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From the Pastor

Celibacy and Growing in Holiness

Celibacy is biblical. Paul even encourages it. But it is not for everybody. Everybody is called to holiness, but the life of vowed celibacy has a certain blessedness to it.

https://stjosephstmary.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/celibacy-and-growth-in-holiness.wav
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