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Jesus came into our world to reveal the merciful face of the Father. In a world of suffering and violence, of injustice and pain, the love and mercy of our God is made manifest to us in Jesus. We who are his church are called to carry on these tasks in today's world. As God's pilgrim people, we struggle to advance the mission that he has entrusted to us, in spite of our shortcomings, in spite of our unworthiness. If we are a praying people when we gather at the Eucharist, we will know God's language and be a part of the miracle of self-giving that is the Eucharist. There we will find the strength to make a gift of ourselves to God and to each other. There we shall find the strength to wash one another's feet and to live the Great Commandment of love. If we do not flee from the cross of pain and humiliation, if we stand firm in who we are and what we stand for, if we work together, hierarchy, priests, religious and laity, to live our faith and fulfill our mission, then we will be a stronger and holier church. 
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