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September 13/2009 - 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time
LITURGICAL/THEME MEDITATION:
"But who do you say that I am?"
UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENT(S):
MESSAGE FOR THE END OF RAMADAN
SAINT OF THE DAY
St. John Chrysostom
GENERAL
MARIOLOGY
Book Five - Chapter VI
BAPTISM OF CHRIST. HIS FAST. MARY'S DOINGS DURING THESE
EVENTS.
DIVINE MERCY
Divine Mercy in My Soul
NOTEBOOK V
TEACHING/TESTIMONY/CONVICTION:
Show the
American people what an abortion is!
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Sunday (9/13): "But who do you say that I
am?"
Scripture: Mark 8:27-33
27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesare'a
Philip'pi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I
am?" 28 And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Eli'jah;
and others one of the prophets." 29 And he asked them, "But who do you
say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ." 30 And he
charged them to tell no one about him. 31 And he began to teach them
that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the
elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after
three days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him,
and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he
rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the
side of God, but of men."
Meditation: Who is Jesus for you? At an opportune time Jesus
tests his disciples with a crucial question: Who do men say that I am
and who do you say that I am? He was widely recognized in Israel as
a mighty man of God, even being compared with the greatest of the
prophets, John the Baptist, Elijah, and Jeremiah. Peter, always quick to
respond, professes that Jesus is truly the Christ. No mortal being could
have revealed this to Peter; but only God.Through faith Peter grasped
who Jesus truly was. He was the first apostle to recognize Jesus as the
Anointed One (Messiah and Christ). Christ is the Greek
word for the Hebrew word Messiah, which means Anointed One.
Peter's faith, however was sorely tested when Jesus explained that it
was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and die in order that God's work
of redemption may be accomplished. How startled the disciples were when
they heard these words! How different are God's thoughts and ways from
our thoughts and ways! Through humiliation, suffering, and death on the
cross Jesus broke the powers of sin and death and won for us our
salvation. The Lord Jesus tests each of us personally with the same
question: Who do you say that I am?
"Lord Jesus, I profess and believe that you are the Christ, the Son
of the living God. You are my Lord and my Savior. Make my faith strong
and help me to live in the victory of the cross by rejecting sin and by
accepting your will."
Psalm 116:1-9
1 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my
supplications.
2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as
long as I live.
3 The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on
me; I suffered distress and anguish.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech thee, save
my life!"
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.
6 The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully
with you.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my
feet from stumbling;
9 I walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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Christians and Muslims:
Together in overcoming poverty
MESSAGE FOR THE END OF RAMADAN
‘Id al-Fitr 1430 H. / 2009 a.d.
Dear Muslim Friends,
1. On the occasion of your feast which concludes the month of Ramadan, I would like to extend my best wishes for peace and joy to you and, through this Message, propose this theme for our reflection: Christians and Muslims: Together in overcoming poverty.
2. This Message of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has become a tradition cherished by us all, which is looked forward to each year and this is certainly a cause for joy. It has become, over the years, an occasion of cordial encounter in many countries between many Christians and Muslims. It often addresses a matter of shared concern, making it therefore conducive to a confident and open exchange. Are not all these elements immediately perceived as signs of friendship among us for which we should thank God?
3. Coming to the theme of this year, the human person in a situation of impoverishment is undoubtedly a subject at the heart of the precepts that, under different beliefs, we all hold dear. The attention, the compassion and the help that we, brothers and sisters in humanity, can offer to those who are poor, helping them to establish their place in the fabric of society, is a living proof of the Love of the Almighty, because it is man as such whom He calls us to love and help, without distinction of affiliation.
We all know that poverty has the power to humiliate and to engender intolerable sufferings; it is often a source of isolation, anger, even hatred and the desire for revenge. It can provoke hostile actions using any available means, even seeking to justify them on religious grounds, or seizing another man’s wealth, together with his peace and security, in the name of an alleged “divine justice”. This is why confronting the phenomena of extremism and violence necessarily implies tackling poverty through the promotion of integral human development that Pope Paul VI defined as the “new name for peace” (Encyclical Letter Populorum Progressio, 1975, n. 76).
In his recent Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate on integral human development in charity and truth, Pope Benedict XVI, taking into consideration the current context of efforts to promote development, underlines the need for a “new humanistic synthesis” (n. 21), which, safeguarding the openness of man to God, gives him his place as the earth’s “centre and summit” (n. 57). A true development, then, must be ordered “to the whole man and to every man” (Populorum Progressio, n. 42).
