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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I received the following from Father Joseph Nietlong <FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">of Saint Helen's Catholic Mission in Oracle, AZ regarding
preparation for pilgrimage: </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's the thought : Pilgrimage is to be
taken,</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> I think, as</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2> a paradigm of our Journey through life. There sure are moments of joy,
and those</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> of sorrow, moments of sheer
pleasure and those of sheer pain and hurts. There will be moments when the road
or path is down hill and others when the road winds or goes
str</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>aight and </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>uphill all the way. There are moments when you are caught up in the
hussle and bustle of the crowd and there</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2> will be somber,</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> quiet times
when you are lost in your own thoughts. There are times when you will wonder who
or what ever brought this mad crazy world into existence, but there will be
times when as the psalmist wrote; 'the whole world is charged (filled) with the
splendor</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> and glory of God. Through all these
you come back with a sense of a renewed purpose to accept all of life and your
place in it--before God and other human beings. Own all the negatives and
positive in yourself, be gentle with self and others and strive to be
happy as you spread happiness in your corner of the world. <STRONG>We are
nothing but <U>pilgrims </U>on our way to God</STRONG>. The time it takes for
each one of us to complete our pilgrimage </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>varies, short or long the duration matters less than the experience. Some
travel heavily ladden and are festooned with the things of this world. Others
travell light with only their hearts to carry. Some t</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>ry to carry </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>their home </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>with them while </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2> others feel at home wherever they go. But lots of Americans,
like snails prefer to carry their homes with them and</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2> are so entangled with accessories and want to catch and imprison
the experience in photograph</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>s and videos and end
up being distracted from enjoying the presence while other just simply
<STRONG><U>live </U></STRONG>out eve</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ry moment as
if it were the last the've got. Hope this '</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>on the spur of the moment' </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>random
thought suffices to answer you
request.-----------------------Joseph</FONT></EM></DIV>
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