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We must visit churches frequently and venerate and revere the clergy - not so much for themselves, if they are sinners, but because of their office and administration of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

St. Francis of Assisi (Letter to the Faithful II

1220)AdorationBenedictionBishopsBlood Of ChristBody Of ChristCatholicClergyHierarchyJesusMassPastorsPriestPriestsSacramentSacraments

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