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1 ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE The Vicariate For P/J Christian Orthodox Communities In America %<;:98 76 $54,(! $#$312+"! $1/-,(! $+*)(! &%$#"! St George Orthodox Cathedral/Daly City 7D$) 72;4/ $?!,>= Archiepiscopal Vicar Father George Jweinat Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne DR Damaskinos Alazrai The Very Rev Father Moueen Hanna The Very Rev Father Issa Awwad The Very Rev Father Hanna houry Sunday July 15th, 218 wwwstgeorgesforg Office Phone:# Fax: Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Tone 6 Eothina 7 stgeorgesf@sbcglobalnet English Services 9: am Fr George s Cell: /%! -,+*%! $*( )(&%! $#"! Arabic Matins 1:15 am Volume 26 Number 29 Liturgy 11: am Seventh Sunday After Pentecost: In today s Gospel from St Matthew there is a similar situation On the surface we look at this story as one of healing and reconciliation Two blind men come up to Jesus and asked Jesus to have mercy on them In other words they were asking to be healed of their handicap We do not know anything about these men other than they are blind They follow Jesus into a house and Jesus asks them if they believe that He can do what they are asking of Him They answered that they did believe, why would they say no at this point, and He touches their eyes and tells them that according to their faith they have been healed Scripture then tells us that their eyes were opened In the next scene of the story a dumb demoniac was brought to Him Again, we know nothing about this man except that he was possessed by some sort of evil spirit that needed to be cast out Jesus cast the demon out and all those around Him marveled at what He had done Never had anything like this been done in Israel the crowd said But the Pharisees were not far off and not wanting to miss a beat they claim that Jesus cast out this demon by demons In other words they tried to down play what had just happened They doubted and their eyes were closed! The end of this particular story has Jesus traveling around the area preaching, teaching, and healing Faith is a very useful thing for us to have and it is quiet easy to lose it if we are not careful The blind men in the story are being used in a symbolic way for all of those who came to Jesus with the eyes of their faith closed and needed them to be opened, but we have to want our eyes opened in order for us to see We have to want to know the truth in order for us to see it and that is the point of the Gospel today How many of us are more influenced by what the talking heads on television think about an issue rather than what the Church thinks about an issue How many of us form an opinion based upon the latest poll rather than what our Church has to say, and has had to say in some cases, for more than 2, years The first place we should turn for answers to life s questions not CNN or Fox News but to the Church! But sometimes we want to be blind and not want to see because being able to see requires us to change and change is frightening Nothing more is said of the blind men after they were healed except that they went out and told everyone what had happened, after Jesus had told them not too by the way Their life was changed when their eyes were opened and they could see things differently they had before both in a literal and a figurative way This is what faith calls us too, faith calls us to see things different, not through eyes that are close, blinded by what is popular, but through eyes of faith that see things as they were intended to be seen We can no longer go through life grasping for answers because the answers are right in front of us Years ago it was all the rage to wear the bracelet that said WWJD, What Would Jesus Do This is a fine question to ask in all situation but, and I hate to clue you in on this, none of us are Jesus, so the question should be, What Does Jesus Want Us to Do? In order to answer that question we have to know what it is that He wants us to do and how we are to do it and will not find that answer on CNN or Fox News, we find that answer in Scripture So who do we want to be, the blind men who approached Jesus in extreme faith and humility and asked that their eyes, physical and spiritual, be opened, or do we want to be like the Pharisees who simply made fun of what was happening and were more concerned about the rules then they were about people? This is the question we are being asked today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" St George Orthodox Cathedral 1617 Southgate Ave Daly City, CA 9415