4. In his talk on the occasion of the World Day for Peace, 1st January 2009, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI distinguished two types of poverty: a poverty to be combated and a poverty to be embraced.
The poverty to be combated is before the eyes of everyone: hunger, lack of clean water, limited medical care and inadequate shelter, insufficient educational and cultural systems, illiteracy, not to mention also the existence of new forms of poverty “…in advanced wealthy societies, there is evidence of marginalization, as well as affective, moral and spiritual poverty…” (Message for the World Day of Peace, 2009, n. 2).
The poverty to be embraced is that of a style of life which is simple and essential, avoiding waste and respecting the environment and the goodness of creation. This poverty can also be, at least at certain times during the year, that of frugality and fasting. It is the poverty which we choose which predisposes us to go beyond ourselves, expanding the heart.
5. As believers, the desire to work together for a just and durable solution to the scourge of poverty certainly also implies reflecting on the grave problems of our time and, when possible, sharing a common commitment to eradicate them. In this regard, the reference to the aspects of poverty linked to the phenomena of globalization of our societies has a spiritual and moral meaning, because all share the vocation to build one human family in which all - individuals, peoples and nations - conduct themselves according to the principles of fraternity and responsibility.
6. A careful study of the complex phenomenon of poverty directs us precisely towards its origin in the lack of respect for the innate dignity of the human person and calls us to a global solidarity, for example through the adoption of a “common ethical code” (John Paul II, Address to The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 27 April 2001, n. 4) whose norms would not only have a conventional character, but also would necessarily be rooted in the natural law written by the Creator in the conscience of every human being (cf. Rom 2, 14-15).
7. It seems that in diverse places of the world we have passed from tolerance to a meeting together, beginning with common lived experience and real shared concerns. This is an important step forward.
In giving everyone the riches of a life of prayer, fasting and charity of one towards the other, is it not possible for dialogue to draw on the living forces of those who are on the journey towards God?
The poor question us, they challenge us, but above all they invite us to cooperate in a noble cause: overcoming poverty!
Happy ‘Id al-Fitr!
Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran
President
Archbishop Pier Luigi Celata
Secretary
PONTIFICAL COUNCIL
FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
00120 Vatican City
Telephone: 0039.06.6988 4321
Fax: 0039.06.6988 4494
E-mail: dialogo@interrel.va
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GENERAL
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THE DIVINE HISTORY AND
LIFE
OF THE
VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD
BOOK FIVE
Concerning
the Perfection with which the most Holy Mary copied and
Imitated
the Activity of the Soul of Christ; how the Incarnate Word
Instructed
Her in the Laws of grace, the Articles of Faith, the
Sacraments, the Ten Commandments; and with what
Alacrity
and Noble Promptitude She Corresponded.
Also
concerning the Death of Saint Joseph, the
Preaching
of Saint John, the call of the
First
Disciples and the Baptism
Of the
Virgin Mary, our
Blessed
Lady
CHAPTER VI.
BAPTISM OF CHRIST. HIS FAST.
MARY'S DOINGS DURING THESE EVENTS.
By the means already mentioned the Queen of heaven
was informed of all the wonderful doings of our Savior in the vocation
of the Apostles and disciples and in his public preaching. She gave
thanks to the eternal Father for these the first disciples,
acknowledging and admitting them in imitation of her Son as her
spiritual children, and offering them to the divine Majesty with new
songs of praise and joy. On this occasion of the choice of the first
disciples She was favored by a new revelation of the Most High in which
She was informed again of his holy and eternal decree concerning the
Redemption of man and of the manner in which it was to be executed in
the preaching of his most holy Son.
The five disciples of the Lord begged Him to grant
them the consolation of seeing and reverencing his mother. In accordance
with their petition, He journeyed directly to Nazareth through Galilee,
continuing to preach and teach publicly on the way and proclaiming
Himself as the Master of truth and eternal life. Many, carried away by
the force of his doctrines and by the light and grace overflowing into
their hearts, began to listen to Him and to follow Him; though He did
not, for the present, call any more to be his disciples. It is worthy of
notice that though the five disciples had conceived such an ardent
devotion to the heavenly Lady and though they saw with their own eyes
how worthy She was of her eminent position among creatures, yet they all
maintained strict silence about their thoughts.
