holy Week in our homes and enter more deeply into the mysteries we’re about to celebrate. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.actsxxix.org/give">Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 28: Be Not Afraid: Hungry?</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Is the Lord awakening within you a renewed desire for the Eucharist? In these days of waiting, trust He will sate your hunger.

In this episode, against the backdrop of Deuteronomy 8:3, Fr. John talks about how the Lord is intensifying our hunger for the Eucharist as we walk through our own wilderness, offering us something practical to do in the holy days ahead.
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  <itunes:duration>10:10</itunes:duration>
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In this episode, against the backdrop of Deuteronomy 8:3, Fr. John talks about how the Lord is intensifying our hunger for the Eucharist as we walk through our own wilderness, offering us something practical to do in the holy days ahead.
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<p>In this episode, against the backdrop of Deuteronomy 8:3, Fr. John talks about how the Lord is intensifying our hunger for the Eucharist as we walk through our own wilderness, offering us something practical to do in the holy days ahead.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.actsxxix.org/give">Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Is the Lord awakening within you a renewed desire for the Eucharist? In these days of waiting, trust He will sate your hunger.</p>

<p>In this episode, against the backdrop of Deuteronomy 8:3, Fr. John talks about how the Lord is intensifying our hunger for the Eucharist as we walk through our own wilderness, offering us something practical to do in the holy days ahead.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.actsxxix.org/give">Support You Were Born for This with Fr. John Riccardo</a></p>]]>
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