2 L V 1- $ Bread Altar Offering: The Holy Bread Altar Offering (Corban St Mark 7:11) will be specially offered for the Holy Sanctify of the Divine Liturgy By the St George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to God for the continued good health of Father ISSA AWWAD By The St George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to God and in Congratulations to ELIAS & JULIE HADDAD on the occasion of their Wedding Many Years ************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Head Of Ushers: Maher Haddad Altar Boys: Head of Altar Boys Michael Batshon Altar Boys: Sami houry Jr, Emile houry Jr, Sami & George Totah *************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 21-&/-&%$, +*&)(&%$#"! 5)(+$ # 4$ 3# 21$ # / -"&,+$# *)(& %$# "! G$F?ED?@C BA@?>)=<; :98 57#16$# /?O>$ NA7 JI)6! M%-LD<>L JIH# Q?ED?@C BA@?E?%H1P V2I)AX 5L?,W= V?%UTS /?JIR# /?J?E B)[ G$F B)[ ZH :(6%Y# "%$# 5XIA$# ([C G$F M=<]$# 1S B\ / G$F a$` /?X V <L1Y?X <)A$?^?)81L hg Qf- e# /d C<c#IAH3# ZHb /I)k i= 21-)7 5&),X "! j<]$ # /i[ I$ # 5-),)9,9&6$# "! "! C1pR# 5$<>oH 5I9= 1[n ml$# 4$3# 21$# C?-Yb? :23 1- /3 -&%$+3 * G$F? rs 4(6Y qi[ 16! V<%Y <= <,)()E "! i)7?h ZH 5AL I6$ # ViL b 5-)k I= 5&),X tdn f- e# <Y?),%7<L C<c#IAHe# ZHb "! 5-),)9,9&6$# Q(?-)!<\?Lv) 571-6R# 5O+u$# 5&),X Z8 21)WA$# I)^?)J#I=<+$?P V*)+u$# D? &- $# /d C<c#IAHe# 5[b :Y?X S wxxx w?w$# "$#<S "!?L}C "! :O(8n V )A{$# zi - $# I);y%= #1s L1k? gs IH 5rLIH V"Lb 2<- 81R#?>)(8 4$3# 21$# C?-Yb hg<=?t~- $# f?,%7?>-y?>wh :(ps m<ul ml$ # O-]$ # ÅC3# q<%s # ml$ # Ä1, p- # w?%p C<c #IAH e# a- f?u($ Q :Y?X C?-Y-Ç$# ÑY?o= 5-)~W$# a)s <$?OX #1s L1[?-s)>= É1o)$ 1-6R# C?-Y-Ç$# 5-),)9,9&6$# G$F C?-Y-Ç$# B6Y 4)! qi[ ml$# ÖLC?-%$# G$F V5 1= VI)~J 56); Q4L1)= 4O%P Ä1,p- $# "! 4Wg 4&TY C<c#IAHe# /- Ü)X /F?H 1)$?= àili9a$# G$F 4O(- 7 1L1k Qw#IXá= C?YÇ$# /d C<c#IAH3# B-A@ C<T$# G(8?>gIH ZH :)T kn G-%S 2C<c#IAH3# C G(8 àili9a$# 4Wg â)&r# t<&l ji$# h)oo$# 1 o- H É1E?k?R ZLIg?u$# BX BElYá! Q57#16$# 5)(- +$# 4$3# 21$# HI+H ä(- {R#!ÑE-` ZH /?9){= 2C<c#IAH3# 4%(O%k#?H1W= Ä1,p- $# G$F C?-Y-Ç$# 1)8n 9 Asen 87)654##/% 321##/% -, +##*)(##&% $##" :=<;:&9837&65&%$3+43- N1#M -)#L 8#/% J15######### 2 #/)#I 3#HG#?% 9FCE DC) B#/% A@#?> 7=#<%34#";% 3#:* )#& %###U [###CR###Z YX###/ 3###: (/% DM W)###/, )(###U)###L - >T 9SR ###&% 7)###CP###/% $###" QP###O DM 981##I=##a)##M 3##Z] `/> 7)\##/ [##ZR ##/% 31##";% N##"R ##M ^3######### 2 ##/% W])\##?% &h=1/% `/> )Vg=f@" e%pz d c1b S=HE +4O ]R##l N##I 83##kZT DLP##/% Jj1i##/)##I 7)##CP##/% A4\##Z :%$3+43-&E3D&CB3A&@?3>-% &Jm)k\/% $" 314L ji$#?>)! 1&oJ "%$# 5T)TW$#?~Se# k ml$# C?-Y-Ç$# #le :@333HG333F ZH wix "E "%$# 57#16$# 5)(+$# 58?Tk Ñ(9L ZHãH B+$ 5LÇWJ <E VN$?{$# *)!#I)&$# ZH ç?)@ I)å= #1s oh h!c *)=I)~$# Cathedral News: Tarab Night Saturday July 21st Hosted by the Orthodox family clubs Nabil Safi, Radwan and his band will entertain us with their wonderful music Maza, dinner and drinks $75 Donation For tickets Call Susie or church office DO NOT DELAY GET YOUR TICETS NOW World Cup finals Sunday July 15th 7:3 AM Breakfast at the Cathedral hall Come watch the finals game with friends and enjoy breakfast of Eggs, bacon, pancakes, hummus and foul Orthodox Family Clubs Thursday July 26 th 7pm Monthly dinner and get together Tacos and drinks, ping pong, card games and camaraderie Welcome all St George Picnic Sunday August 12, Flood Park in Menlo Park (Save the date) Festival September 22 nd and 23 rd This will be an exciting weekend for the 21 st annual St George Jerusalem festival Help will be needed and welcome by all who can volunteer their time Contact any board member for more information Raffle tickets are available at $1 per ticket or book of 1 for $1 If you want to place an ad in the festival book, !"#$%&(#)*"+,*"#!-+,* for more information or contact the Cathedral office Christmas Party December 15th, 218 At the Cathedral Hall ( Save the date)