The Savior then pursued his way to Nazareth
instructing his new children and disciples not only the mysteries of
faith, but in all virtues by word and example, as He continued to do
during the whole period of his evangelical preaching. With this in view
He searched out the poor and afflicted, consoled the sick and sorrowful,
visited the infirmaries and prisons, performing miracles of mercy as
well for body as for soul. Yet He did not profess Himself as the Author
of miracles until he attended the marriage feast at Cana as I shall
relate in the next chapter. While the Savior proceeded on his journey
his most holy Mother prepared to receive him and his disciples at
Nazareth; for She was aware of all that happened, and therefore
hospitably set her poor dwelling in order and solicitously procured the
necessary victuals beforehand for their entertainment. Thus, just as the
Son had in absence instilled into their minds the reverence for the
dignity of his Mother, so the most prudent and faithful Mother, in the
presence of her Son, wished to instruct them in regard to the worship
due to their divine Master, as to their God and Redeemer. The profound
humility and worship with which the great Lady received Christ the
Savior filled the disciples with new devotion and reverential fear for
their divine Master; henceforth She served them as an example and model
of true devotion, entering at once into her office as Instructress and
spiritual Mother of the disciples of Christ by showing then how to
converse with their God and Redeemer. They were immediately drawn toward
their Queen and cast themselves on their knees before Her, asking to be
received as her sons and servants. The first to do this was saint John,
who from that time on distinguished himself in exalting and reverencing
Mary before all the apostles, while She on her part received him with an
especial love; for, besides his excelling in virginal chastity, he was
of a meek and humble disposition.
The great Lady received them all as her guests,
serving them their meals and combining the solicitude of a Mother with
the modesty and majesty of a Queen, so that She caused admiration even
in the holy angels. She served her divine Son on her knees in deepest
reverence. At the same time She spoke of the Majesty of their Teacher
and Redeemer to the Apostles instructing them in the great doctrines of
the Christian faith. During that night, when the Apostles had retired,
the Savior betook himself to the oratory of his purest Mother as He had
been wont to do, and She, the most Humble among the humble, placed
Herself at his feet as in the years gone by. In regard to the practice
of humility, all that She could do seemed little to the great Queen, and
much less than She ought to in view of his infinite love and the immense
gifts received at his hands. She confessed Herself as useless as the
dust of the earth. The Lord lifted Her from the ground and spoke to Her
words of life and eternal salvation, yet quietly and serenely. For at
this period He began to treat Her with greater reserve in order to
afford Her a chance of merit, as I have mentioned when I spoke of this
departure for the desert and for his Baptism.
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DIVINE MERCY
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Divine Mercy In my soul
The Mercy of the Lord I will sing Forever.
Divine Mercy in my soul.
Sr. Faustina, Diary
NOTEBOOK V
February 2 (1938).
Darkness of the soul. Today is the Feast of the Mother of God, and in my
soul it is so dark. The Lord has hidden Himself, and I am all alone. My mind
has become so dimmed that I see only phantasis about me. Not a single ray of
light penetrates my soul. I do not understand myself or those who speak to
me. Frightful temptations regarding the holy faith assail me. O my Jesus,
save me. I cannot say anything more. I cannot describe these things in
detail, for I fear lest someone be scandalized on reading this. I am
astonished that such torments can befall a soul. O hurricane, what are you
doing to the boat of my heart? This storm has lasted the whole day and
night.
When Mother Superior (Irene) came in to see me and asked, "Would you like to
take advantage of this occasion, Sister, since Father An. (Andrasz) is
coming to hear confessions?" I answered no. It seemed to me that Father
would not understand me, nor would I be able to make a confession.
I spent the whole night with Jesus in Gethsemane. From my breast there
escaped one continuous moan. A natural dying would be much easier, because
then one is in agony and will die; whilst here, one is in agony, but cannot
die. O Jesus, I never thought such suffering could exist. Nothingless: that
is the reality. O Jesus, save me! I believe in You with all my heart. So
many times have I seen the radiance of Your face, and now where are You
Lord?....I believe, I believe, and again I believe in You, Triune God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and in all the truths which Your holy Church
gives me to believe...But the darkness does not recede, and my spirit
plunges into even greater agony. And at that moment, such terrible torment
overwhelmed me that now I am amazed at myself that I did not breathe my
last, but this was only for a brief instant.
At that moment I saw Jesus, and from His Heart there issued those same two
rays, which enveloped me whole and entire. At the same moment, all my
torments vanished. My daughter,
the Lord said, know
that of yourself you are just what you have gone through, and it is only by
My grace that you are a participant if eternal life and all the gifts I
lavish on you. And with these words of the
Lord, there came to me a true knowledge of myself. Jesus is giving me a
lesson in deep humility and, at the same time, one of total trust in Him. My
heart is reduced to dust and ashes, and even if all people were to trample
me under their feet, I would still be consider that a favor.
