Daily Mass: Like a puff of smoke, our lives are brief on earth

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Daily Mass: Like a puff of smoke, our lives are brief on earth

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James reminds us that life is uncertain and brief, like a puff of smoke that appears briefly and disappears. (Lectionary #343) May 22, 2024 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com

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Fr. Andrew Ricci, a priest of the Diocese of Superior, offers inspirational podcasts of homilies and talks given from a variety of pastoral settings. Fr. Andrew is currently the rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior, WI. His website - Three Great Things - is found at www.studyprayserve.com

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