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Posted on 08/09/2014 8:10:15 PM PDT by Salvation
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading I: 1Kings 19:9,11-13 II: Romans 11:33-36
22 Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,
24 but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.
27 But immediately he spoke to them, saying, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."
28 And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water."
29 He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus;
30 but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me."
31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "O man of little faith, why did you doubt?"
32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."
Jesus is the Son of God.
"It is I" (v.27) denotes divinity (Is 41:4 and 43:10). Walking on the water is also associated with God's action: "Who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea (Job 9:8; see also Ex 14:13-31, Ps 77:20, Is 43:16, Hab 3:15). People, after seeing Jesus' actions and power, also proclaim his divinity (v.33).
-- Saint Vincent Pallotti
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The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
Amen. |
Saint Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
Feast Day
August 10th
FRA ANGELICO
St Sixtus Ordains St Lawrence
1447-49
Fresco, 271 x 197 cm
Cappella Niccolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
(+258) A Roman deacon, he died four days after Pope Sixtus II, during the persecution of Valerian. Arrested by the prefect and called on to deliver up the property of the Church, his answer was a to point to a crowd of poor people. "Here are the true treasures of the Church," he said. He was burned to death on a gridiron.
Source: Daily Roman Missal, Edited by Rev. James Socías, Midwest Theological Forum, Chicago, Illinois ©2003
Collect:
O God, giver of that ardor of love for you
by which Saint Lawrence was outstandingly faithful in service
and glorious in martyrdom,
grant that we may love what he loved
and put into practice what he taught.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. +Amen.First Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10
The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever."
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness.Gospel Reading: John 12:24-26
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.
BartolomeoVivarini
St Lawrence the Martyr
Panel
Church of S. Stefano, Venice
Feast Day: August 10
Born: 225, Osca, Hispania (now modern-day Spain)
Died: August 10, 258, Rome
Major Shrine: Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome
Patron of: Rome, comedians, librarians, students, tanners, chefs
St. Lawrence
Feast Day: August 10
Born: (about) 100 :: Died: 158
This famous martyr of Rome lived in the third century. He was one of seven deacons who were in charge of giving help to the poor and the needy.
Then big trouble started and the troublemakers who did not like Christians decided to kill Pope St. Sixtus II. As they took the Pope away for execution (to chop off his head), Lawrence followed him weeping.
"Father, where are you going without your deacon?"
"I am not leaving you, my son," answered the Pope. "In three days you will follow me."
Full of joy, Lawrence gave to the poor the rest of the money he had with him. He even sold expensive church vessels so he would have more money to give away.
The prefect of Rome, a greedy man, thought the Church had a great fortune hidden away. He ordered Lawrence to bring the Church's treasure to him. The saint said he would, in three days.
Then he went through the city and gathered together all the poor and sick people supported by the Church. He showed them to the prefect and said: "These people are the Church's treasure."
The prefect was furious. In his anger he asked them to kill Lawrence slowly so he would suffer more. The saint was tied on top of an iron grill over a slow fire that roasted him.
God gave him so much strength and joy that Lawrence joked with the judge saying "Turn me over".
Before he died, he prayed that the city of Rome might be converted to Jesus. He prayed that the Catholic faith would spread all over the world.
Lawrence died on August 10, 158. His feast spread throughout Italy and northern Africa. Emperor Constantine built a beautiful basilica in Lawrence's honor. St. Lawrence is among the saints mentioned in the First Eucharistic Prayer at Mass.
Sunday, August 10
Liturgical Color: Green
The Church dedicates August to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. Devotion to
Mary’s Immaculate Heart began in the
11th century. It reminds us of her love
for God and offers us a model as we
work to increase our own holiness.
Day 240 - How important is health? // Why is it a sin to take drugs?
How important is health?
Health is an important value, but not an absolute one. We should treat our God-given body gratefully and carefully, but not be obsessed with it. Appropriate care for the health of its citizens is one of the fundamental obligations of the State, which must create living conditions in which sufficient food, sanitary housing, and basic medical care are available to all.
Why is it a sin to take drugs?