I feel and am, in fact, very deeply permeated with the knowledge that I am
nothing, so that real humiliations will be a refreshment for me.
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the American people what an abortion is!
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I can not
believe these abortion pictures. This is unreal, anyone who would do
this to a little baby has the right to pay for what they are doing, and
they will when they answer to God. If you can not accept the
responsibility of having a child then you should not have sex. How could
one person be so cruel so a harmless baby which has done nothing. This
is so unreal I could not stand the thought of abortions and now that I
actually saw pictures of how it was done and what the baby looks like
just makes me sick, this should be stopped.
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Very disturbing
images. I thought images of war were disturbing but what man does to an
unborn child raises questions as to our (man's) sanity. To think that
these images were of beautiful little children. Innocent children. It
makes me almost embarrassed to be a human being. What have we come to?
May GOD forgive us all for allowing these atrocities from taking place.
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It’s late
evening and I have a dilemma, decided to look up these pictures and how
heartbreaking it is to see these poor innocent lives being ended. As you
can probably tell I’m 2 months pregnant and involved with a man who has
become very uncaring towards myself and my baby. At this point I am
confused as to what solution to take. It’s so difficult being a Catholic
and knowing what the Bible says, but how could I do this to a child? I
just wish there were easy answers to all the questions and doubts I
have. I know I conceived this child in love, but is love enough? After
seeing these pictures, it gives me some more things to think about. I
just hope God leads me in the right path. Thank you for sharing these
pictures so that we all could see what abortion is really like.
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Of anything I
have ever seen, I have never seen anything as horribly cruel and blood
chilling as the image of an aborted baby. It makes my heart cry out to
them. If all women only knew! I praise God that your website is here to
show the truth to everyone. I will continue to pray for your
organization and I will especially pray for the end to the abominable
practice of Abortion [From a 15-year old]
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I applaud you
for putting these pictures out there for the public to see. Most people
think abortion is just a mass of tissue that is removed, but these
pictures show the true story. It is MURDER. These are perfectly formed
human beings that are being killed.
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Yeah! Thank you
for your "fiat"...I am so encouraged with priests for life...although
every priest is a priest for life if he is Roman Catholic, it sometimes
does not seem explicitly so. I love this site as a resource as well. I
keep you in my prayers as well. (ps: I had a miscarriage with baby
number 4 due to a cancer I didn’t know I had -yes, I am fine- but, it is
amazing that some choose to abort! I looked at what my child looked like
via your picture section at the time of his/her death...it was neat to
see! Made me smile. Definitely I have another child in heaven. And, I
think the photo section will help those who truly never realized what a
baby looks like inside of you due to whatever reason.... Maybe even help
legislation, we can only pray. God bless you and yours and your mothers.
More Comments from our Visitors Regarding the Graphic
photos of Abortion on our Website
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I am a 31 year
old mother of two girls ages 4 and 18 months and have another on the
way. I just wanted to say that the pictures I saw on your site were
worse than any horror movie I have ever seen. Those poor tiny babies
were slaughtered like cattle. When I was in high school and especially
college, I used to think that if I became pregnant then that I would
definitely have an abortion. No question. As I grew older and then
wanted children of my own, I knew that I could never have an abortion.
Never. I wish that I hadn’t seen your site, because as a mother, it
haunts me and breaks my heart. I do wish, however, that girls and/or
women who walk into abortion clinics should have to see pictures like
this before going through with the procedure. I’m sure many think as I
did that it’s just a bunch of cells. NOT TRUE! I’m positive that most of
those girls would think twice if they actually saw what was inside of
them. A tiny human life. A true blessing from God.
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i seen your
pictures, i cried. i have three beautiful children and wouldn't give
anything for them. god blessed them to me. who ever can kill their baby
by abortion or any kind of way is a very sick person. i am against
abortions. keep up the good work and letting people know that it is
wrong. god bless you.
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[In the
May-June 2003 newsletter] the picture of "Behold your neighbor at only 8
weeks development" showed me the truth of the reality of life in the
womb.
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I cried so hard
when I saw these graphic images. I would like to know, how can people do
abortions. I feel so sorry for the doctors that do these abortions. They
are going to hell aren't they? I hope that they make abortion illegal. I
am so sorry for the innocent children. I want children in the near
future and I am so against abortion on any level.