3 Seventh Sunday After Pentecost My soul magnifies the lord, For he has regarded the humility of his servant Section from the Epistle of St Paul to Hebrews: 9:1-7 BRETHREN, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lamp stand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Holy of Holies, having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, which contained a golden urn holding the manna, and Aarons rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat Of these things we cannot now speak in detail These preparations having thus been made, the priests go continually into the outer tent, performing their ritual duties; but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood which he offers for himself and for the errors of the people The Gospel: from St Matthew (9:27-35) At that time: When Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying: Thou son of David, have mercy on us And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in IsraelBut the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people -,+*%! $*( )(&%! $#"! H888G&1888F #E888)D C888$ (888=/$& <888; )1! */ +#% %-,+*) (&% $#"! 7-6 :5 432&1/$& $- *$,+ *)($& %$#"! ::,9- #888) QPO8& NM82 C82> L#/8$& J(8$&? %8I(89 V889? U:(88G#88&? U:!#T88& C388F B#88A SR88$& J(88$& SR8$& QPO8& L2#\8$& [#ZY8$ & X&!?? %8I(W8$& (88=/$& b,+#88a? UN88` Q88I :188^I C388F J&(88]>& J(88] N`8 QI8 go8 ] C3F8 SR$8 & UN`8 R$8 #+8 %=f8 ea8 QI8 dci (88=/$& #88j,$? Ui889188FD LW$& B?!#88` #M88h? UQ88& C388F X#mc$& 4llkI (Z& #+?1A C],F? - <88; e3mpw88$#88+ #=T88h <lpw882 BD Bo& #T88$ *388$ X#388nD QPO88& $- %T=P88$& e889(88) U&RP88` :s3=88i rr88` b!#88q L2#\888$& $- #888ID? %888I(888^$& 4/8882#888q U4888j vu t8888+ *38888$ U%TO8888$& LF :18888I g8888f %T=P8888$& *38888G18888F N/d$& bw#=f QhUCOp2 Qh CI() WI *)($& :!#d+ QI e3z2x& (z{-y7 :5) 67822CB A*@22? >=<225 ;:& / %! 322%1 / N22M 8L22/ E! J22(H #IH 6G:F229E 6D7,229 :;:& R % QF / C"! A %H P O7@ %! 229 U*22P A22% GF22/ 322%1 N*22/B 6B I$22TB PH 6+225S22?B 8`P2 892 H &2 D( : ^]\2 T2 8R+7C2 B [Z2 X Y W+7#2 VI ;:& c-22R=Pa22/ 8R+722CB OD=b22Pa22/ 8`22% J`722% 22222e-22222M 22222Z 8R+`22222%E $22222#B UL* G!-d22222PB :^]22222\22222T c /E RL i hi"! 3L ? / g c fb A72222%H g:22225$2222t 6:+<22225 j-2222mb 6&2222PH!1H 62222eI2222M <*= / j m"! UL` ? 6m7l %! k mb 8L / /!X c Np o t Rd9 U % :nl \ t ;: <%! [722222\-22222( A22222PH :!:22222%F22222/ 6:7& b22222%! B N722222\!-22222qH t-f%2!e RLi2 6$Z2! s:m92 ;:&92 6i2 E nr2 7l%2! u:`l z! Il@ ( >-` E UR* < / UL* *l%! / w*v NiE h-5 Ni bl9e