Using drugs is a sin because it is an act of self-destruction and thus an offense against the life that God has given us out of love. Every form of a person's dependence on legal substances (alcohol, medication, tobacco) and even more so on illegal drugs is an exchange of freedom for slavery; it damages the health and life of the person concerned and also does great harm to the people around him. Every time a person loses or forgets himself by becoming intoxicated, which can also include excessive eating and drinking, indulgence in sexual activity, or speeding with an automobile, he loses some of his human dignity and freedom and therefore sins against God. This should be distinguished from the reasonable, conscious, and moderate use of enjoyable things. (YOUCAT questions 388-389)
Dig Deeper: CCC section (2288-2291) and other references here.
Part 3: Life in Christ (1691 - 2557)
Section 2: The Ten Commandments (2052 - 2557)
Chapter 2: You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself (2196 - 2557)
Article 5: The Fifth Commandment (2258 - 2330)
Jesus said to his disciples: "Love one another even as I have loved you."1 ⇡
You shall not kill.54
You have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You shall not kill: and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment." But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.55 ⇡
II. RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS ⇡
Respect for health ⇡
Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted to us by God. We must take reasonable care of them, taking into account the needs of others and the common good.
Concern for the health of its citizens requires that society help in the attainment of living-conditions that allow them to grow and reach maturity: food and clothing, housing, health care, basic education, employment, and social assistance.
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If morality requires respect for the life of the body, it does not make it an absolute value. It rejects a neo-pagan notion that tends to promote the cult of the body, to sacrifice everything for it's sake, to idolize physical perfection and success at sports. By its selective preference of the strong over the weak, such a conception can lead to the perversion of human relationships.
The virtue of temperance disposes us to avoid every kind of excess: the abuse of food, alcohol, tobacco, or medicine. Those incur grave guilt who, by drunkenness or a love of speed, endanger their own and others' safety on the road, at sea, or in the air.
The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law.
Daily Readings for:August 10, 2014
(Readings on USCCB website)
Collect: Almighty ever-living God, whom, taught by the Holy Spirit, we dare to call our Father, bring, we pray, to perfection in our hearts the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters, that we may merit to enter into the inheritance which you have promised. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
RECIPES
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ACTIVITIES
o Religion in the Home for Elementary School: August
PRAYERS
o Book of Blessings: Blessing of Food or Drink or Other Elements Connected with Devotion
o Book of Blessings: Blessing Before and After Meals: Ordinary Time (2nd Plan)
· Ordinary Time: August 10th
· Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Old Calendar: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. "It is a ghost," they said, and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid" (Matt. 14:25-27).
Click here for commentary on the readings in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
The Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr, is superseded by the Sunday liturgy.
Sunday Readings
The first reading is taken from the first Book of Kings 19:9a, 11-13a and relates the story of Elijah in the cave and the Lord coming to him in a "still small voice."
The second reading is from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans 9:1-5 in which St. Paul speaks of the sorrow of heart that he has because the Jews, as a nation, had refused to see Christ as the Messiah who was promised to them by God through their patriarchs and prophets.
The Gospel is from St. Matthew 14:22-33. Our Lord sent His disciples to row across the lake, knowing that they would meet strong, gale-force head-winds and be in danger. He did this because He wanted to strengthen their faith and trust in Himself. He intended to come to them at the right moment, working two miracles — walking on the water and calming the storm. This He did and the result was as He had intended — their faith in Him was strengthened, they declared He was the Messiah, the Chosen of God. Peter, already the recognized leader, and always the most daring among them, showed himself ready to risk drowning in order to prove his trust and confidence in Christ. While he trusted in Christ, all went well, but when his faith weakened he would have been lost were it not for the outstretched helping hand of his master. This was also a very necessary lesson in the education of Peter and his companions.
For us, too, there is a necessary lesson in this incident. It is that we must continue to trust in Christ and his loving Father, even when God seems to have deserted us. Most of the troubles and trials of our lives are caused by the injustice and lack of charity of our fellowmen. The remainder can be attributed to our own defects and sins or to some weakness in our mental and bodily make-up. But God foresees all these misfortunes, and can prevent them. Instead he lets them take their course, because they can and should be the means of educating us in our knowledge of life's true meaning and they should draw us closer to him.
