Overcoming Obstacles to Holiness

Conclusion of a lenten retreat where Father speaks of how to overcome the obstacles in the world to grow in holiness & become saints. Remember to please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest

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  • @loriloreta1948
    @loriloreta194811 ай бұрын

    Who is watching this today? ❤️

  • @loriloreta1948

    @loriloreta1948

    11 ай бұрын

    How wonderful these sermons are!

  • @jgil1966
    @jgil19664 жыл бұрын

    Man, i just love this channel.

  • @candysade

    @candysade

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @laurabehera4905

    @laurabehera4905

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @audreykennedy90

    @audreykennedy90

    Жыл бұрын

    I do too.

  • @bibiletchis2023

    @bibiletchis2023

    9 ай бұрын

    I love it too. We seriously need to listen to it again and again. Thank you Jesus.

  • @jennahant2687
    @jennahant2687 Жыл бұрын

    Mullen went deep with this bit

  • @chihuahuas459
    @chihuahuas4594 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been watching this channel DAILY for a few months and I want to thank all that make these videos possible. I’ve seen my love, trust and knowledge of our Lord and Our Mother Mary grow exponentially. I have so much I want to learn and hear about the God’s love and just want to thank you giving us access to a great education on the Catholic Faith.

  • @kittyblaine7917

    @kittyblaine7917

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen Amen!!!

  • @kittyblaine7917

    @kittyblaine7917

    2 жыл бұрын

    AMEN AMEN! !!!

  • @MO-cf8tl
    @MO-cf8tl3 жыл бұрын

    I really needed to hear this as a wake up call and learned so much.

  • @bethoumyvision1346
    @bethoumyvision13465 жыл бұрын

    I like how the priest says, “huh?” very endearing

  • @marekeos
    @marekeos5 жыл бұрын

    What an incredibly powerful and insightful sermon. Jaw just bounced off the floor.

  • @kayelolita7230
    @kayelolita7230 Жыл бұрын

    This channel is really addictive. Please keep it coming. It's been my listening pleasure while driving to and from work. 😊

  • @benedictrandall9589

    @benedictrandall9589

    11 ай бұрын

    Me too!

  • @jameskanning8953
    @jameskanning89535 жыл бұрын

    This is moving me to tears. God bless you Father, and praised be Jesus Christ!

  • @radupietro8760
    @radupietro87604 жыл бұрын

    O Sacrament Most Holy Oh Sacrament Divine all Praise and all Thanksgiving be every moment Thine 🙏🙏🙏

  • @zcath7710
    @zcath7710 Жыл бұрын

    We need more priests like him..

  • @gray_mara
    @gray_mara2 жыл бұрын

    Exceptional conference! Especially from 39:00 onwards where he details the benefits of spiritual reading, mental prayer and good Communions.

  • @tamaradelacruz3349
    @tamaradelacruz33495 ай бұрын

    Listening to this now 2024 ❤️✝️🙏🏼

  • @conservativeladyofcaliforn3044
    @conservativeladyofcaliforn30442 жыл бұрын

    “We are going through a crucifixion” he says 7 years ago…… what is this we are going through now?????? NOVEMBER 2021💔💔💔💔

  • @liasosa4100
    @liasosa4100 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Father for this inspiring mission sermon, your passion for our Lord comes through authentically. So grateful for teaching me how to grow in holiness. It is a daily struggle but with God's Grace, all things are possible!

  • @paulinakray2944
    @paulinakray29442 жыл бұрын

    Thank you father. Three Hail Mary's for our priests please.

  • @barbaraaspengen9810
    @barbaraaspengen9810 Жыл бұрын

    I am so glad I am Catholic the universe church thank you JESUS

  • @kendelturner3667
    @kendelturner36673 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Father for your words of wisdom.Peace of Christ remain on your always.

  • @silikatuivanuavou8553
    @silikatuivanuavou85533 жыл бұрын

    I pray that all priests could teach us this way and transfer these knowledge to everyone. This is what I need.

  • @vickydalauta8355
    @vickydalauta83554 жыл бұрын

    Praying to have 15 minutes mental prayer to commune with Him daily🙏 Lord please help us to spend time w/u🙏🙏🙏 thank You Lord🙏🙏🙏

  • @silikatuivanuavou8553
    @silikatuivanuavou85533 жыл бұрын

    Wow , so fulfilling indeed. This brought me to tears. Soo many things that I have learned in this seminar/teaching alone. Thanks be to God!!! His love endures forever. Thank you Fr.

