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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 5, 2012
Christ Episcopal Church, La Crosse, Wisconsin
The Very Rev. Canon Patrick P. Augustine, D.Min., Rector

Mark 1: 29-39

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We have been studying the gospel of Mark chapter one for the last three Sundays. Mark races through a day in the life of Jesus as a reporter might race a candidate through a day of political appearances. Jesus goes forth “proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.” This represents the ministry of Jesus in a nutshell, and it represents, still, the ministry of those who follow him.

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