Christ foresaw the storm and the grave risk His Apostles would run when He sent them off across the lake. But that trial and the grave danger they ran was for their own good, because they learned to realize that He was from God and they could always trust Him. Our trials and our earthly ailments are also foreseen by God and permitted by him (even if inflicted on us by a sinful fellowman) so that they will draw us closer to Him and help us on the road to heaven.
This they will do, if we accept them and bear with them until He comes to our aid. Our troubles in life are like the growing pains of our youth — they are necessary if we are to arrive at our full stature as sons of God. They form, mold and shape our religious character and bring us closer to God — if we allow them to do so. For the lukewarm Christian who rebels against God because of his earthly sufferings, they can do the opposite. He cannot see the purpose and value of suffering because he has never seriously pondered or grasped the real meaning of this life and God's loving plans for him.
As in the first reading today, God may not be in the tornadoes or earthquakes or roaring fires, nor does He cause them perhaps, but He is ever near to His true children when such calamities occur. He has a purpose in every trial or tribulation which crosses the path of our lives, a purpose always to our eternal advantage if only we will see and accept his will in these trials.
Excerpted from The Sunday Readings by Fr. Kevin O'Sullivan, O.F.M.
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Lord was not in the earthquake. (1 Kings 19:11)
How often have you seen a movie where God appears amidst lightning bolts and angelic choirs and then speaks in a terrifying, booming voice? Images like these are so common that we may think that this is how God normally speaks. Add to that all the biblical stories where God intervenes on an even larger scale, and we come away thinking that’s the only way we’ll ever hear the Lord. After all, very few of us are in the habit of being interrupted by a deafening voice or a lightning bolt from on high!
That’s why today’s first reading is such a blessing. It tells us that God doesn’t always thunder from the heavens. Sometimes—quite often, in fact—his voice comes in a “tiny whispering sound” (1 Kings 19:12).
Why would the Creator of the universe talk so softly? Maybe because he wants to teach us how to listen, just as he taught Elijah. Maybe because he wants a relationship with us—just as he had with Elijah—rather than have us live in fear of his showing up.
The fact that we aren’t always being overwhelmed doesn’t mean that God is avoiding us. Quite the opposite, in fact. He’s always speaking! He loves to guide our thoughts and our steps. He loves to open our hearts to his truths and heal us of our hurts. No, God speaks softly and intimately so that we will take the time to slow down. He wants us to learn how to quiet our racing minds so that we can focus on him and his word.
God doesn’t want to overwhelm our eyes and ears every time he has something to say. For one thing, that would get awfully exhausting! But even more important, he wants us to see him as our loving Father, not as a frightening deity. Like any other father, he wants to spend time with us so that we can learn his ways and receive his wisdom.
So sit quietly today. Breathe deeply. And listen.
“Father, help me to still my heart so that I can hear your voice.”
Psalm 85:9-14; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33
(1 Kings 19:9,11-13; Psalm 85:9-14; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-23)
1. In the first reading, Elijah “saw” the Lord in the “tiny whispering sound.” Do you believe that God can speak to you deep within, as you come to him in prayer? Why or why not?
2. The Responsorial Psalm also speaks of “seeing” the Lord’s kindness and “hearing” what God proclaims. Has there ever been a time when you felt you heard from God during a time of prayer? What was the result?
3. In the second reading, St. Paul expresses his great desire for the salvation of the Jewish people, even to the point of being willing to be “cut off from Christ for the sake of my people.” He then goes on to explain all that we Christians have inherited from the Jewish people, ending with the fact that from them came Jesus Christ himself. What steps can you take to express your thankfulness for this “inheritance” to some Jewish people you know?
4. In the Gospel, Jesus speaks these words to his terrified disciples, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Do you believe that Jesus wants to speak these same words to you as well? What are the obstacles that can keep you from hearing these words and how can you overcome them?
5. The meditation speaks of the different ways God can speak to us. What are some of the ways God speaks to you?
6. The meditation also tells us that God “wants us to see him as our loving Father, not as a frightening deity. Like any other father, he wants to spend time with us so that we can learn his ways and receive his wisdom.” What are the obstacles that keep you from seeing God as your “loving Father” who wants to “spend time with us so that we can learn his ways and receive his wisdom”? What steps can you take to overcome them?
7. Nowhere does God speak more passionately to us than during Mass. We can actually hear his still, small voice as we worship him with all of our brothers and sisters in the faith? What steps can you take before and during Mass to make this a greater reality in our life?