  • @m.u.g.9526
    @m.u.g.95265 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Father for an extraordinary talk! I wish they had posted your name somewhere in the description of this video to thank you properly by name. Your insights and comments throughout this video are brilliant! I'm so grateful that I came across this talk! May Our dear Lord richly bless you, And may He bless and protect your priesthood and your ministry. Mary Most Holy Mother of God pray for us! 💖 Thank you again, Father!

  • @sweetpotato9603
    @sweetpotato96038 ай бұрын

    Preaching on a very high level! - thank you so much 🙏.... Amen!

  • @Bo_Yeshua
    @Bo_Yeshua3 ай бұрын

    I sit here and hear this man and it hits so hard for I truly am my worst enemy

  • @verabeithwee1044
    @verabeithwee10446 жыл бұрын

    Thk u Father-for sharing about interior mortification of mind, eyes & tongue. Will pray for the grace for holiness. Amen

  • @sue-by7sh
    @sue-by7sh6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Father. 3 Hail Marys for you.

  • @ndingere7857
    @ndingere78576 жыл бұрын

    Thank you father, and may the Almighty God bless you.

  • @pattiroche5144
    @pattiroche51443 жыл бұрын

    Overcoming sin in our Country and the world require two things and it's somewhat simple: The Most Holy Rosary and The Divine Mercy Chaplet! Thank you Father!

  • @matthewalexander6792
    @matthewalexander67924 жыл бұрын

    SF priests are awesome!!! God bless you precious priest. God bless the faithful.

  • @vivalospepes1402
    @vivalospepes14025 жыл бұрын

    This was the most calming voice I ever found on KZread regarding sermons.Unfortunately,as of late, last couple of years are so whoever is reciting or speaking the sermon his voice has become much more agitated and not as calming. Peace be to you be at Peace

  • @gusrodriguez5444
    @gusrodriguez54443 жыл бұрын

    How does one reach these priests? ... I want to send a personal thanks for their vocations. They are helping save souls through their works.

  • @myronmercado

    @myronmercado

    Жыл бұрын

    Look up Fr Dennis Gordon FSSP

  • @eszhun2296

    @eszhun2296

    11 ай бұрын

    Pray for them

  • @carmengonzalez1745
    @carmengonzalez17454 ай бұрын

    Wow! Thank You my Lord🙏🏼! God bless this channel and our priests. Got so much out of this lecture 😊

  • @margielyons6282
    @margielyons62826 жыл бұрын

    Excellent sermon, Thank you for uploading. Very motivating.

  • @r.i.s.erosaryignatianspiri8437
    @r.i.s.erosaryignatianspiri84378 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the sermon, Father! It really touched my mind and my heart. God bless.

  • @sandie157
    @sandie1572 жыл бұрын

    This was a very holy and powerful sermon. Thank you so much for publishing it. This sermon is another clarion call to conversion at least to my soul. Three Aves for this holy priest and SensusFidelium. Que Dieu vous benisse. 🙏

  • @TheresaKozak
    @TheresaKozak7 ай бұрын

    Father, our parish turns the lights out on people to clear the church.

  • @maryvu6806
    @maryvu68065 жыл бұрын

    Dear Father thank you for helping me to understand suffering even our Blessed Mother and Jesus suffered. So many people in the world either loose their faith or never had it to begin with because they don't understand why their is suffering. Somethings are a mystery but God loves us, God is merciful and forgiving when I suffer I look at the crucifix and pray the 7 Sorrows Rosary of our Blessed Mother, it reminds me that I am not above Jesus and Our Blessed Mother who suffered for love of me. They suffered so shall I, however they rose from the dead and now live in Heaven and so will I. Thank you Father for your wisdom and insight into suffering.

  • @el19_
    @el19_2 жыл бұрын

    It's been 7 years now but this homily is still relevant to today's church! It's a proof that God's word cannot die.

  • @donatadavenport
    @donatadavenport5 жыл бұрын

    Such a great message, thank you!

