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Gospel   <\/u><\/strong>            Matthew 3.1\u201312<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/em>Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew<\/em><\/p>\n

All<\/em><\/strong>    Glory to you, O Lord<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, \u2018Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.\u2019 This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, \u2018The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: \u201cPrepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.\u201d \u2019 Now John wore clothing of camel\u2019s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.   Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.   But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, \u2018You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?   Bear fruit worthy of repentance.  Do not presume to say to yourselves, \u201cWe have Abraham as our ancestor\u201d; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.  Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  \u2018I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.  His winnowing-fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and will gather his wheat into the granary: but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.\u2019<\/p>\n

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This is the Gospel of the Lord                           <\/em><\/p>\n

All <\/em><\/strong>     Praise to you, O Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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