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A reader writes:<\/p>\n

I just wanted to let you and your readers know that my friend\u2019s father, for whom we prayed a couple of weeks ago before his emergency brain surgery, is doing superbly! The surgery was a success, but now they need to move forward with diagnosing the nature of the tumor and pursuing treatment. Continued prayers are appreciated. Thanks be to God!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thank you Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Continue the good work you have begun in him to completion in Christ Jesus. Mother Mary, St. Luke and St. Peregrine, pray for him. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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