  • @gorgana5
    @gorgana56 жыл бұрын

    This is a very good sermon father lots to take in God bless you

  • @humanresources2829
    @humanresources28295 жыл бұрын

    May our Lord bless you and the church. I know God is with us but it is very hard in these times to stay focused, especially when your own family are not trying to save them selves. God help us.

  • @markm.5756
    @markm.57565 жыл бұрын

    Excellent talk Father - thank you and God Bless You.

  • @verabeithwee1044
    @verabeithwee10446 жыл бұрын

    Thk u Father for your sermon...Yes Father, I confess that ut of selfishness, numerous times, I've chosen not to be wif God daily though my church is 15 mins walk from my home. Thk you for quotes from nun's soul in purgatory.

  • @777reign
    @777reign5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Father

  • @martinpearce7420
    @martinpearce74204 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Farther im going to do the things you say praise God for His love

  • @liasosa4100
    @liasosa4100 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Father for this profound homily!

  • @kerrytopel9835
    @kerrytopel98356 жыл бұрын

    This retreat has something for all of us--truly a gift in these extremely troubled and confusing times.

  • @conservativeladyofcaliforn3044

    @conservativeladyofcaliforn3044

    2 жыл бұрын

    And now……. 😱😱😱😱😪😪😪😪 our country is so broken and led by a fake leader influenced by SATAN! 😭😭😭😭 OCTOBER 2021🇺🇸💔🇺🇸

  • @arnoldusrichard3888
    @arnoldusrichard38883 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jesus Christ our dearest Lord for this also Peniel Ngonde very much in accord with all this teachings & truth yrs humbily arnoldus

  • @richardmarsh2635
    @richardmarsh26354 жыл бұрын

    Clearly he has been formed by Fr. Ripperger

  • @sstritmatter2158
    @sstritmatter21582 жыл бұрын

    46:54 - I will attest to it personally, mental prayer (like the Rosary) does help a LOT with happiness and dispelling anxiety, fear, sadness, despair and more. It really does but it takes commitment and an honest heart - it isn't like a pill you take and instantly all problems go away (it can be like that but if you only pray when you are in need or get something you want like a kid in the store with mom, then don't expect it the same way).

  • @mariateresa9965
    @mariateresa99653 жыл бұрын

    Wow,this was 6 years ago, and how much more now with COVID.😢🙏🙏🙏

  • @davidmikolaj9319
    @davidmikolaj9319Күн бұрын

    Homilies at Church which I attend , the priests memik U.N. talking points , been long time since I heard a good homily , the world has gotten into the Church I attend 😢

  • @lyndapisano6373
    @lyndapisano6373 Жыл бұрын

    Very, very good teaching! Thank you Father!!!

  • @cleo6205
    @cleo62055 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the theology.

  • @rebeccafarris1497
    @rebeccafarris149714 күн бұрын

    It always has the best videos

  • @yvonnepashia4048
    @yvonnepashia40483 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for teaching us all.🌹

  • @jameswaweru1839
    @jameswaweru18392 ай бұрын

    3 Hail Mary for the priests 🙏

  • @helenlatorre5029
    @helenlatorre5029 Жыл бұрын

    Jesus mercy . Mary help us

  • @Raksha38
    @Raksha382 жыл бұрын

    Seven years on and this homily is just as engaging and helpful now as it was then! Thank you for this, Father. Does anyone know his name?

  • @myronmercado

    @myronmercado

    Жыл бұрын

    Look up Fr Dennis Gordon FSSP

  • @Raksha38

    @Raksha38

    Жыл бұрын

    @@myronmercado Thank you so much!

  • @myronmercado

    @myronmercado

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Raksha38 you're welcome. He's the pastor at the Diocese of Boise.

  • @BronxCat
    @BronxCat Жыл бұрын

    8 years after this homily/ talk we are still going thru the crucifixion+

  • @77katydid
    @77katydid2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you...blessings.. No one stays in Thanksgiving... it breaks my heart. Will share.