8. Take some time now to pray and ask your heavenly Father to open your heart and mind to hear his voice. Use the prayer at the end of the mediation as the starting point.
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August 10, 2014
Click here for USCCB readings
Opening Prayer
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a
Psalm:
85:9-14Second Reading:
Romans 9:1-5 Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33
QUESTIONS:
Catechism of the Catholic Church: §§ 2602, 448, 156, 547—548, 1335
When we find ourselves in some grave danger we must not lose courage but firmly trust in God, for where there is the greatest danger, there is also the greatest help from Him who wants to be called our 'Help' in times of peace and in times of tribulation. ~St. Ambrose
Walking on Water Pastor’s Column
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 10, 2014
“Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid!” from Matthew 14:22-33
In this Sunday’s gospel, “Jesus MADE the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side of the lake (Matthew 14:22).” Once again we find Jesus having a need for solitude and he finds a way to get it. Notice also that Jesus has sent the disciples right into a storm, with the wind and the waves tossing the ship about and the boat making little headway. Somehow, God’s will for the disciples was that they should sail into troubled weather even while being obedient to the voice of Jesus.
How often we Christians find ourselves in just this type of situation in life. Sometimes, we may even feel we are doing the Lord’s work or obeying something we feel God wants us to do; and then the wind and the waves come up and give us all kinds of resistance! There was another storm the disciples had been through with Jesus, when he was asleep in the boat, where he did not wake up until everyone had nearly drowned; but in this storm, Jesus is not even in the boat (yet he is nearby).
Even when Jesus appears to be absent in certain situations of our lives, our faith tells us that he is always nearby. Sometimes we must experience the waves and the winds of tribulations and sufferings! Even Jesus was not exempt from this part of life. Even Jesus had the experience of feeling a deep abandonment by God at one point in his crucifixion, but all of this was part of the proof and test of love, faith and challenges that represent the Christian vocation.
Jesus in this Gospel, of course, has an extraordinary means of crossing the lake--simply by walking on the water! It would appear that Jesus meant to pass the disciples’ boat by and let them keep struggling, but it is noteworthy that he also walked close enough to the boat to be recognized.
Every time we are in a storm-tossed boat, we can hear Jesus saying this to us as well: “Take courage, it is I. Do not be afraid!” The phrase, “Do not be afraid” was one of the late Pope John Paul II’s favorite expressions. Certainly, if anyone had cause to be afraid, it should have been he, when faced with the challenge of leading the church with a deeply debilitating illness. Yet, the Pope’s courage and serenity in his final time is exactly what the Lord wishes us to know and experience in our trials. Though we may be storm-tossed and the wind might be against us, when we see Jesus coming he brings courage and fear begins to disappear.
Father Gary
Posted by Dr. Scott Hahn on 08.08.14 |
Readings:
1 Kings 19:9, 11-13
Psalm 85:9-14
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:22-33
How do we find God in the storms and struggles of our lives, in the trials we encounter in trying to do His will?
God commands Elijah in today’s First Reading to stand on the mountain and await His passing by. And in the Gospel, Jesus makes the disciples set out across the waters to meet Him.
In each case, the Lord makes himself present amid frightening tumult - heavy winds and high waves, fire and earthquakes.
Elijah hides his face. Perhaps he remembers Moses, who met God on the same mountain, also amid fire, thunder, and smoke (see Deuteronomy 4:10-15; Exodus 19:17-19). God told Moses no one could see His face and live, and He sheltered Moses in the hollow of a rock, as He shelters Elijah in a cave (see Exodus 33:18-23).
The disciples, likewise, are too terrified to look on the face of God. Today’s Gospel is a revelation of Jesus’ divine identity. Only God treads across the crest of the sea (see Job 9:8) and rules the raging waters (see Psalm 89:9-10). And the words of assurance that Jesus speaks - “It is I” - are those God used to identify himself to Moses (see Exodus 3:14; Isaiah 43:10).
Even Peter is too overcome by fear to imitate his Lord. His fears, Jesus tells him, are a sign of his lack of faith. And so it often is with us. Our fears make us doubt, make it hard to see His glory dwelling in our midst.
