<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Richard,<BR>
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So nice to see someone doing the Camino within the context of the Catholic faith. You will hve a great experience, for the Good Shepherd himself will lead you. I leave you with my favorite benediction which I have often used and applies itself perfectly to the pilgrim:<BR>
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<B>And now may the courage of the early morning's dawning;<BR>
The strength of the eternal hills, and wide open fields, and the silent streams;<BR>
The beauty of the flowered gardens;<BR>
The love that makes the family<BR>
And that alone can build the peace of the world;<BR>
The life that is Christ,<BR>
And the peace of the evening's ending,<BR>
And of the midnight;<BR>
Be with you now and forevermore. AMEN<BR>
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Best,<BR>
Craig<BR>
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