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Weekly Gospel Contemplations

TEST – WEEKLY GOSPEL CONTEMPLATIONS

Weekly Gospel ReadingsThe 1st Sunday of KoiahkBirth of John the Baptist Foretold On this first Sunday of the blessed month of Koiahk (12/11/2022), the church’s Gospel reading is from Luke 1:1-25. While we read about the purpose of writing the Gospel of St. Luke in (vv.4) we also notice the primary focus of the Gospel passage is the annunciation of the birth…