  • @gray_mara
    @gray_mara2 жыл бұрын

    At 51:00 he says that priests are grieved to see empty pews five minutes after holy Mass. In my parish, we have benediction after Saturday holy Mass. The priest tells the people to leave if they aren't going to stay for the whole of Benediction. While I understand his intention is to stop people wandering around during Benediction, this order clears the pews instantly. Very few make any thanksgiving, and this action only makes them certain that none is necessary. We used to have holy Mass, exposition, confession then Benediction. Now we have holy Mass, Benediction, exposition then confession. Exposition still ends at the same time. This way it takes less of his time and exposition doesn't go half as long. It breaks my heart. Every time I go to church it hurts me. Yesterday the sacristan was wandering around, chatting to everyone while the Blessed Sacrament was exposed.

  • @77katydid

    @77katydid

    2 жыл бұрын

    So sad. I find we must now leave the church to make Thanksgiving..., or preparation! laughter, running about constantly....never respectful silence. 😢

  • @robert112uk
    @robert112uk4 жыл бұрын

    Not only are there souls in Hell Father, but the place is teeming with souls. Many saints have seen visions of souls falling into Hell like snowflakes in a blizzard! God spare us who love you!

  • @josephnicholas9812
    @josephnicholas98122 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @lachele7099
    @lachele70992 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @rosezackman4583
    @rosezackman45833 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @avecrux333
    @avecrux3336 жыл бұрын

    Are the other conferences in this retreat by this Priest also available? Links....?

  • @77katydid
    @77katydid2 жыл бұрын

    This needs to be shared. Please, share. Please make Thanksgiving...

  • @kqm888
    @kqm888 Жыл бұрын

    is being gay for your greek dad a sin if you end up repenting

  • @TF80s
    @TF80s6 жыл бұрын

    On Divine Mercy Sunday we are cleansed from every stain of sin after confession & receiving Holy Communion, aren't we?

  • @vigildino6518

    @vigildino6518

    6 жыл бұрын

    I wrote you a response about 3 times and it disappeared. Then it showed up and I had to delete two of them. It showed up when I wrote to tell you about it disappearing. So I am trying again and if it shows up I am leaving this response.

  • @shortnessoftime8783

    @shortnessoftime8783

    2 жыл бұрын

    @T until the next SIN!!

  • @josephremond5511
    @josephremond55114 жыл бұрын

    39:47 The eight major obstacles to holiness

  • @EINFANZON
    @EINFANZON4 жыл бұрын

    i really appreciate if someone could translate the full video to share with my catholic community in Mexico

  • @salvemixtv5543
    @salvemixtv55435 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @Statuss_quo
    @Statuss_quo Жыл бұрын

    What an excellent talk! Who is this priest? Thankful this came up on my feed 🙏🏼 God bless

  • @jgil1966
    @jgil19664 жыл бұрын

    What's the name of the father?

  • @veritascaritas7925

    @veritascaritas7925

    3 жыл бұрын

    A bit late to reply but...I think it is Fr Dennis Gordon, FSSP, now at St Joan of Arc, Idaho. You can check him out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZl3sKiQZqvadJs.html

  • @lindasmyth8125
    @lindasmyth8125 Жыл бұрын

    This homily is brilliant. Who is this priest?

  • @Titadj
    @Titadj2 жыл бұрын

    Who is this priest? I thoroughly enjoy his homilies.

  • @nataliabenoit4653
    @nataliabenoit46536 жыл бұрын

    Why cant i just let go of myself...this video helps me see how wicked i am to sleep away graces i havent worn my inappropriate clothes since conversion but i still keep them im a failure help me

  • @vigildino6518

    @vigildino6518

    6 жыл бұрын

    Natalia, --------- Do not depend on yourself only. Just get rid of all mortal sins, follow the Commandments, the Teachings of the Church, and keep praying and the rest follows. From my own experience I have found that prayer perfects us as long as we are in a state of grace. St Teresa of Avila says that prayer is what will start the spiritual journey (allows you in the castle in her book) and of course it is what keeps it on that journey.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Do not expect that you will reach the holiness of a saint in a couple of years. This is a journey that lasts a lifetime and as long as you die on that journey towards God, you will be saved. In other words we might not reach the high levels of the saints in this life but we will be saved as long as we live struggling (we are called the Church militant)