4 &% $#"! Tarab Night Sponsored By St George Orthodox Family Clubs At the Cathedral Hall JULY 21ST, 7:3PM Ticket/$75 ~ Mazza, Dinner & Drinks FEATURING NABIL EL-SAFI & Maestro Radwan Shakhshir & his Band For Your Tickets Please Call Susie Sandra Or The Church s

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6 ST GEORGE ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 21 ST ANNUAL MIDDLE EASTERN JERUSALEM FESTIVAL Saturday & Sunday- Sept 22 nd 23rd 218 Preparations for our upcoming Festival are already underway with many dedicated volunteers working diligently to ensure that this Festival will be even more successful than in previous years Volunteers of all ages are needed, but we also would like to ask our Parish members to help by donating money, food items, supplies, soft drinks and other beverages in order to help reduce the overall cost of our Festival Following are some of the items needed: Description Donation Parishioner Charcoal $2 Coffee / Tea $2 Juice for Youth Activities $3 Ground, Mixed and Spiced Hummus $75 Snacks for Youth Activities $3 Mixed and Spiced Falafel $9 Water 16 oz $4 Skinless, Boneless Chicken $7 Assorted Soda & Beverages $5 Paper Plates, Napkins, Forks etc $7 Jumbo Tortilla/Lavash Bread $5 Hamburger - Ground Beef $1 Lettuce, Onions, Lemon, Parsley, Cucumber etc $6 Shawarma Meat $15 ubeh $7 Grape Leaves $3 Lamb Shanks $1 Sweets (enafeh-atayef- etc) $75 YOUTH ACTIVITIES $5 Please contact the CATHEDRAL office at To let us know how you would like to help (THAN YOU & GOD BLESS YOU) YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! ST GEORGE ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 1617 SOUTHGATE AVE DALY CITY, CA 9415

7 Vicariate For Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Communities In America St George Orthodox Cathedral Daly City Festival Sponsorship Book Name: Contact Person: Phone: Fax: Address: City: State: Zip:! Full Page Ad (Standard Black/White) - $3! Half Page Ad (Standard Black/White) - $2 Message EXACTLY how you want it displayed on the Ad: (Use back for additional space) Deadline to place a Sponsorship Advertisement is August 15, Please note that any Ad s placed after this date will not be featured in the Festival Sponsorship Book - For Logos or Digital Photo s, them to festival@stgeorgesforg in a high-res or vector file for accurate imaging prior to the deadline date - Submit Cash, Check or Money Order payments made out to: St George Orthodox Cathedral with completed form, and mail to St George Cathedral, Attn: Ad Book 1617 Southgate Ave Daly City, CA Will not be completed without this form - For questions, to festival@stgeorgesforg or call Dalia Donations are tax-deductable pursuant to Internal Revenue Cod Section 51C (3) Tax ID #

