3rd Sunday after Epiphany — January 26, 2020
Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 Ordinary 3A Jesus proclaims, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The time..
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