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Opening prayer, "Anima Christi"
Opening prayer, "Anima Christi"


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The Gospels are full these "types" which sometimes direct and sometimes easy to miss, such as in the Parable of the Prodigal Son in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/15 Luke 15:11] in which the prodigal son is the gentiles and the older brother the Jews.
The Gospels are full these "types" which sometimes direct and sometimes easy to miss, such as in the Parable of the Prodigal Son in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/15 Luke 15:11] in which the prodigal son is the gentiles and the older brother the Jews.


We'll look for other gems, hidden or explicit, that guide us, too, through God's Plan of Salvation.
We'll look for other gems, hidden or explicit, that guide us, too, through God's Plan of Salvation, including:
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| colspan="2" |<center>'''"Three days"'''
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|'''Cleansing of the Temple'''
Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2:19 Jn 2:19])
|'''The Wedding at Cana'''
"On the third day there was a wedding in Cana" ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/2:1 Jn 2:1])
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|'''The Conditions of Discipleship'''
“The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/9?22 Lk 9:22])
|'''Herod’s Desire to Kill Jesus'''
He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/13?32 Lk 13:32])
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|'''The Third Prediction of the Passion'''
“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the Gentiles who will mock him, spit upon him, scourge him, and put him to death, but after three days he will rise.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/10?32 Mk 10:32])
|'''The Agony in the Garden'''
He returned a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/14?41 Mk 14:41])
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| colspan="2" |<center>'''Gentiles'''
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|'''The Chosen Servant'''
"And in his name the Gentiles will hope.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/12 Mt 12:21])
|'''The Demand for a Sign.'''
"At the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/12:42 Mt. 12:42])
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|'''The Parable of the Wedding Feast'''
"'Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’"([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/22?1 Mt 22:1])
|'''Cleansing of the Temple'''
Then he taught them saying, “Is it not written: ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples’?" ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/11?17 Mk 11:17])
 
''<small>[Note: "for all peoples" only shows up in Mark's version, not those of Matthew or Luke]</small>''
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|'''The Presentation in the Temple'''
"a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/2?32 Lk 2:32])
|'''The Healing of a Deaf Man.'''
Again he left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis.... They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and [the] mute speak.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/7?31 Mk 7:31, 37]) 
 
''<small>[Here, the typology is in the location, which is a Greek city, where they were "deaf" and "mute"]</small>''
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| colspan="2" |<center>'''Gentiles: Sheep'''
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| rowspan="2" |'''The Good Shepherd'''
I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?16 Jn 10:16])
|'''Feast of the Dedication'''
"My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/10?27 Jn 10:27])
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|'''The Parable of the Lost Sheep'''
What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/15:4 Lk 15:4])
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| colspan="2" |<center>'''Gentiles: Pigs'''
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|'''The Parable of the Lost Son'''
And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/15 Lk 15:16])
|'''Pearls Before Swine'''
“Do not give what is holy to dogs,* or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/7?6 Mt:7:6])
 
'''The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac'''
 
And they pleaded with him, “Send us into the swine. Let us enter them.”
([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/5?12 Mk 5:12])
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| colspan="2" |<center>'''Gentiles: Birds'''
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| colspan="2" |'''The Parable of the Mustard Seed'''
"It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/13:32 Mt 13:32])
 
'''The Parable of the Sower'''
 
And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/4?4 Mk 4:4])
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| colspan="2" |<center>'''Gentiles: Dogs'''
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| colspan="2" |'''The Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith'''
He said to her, “Let the children be fed first. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs." She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.”([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/7?27 Mk 7:27-28])
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== Friday, March 21: Confession ==
== Friday, March 21: Confession ==