8 Vicariate For Palestinian/Jordanian Orthodox Communities In America St George Orthodox Cathedral Daly City July 1, 218 Dear Valued Parish Member, After 25 years of hard work and determination a distant dream has become a reality We finally have a church building to call our own, a place to come together to practice our faith, strengthen our community, and create the village that helps flourish families As one of St George Orthodox Cathedral s generous parishioners, you understand how much St George prides itself on its morals and constant strive to give back to the community This year we will be hosting St George s 21 st annual Jerusalem Festival on September 22 nd and 23 rd, which will feature homemade Middle Eastern food, live entertainment, children activities, sponsored booths and more We would love to extend the opportunity for you to be a part of this great experience Please consider placing an advertisement in our 218 Ad Book, which will be distributed to attendees during the 21 st annual Jerusalem Festival The Ad Book is a great way to reach out to our community All proceeds will benefit St George Orthodox Cathedral s various outreach programs Please send completed form, payment method, and proper image files to the office of St George Cathedral, Attn: Festival Ad Book, 1617 Southgate Ave, Daly City, CA 9415 All donations are tax-deductible Thank you for your time and consideration We look forward to your support, whether in advertisement or attendance at Saint George s 21 st Annual Jerusalem Festival With Blessings, Ad Book Committee/218 Festival Donations are tax-deductable pursuant to Internal Revenue Cod Section 51C (3) Tax ID #

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13 SYNAXARION of the Holy Glorious and All Praised Twelve Apostles On July 13th Our Holy Orthodox Christian Church commemorates, honors and celebrates the feast day of the Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and Allpraised Twelve Apostles Even though each of the Twelve Great Apostles has his own particular feast day during the year, the Church has set aside this day as a general feast of all the holy Apostles together, and St Paul with them Saint Peter: July 12th An Apostle is one who is sent out by our Lord Jesus Christ to spread the Gospel that He is the Messiah, that He is Risen, and that we are being saved as a result The word apostle comes from the Greek apostello, literally, "to send forth," "to dispatch," has etymologically a very general sense Apostolos (Apostle) means one who is sent forth, dispatched--in other words,

14 who is entrusted with a mission Originally a military term referring to a sortie out against the enemy, apostle has in the Christian context come to refer to a missionary spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ It is at once evident that in a Christian sense, everyone who had received a mission from God, or Christ, to man could be called "Apostle" In fact, however, those disciples are often designated by the expressions of mathetai (the students since Christ is the Teacher) or (the disciples) In the Epistle to the Hebrews Chapter 3:1, the name is applied even to Jesus Christ, in the original meaning of a delegate sent from God to preach revealed truth to mankind The word apostle has also in the New Testament a larger meaning, and denotes some inferior disciples who, under the direction of the Apostles, preached the Gospel, or contributed to is diffusion; thus Barnabas (Acts 14:4, 14), probably Andronicus and Junias (Romans 16:7), Epaphroditus (Phil 2:25), two unknown Christians who were delegated for the collection in Corinth (2 Cor 7:23) The Gospels point out how, from the beginning of His Ministry (Diakonia), Jesus called to Him some Jews, and by a very diligent instruction and formation made them His Disciples After some time, in the Galilean ministry, He selected Twelve whom, as St Mark (3:14) and St Luke (6:13) say, "He also named Apostles" The origin of the Apostolate lies therefore in a special vocation, a formal appointment of the Lord to a determined office, with connected authority and duties The appointment of the Twelve Apostles is given by the three Synoptic Gospels (St Mark 3:13-19; St Matthew 1:1-4; St Luke 6:12-16) nearly in the same words, so that the three narratives are literally dependent Two of the Synoptic Gospels add to their account of the appointment of the Twelve brief statements on their office: St Mark 3: "He appointed twelve to be with Him and to send them to herald, and to have power to heal the illnesses and to cast out demons", St Matthew 1:1--"He gave them power over unclean spirits so as to expel them, and to heal every disease and every illness" St Luke where he relates the appointment of the Twelve,