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During the
marriage I had 3 miscarriages and gave birth to these 2 boys. I have
never agreed with abortion, but never took a stand either. After my
miscarriages, and the births of my precious children, I wondered, no, I
agonized over many things....how and why people could abuse their living
children, and how could one abort a life because it was deemed
inconvenient. I always knew that it must be a horrible sight, but never
saw these types of images until, as I was researching Catholicism (I am
considering converting), I came across your site. I literally cried out
loud....my own children safely tucked in their beds....I had to go
upstairs and look at them and touch them. And I prayed again for my 3
that were called back to God before they were born. I consider myself
the mother to 5 children....3 were called away before I could see their
faces. I will meet them one day, I’m sure. Please continue your mission
to stop this horrible killing of innocents. I am now considering
becoming a soldier in this war.....where once I thought that it was too
stressful for a woman to see these images and face protestors in such a
time of stress and doubt about their actions.. even though I didn’t
agree with what they were doing, I was concerned about their mental
suffering as well. My opinion of Pro-choice is this....and has been for
awhile now.....the choice is not to engage in the behavior unless one is
willing to take the responsibility for the child that may be conceived.
Why does this helpless child have to suffer and die for others’
transgressions? The choice is to resist the behavior, or accept the
responsibility of giving the life a chance to be.
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When I was
confronted by the choice whether to have my baby aborted I chose without
a single moment for life. I conceived in a violent way which was not of
my own choice. I kept him and he is a continuous blessing. I had to cry
and cry when I saw the pictures. It has made me even more scared of
people. To think that mothers can do such a horrendous thing to
children. Who will protect the little ones if they cannot even count on
their own mothers to protect them. Please!!!! Keep up the fight against
abortion. I am a scientist of religion and a full-time writer. I wish I
could do more.
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Thank you!!! I
have just gotten pregnant for the second time out of wedlock. I am saved
but was thinking about abortion because I didn’t think I could handle
it. This site is a LIFE SAVER. If more people could actually SEE and not
just hear about it, abortions would decrease greatly if not cease! I’m
going to believe that God can bring me through this pregnancy because HE
will never leave me nor forsake me.
(to
be continued)
From the inception of his
pro-life work, Fr. Frank Pavone has been urging the mass media to show
the American people what an abortion is. Abortion is a reality which is
so horrific that
words alone can never convey its meaning.
Fr. Frank serves on the board
of the
Center for Bioethical Reform, which makes it a priority to share
with the nation the world's largest collection of images of actual
abortions. In conjunction with that organization, a
series of careful analyses of what the pro-life movement can learn
from other social reform movements is being prepared.
We present here some of the
grim reality of abortion. Only
seeing such images can bring us to the kind of indignation needed to
sustain the sacrifices that will be necessary to finally bring an end to
this injustice.
These images are arranged
according to the gestational age of the children who were killed. You
will note that below the link to each image is a link to a document
signed by a pathologist who attests to the medical accuracy that
particular image. Each document was also notarized. This pathologist,
Dr. Abigail Allen, worked specifically with the remains of aborted
children.
It is especially critical to
show people the images of babies aborted in the first trimester. It is
in regard to such children, who constitute 90% of abortion victims, that
the myth persists that they are not really children at all.
We thank all of you who have
contacted us to tell us about
how these images have affected you. Please use them to show others
this horrible reality.
God, have mercy. Amen.·
Galleries of Images of
Aborted Children
Gallery 1:
Chronological Photo Index of first trimester aborted babies.
Gallery 2: Photographs of
late-term abortions.
Gallery 3:
Photographs of aborted babies at various stages, retrieved from
dumpsters.
Gallery 4:
Photographs of children killed by salt-poisoning abortion.
The story and photo of Baby Malachi.
Medical Illustrations of
Abortion Procedures
Suction Curettage Abortion: Description and Diagrams
D&E (Dilatation and Evacuation) Abortion: Description and Diagrams
Partial-birth Abortion Diagrams
Photos of some of the tools used in abortion.
Below are links to the same
images as in Galleries One and Two above, but without the thumbnail
index and browsing window features.
Images of Aborted Babies - Archive 1
Images of Aborted Babies - Archive 2
Images of Aborted Babies - Archive 3
"Out of all the video games I
have played and all the movies I have ever seen, I have never seen
anything more violent than the pictures of these aborted babies." Chris
Daly Age: 19 Orlando, Florida
Bishop Povish comments on the Graphic image project (July 2001)
Click here to go to a website where you can order signs and 3 x 5 inch
cards containing the graphic images.
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