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Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent - Sabbath as a Day of Rest is Good For Your Soul

Fr. Brendan McGuire

Sabbath became a way to understand and treasure people's time and leisure.   It enhanced the people's relationship with God   while intensifying their shared identity.
 Keeping the Sabbath holy was another way that  Israel better appreciated the sacredness surrounding them  and highlighted places and practices  that sharpened their awareness of the presence of God  and indeed the meaning of their life.

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