15 adds nothing on their office Afterwards (St Mark 6:7-13; St Matthew 1:5-15; St Luke 9:1-5) Jesus sends the Twelve to preach the ingdom and by gives them very definite instructions From all this it results that the holy Apostles are to be with Jesus and to aid Him by proclaiming the ingdom and by healing The nature of the Apostolic mission is made still clearer by the saying of Christ after His Resurrection "Go ye therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you" The Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles written by the Apostles exhibit them in the constant exercise of this office Everywhere the Apostle governs the disciples, preaches the doctrine of Jesus as an authentic witness, and administers the sacred rites In order to fill such an office, it seems necessary to have been instructed by Jesus, to have seen the Risen Lord And these are, clearly the conditions required by the Apostles in the candidate for the place of Judas Iscariot "Of the men, therefore, who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John unto the day he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of His Resurrection" (Acts 1:21-22) The authority of the holy Apostles proceeds from the office imposed upon them by Our Lord and is based on the very explicit sayings of Christ Himself He will be with them all days to the end of ages (St Matt 28:2), give a sanction to their preaching (St Mark 16:16), send them the "promise of the Father," "virtue from above" (St Luke 24:49) The Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles of the New Testament show us the exercise of this authority The Apostle makes laws (Acts 15:29; 1 Cor 7:12 sq), claims for his teaching that it should be received as the word of God (1 Thes 2:13), punishes (Acts 5:1-11, 1 Cor 5:1-5), administers the sacred rites (Acts 6:1 sq; 16:33; 2:11), provides successors (2 Tim 1:6; Acts 14:22) Since the authority with which the Lord endowed the Apostles was given them for the entire Church, it is natural that this authority should endure after their death, in other words, pass to successor established by the Apostle In the oldest Christian documents concerning the primitive Churches we find ministers established, some of them, at least, by the usual rite of the imposition of hands

16 They bear various names: priests (presbyteroi: Acts 11:3, 14:22; Titus, 1:5); bishops (episcopoi: Acts 2:28; Phil 1:1; 1 Tim 3:2; Titus, 1:7); proistamenoi: 1 Thes 5:12; Rom 12; etc); heads (hegoumenoi: Hebrews, 13:7, 17, 24; etc), and some others The memorable words of Hebrews, 13:7: "Remember your presidents who preached to you the word of God," have always echoed in the Christian heart The primitive Churches had a profound veneration for their deceased Apostles (Clement of Rome, Ep Ad Corinth, v); its first expression was doubtless the devotional reading of the Apostolic writings, the following of their orders and counsels, and the imitation of their virtues It may, however, be reasonably supposed that some devotion began at the tombs of the Apostles as early as the time of their death or martyrdom, the ancient documents are silent on this matter Though the anniversaries of some martyrs were celebrated even in the second century, as for instance the anniversary of the martyrdom of Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (d AD) Its only from the 4th century that we meet with the feast of the Apostles HYMNS OF THE TWELVE Apolytikion Hymn Tone 3 O holy Apostles of Christ Pray to our merciful God, That He may grant us remission of our sins ontakion Hymn Tone 2 Today Christ the Rock gladly glorifies the rock of faith, The chosen disciple, together with Paul and the entire company of the Twelve As we celebrate their memory, We glorify Him Who has glorified them! THE SEVENTY HOLY APOSTLES The Seventy Apostles are those whom the Lord chose (described in St Luke 1:1-16) in addition to the Twelve and sent forth to assist in the work of preaching Over time, the Twelve added others to their number, who were sent out with the original Seventy to preach the Gospel Although this number eventually exceeded seventy, they were all nevertheless referred to as "of the Seventy" out of reverence to the number which the Lord originally chose

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