Yet, we should know, as we sing in today’s Psalm, that His salvation is near to those who hope in Him. By faith we should know, as Paul asserts in today’s Epistle, that we are heirs to the promises made to His children, Israel.
We must trust that He whispers to us in the trials of our lives - that He who has called us to walk along the way of His steps, will save us whenever we begin to sink.
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| 22. | And forthwith Jesus obliged his disciples to go up into the boat, and to go before him over the water, till he dismissed the people. | Et statim compulit Jesus discipulos ascendere in naviculam, et præcedere eum trans fretum, donec dimitteret turbas. | και ευθεως ηναγκασεν ο ιησους τους μαθητας εμβηναι εις το πλοιον και προαγειν αυτον εις το περαν εως ου απολυση τους οχλους |
| 23. | And having dismissed the multitude, he went into a mountain alone to pray. And when it was evening, he was there alone. | Et dimissa turba, ascendit in montem solus orare. Vespere autem facto solus erat ibi : | και απολυσας τους οχλους ανεβη εις το ορος κατ ιδιαν προσευξασθαι οψιας δε γενομενης μονος ην εκει |
| 24. | But the boat in the midst of the sea was tossed with the waves: for the wind was contrary. | navicula autem in medio mari jactabatur fluctibus : erat enim contrarius ventus. | το δε πλοιον ηδη μεσον της θαλασσης ην βασανιζομενον υπο των κυματων ην γαρ εναντιος ο ανεμος |
| 25. | And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea. | Quarta enim vigilia noctis, venit ad eos ambulans super mare. | τεταρτη δε φυλακη της νυκτος απηλθεν προς αυτους ο ιησους περιπατων επι της θαλασσης |
| 26. | And they seeing him walk upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear. | Et videntes eum super mare ambulantem, turbati sunt, dicentes : Quia phantasma est. Et præ timore clamaverunt. | και ιδοντες αυτον οι μαθηται επι την θαλασσαν περιπατουντα εταραχθησαν λεγοντες οτι φαντασμα εστιν και απο του φοβου εκραξαν |
| 27. | And immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying: Be of good heart: it is I, fear ye not. | Statimque Jesus locutus est eis, dicens : Habete fiduciam : ego sum, nolite timere. | ευθεως δε ελαλησεν αυτοις ο ιησους λεγων θαρσειτε εγω ειμι μη φοβεισθε |
| 28. | And Peter making answer, said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters. | Respondens autem Petrus, dixit : Domine, si tu es, jube me ad te venire super aquas. | αποκριθεις δε αυτω ο πετρος ειπεν κυριε ει συ ει κελευσον με προς σε ελθειν επι τα υδατα |
| 29. | And he said: Come. And Peter going down out of the boat, walked upon the water to come to Jesus. | At ipse ait : Veni. Et descendens Petrus de navicula, ambulabat super aquam ut veniret ad Jesum. | ο δε ειπεν ελθε και καταβας απο του πλοιου ο πετρος περιεπατησεν επι τα υδατα ελθειν προς τον ιησουν |
| 30. | But seeing the wind strong, he was afraid: and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me. | Videns vero ventum validum, timuit : et cum cœpisset mergi, clamavit dicens : Domine, salvum me fac. | βλεπων δε τον ανεμον ισχυρον εφοβηθη και αρξαμενος καταποντιζεσθαι εκραξεν λεγων κυριε σωσον με |
| 31. | And immediately Jesus stretching forth his hand took hold of him, and said to him: O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? | Et continuo Jesus extendens manum, apprehendit eum : et ait illi : Modicæ fidei, quare dubitasti ? | ευθεως δε ο ιησους εκτεινας την χειρα επελαβετο αυτου και λεγει αυτω ολιγοπιστε εις τι εδιστασας |
| 32. | And when they were come up into the boat, the wind ceased. | Et cum ascendissent in naviculam, cessavit ventus. | και εμβαντων αυτων εις το πλοιον εκοπασεν ο ανεμος |
| 33. | And they that were in the boat came and adored him, saying: Indeed thou art the Son of God. | Qui autem in navicula erant, venerunt, et adoraverunt eum, dicentes : Vere Filius Dei es. | οι δε εν τω πλοιω ελθοντες προσεκυνησαν αυτω λεγοντες αληθως θεου υιος ει |
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