Some, or maybe many of you, will know the hymn The Day Thou Gavest Lord is Ended. It’s basically about the fact that there is prayer continually taking place all around the globe; as some are going to sleep, others are waking and taking up the baton, so to speak. The third verse says: “As o’er each continent and island the dawn leads on another day, the voice of prayer is never silent, nor dies the strain of praise away.” Prayer is the very life-blood of a Christian. Without

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, on Education Sunday, we celebrate the gift of Catholic education in our Archdiocese. This...