  • @nataliabenoit4653

    @nataliabenoit4653

    6 жыл бұрын

    vigil dino thank you so much for taking the time to write your wise advice 😊and yes ive confessed mortal sins just fear backsliding and i am trying to overcome defects and habitual sins and venial and its funny you say depending on yourself cuz i realized I am relying on my own strength cuz inwardly i found that this was why these sins keep repeating itself this sometimes keeps me up at night condemning myself i know i shouldnt condemn myself but yes it is a journey and i appreciate your advice what i hear from you is a wise way to see things which is patience and rely on the strength of Gods sacred heart not to depend on myself and that holiness doesnt happen over night however i hate offending God but in moments of when i give into impatience or give into choosing to be gluttonous or being prideful or being judgemental and grumpy in the morning rather then joyful its these i struggle i pray and pray but these are just a few of my repeated confessions and i get mad at myself that i just cant be better i need a ressurrection and im gunna take your advice you confirmed a lot of things i considered in my own thoughts on how to resolve this after confession today lol God bless you i hope you keep me in your prayers and thank you for your great advice im embarassed just sharing the few of these sins lol but if i dont at least admit some of what i want to be better in i know i wont get help to get out of what im stuck in

  • @nataliabenoit4653

    @nataliabenoit4653

    6 жыл бұрын

    vigil dino also you mentioned die along the way on the journey you mean dying to self? Right? Like meaning id rather die then sin or id rather do whatever i have to in order to not sin even if it is a struglle i have to face to prevent sinning right? Your very wise your counsel is very deep and i need this thank you

  • @vigildino6518

    @vigildino6518

    6 жыл бұрын

    Natalia, ----------- I meant that even if a person dies in this state of struggling (like you and me) but keep themselves in a state of grace, they will be saved. St Teresa of Avila says that one enters the spiritual way by prayer. They enter the first state (she calls them rooms or mansions). They can slip back to mortal sin in that first mansion. They have to confess right away and get back into the state of grace. Avoiding the occasions of sin at this stage is essential since the person is not deeper into holiness as in the second and third state (mansions). The second mansion is safer in that the person is more rooted and will not fall back out of grace as easy as the when they were in the first. The third mansion is when the soul is not committing deliberate venial sins. The last 4 mansions are dependent on the work of God on the soul and that is why they are called the mystical stages. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++So this teaches us that there are stages that we have to go through. One cannot expect to be perfect all at once and so one has to be patient with oneself at the beginning (with everything except mortal sin). If you like the life of prayer and meditation, you might enjoy reading the works of St Teresa of Avila. They are free to read on the Internet. I found the ones that are with a study guide to be very helpful because they explain things. Here are two names just in case you are interested in reading about the spiritual journey and its stages: ------------------ The Interior Castle: Study Edition and The Way of Perfection: Study Edition

  • @lukebrasting5108

    @lukebrasting5108

    5 жыл бұрын

    You need correct teaching and guidance so you can grow and mature in the faith. I came across a website recently that teaches spiritual warfare and a step by step guide to mortification of the passions. Check it out and just go through each step so you can gain a full understanding of why it is you struggle and learn techniques to help you subdue the flesh to your will. It's all based on the teachings of The Ladder of Divine Ascent and Unseen Warfare, so it's traditional Catholic. www.unseenwarfare.net

  • @CN-yf3lr
    @CN-yf3lr3 жыл бұрын

    Is Fr. Ripperger when younger???

  • @monus782
    @monus7824 жыл бұрын

    47:06 would that include clinical depression?

  • @mitchl6896
    @mitchl6896 Жыл бұрын

    Why would you CHOOSE to be Greek

  • @robertajaycart3491
    @robertajaycart34912 жыл бұрын

    Spiritual Videos

  • @maycamilleri8308
    @maycamilleri83084 жыл бұрын

    Please can anyone give the name of this holy priest?

  • @robertrivera1751

    @robertrivera1751

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fr. Gordon ? He is a FSSP Priest I forgot his last name but you can call St. Ann’s Church in San Diego (619 239-8253) were he was a a resident there for 3 or 2yrs, they’ll know. I give thanks to God for his holy priesthood, I’ll never forget the first time he heard my confession so patiently, and his counsel was as if he was reading my soul, parishioners would gather around him, children flock all over him, there was no guile in this Saintly Priest, when he pass by you, you felt saintly presents I’ll never forget Fr. Gordon.

  • @veritascaritas7925

    @veritascaritas7925

    3 жыл бұрын

    Adding to Robert Rivera, I think it is Fr Dennis Gordon, FSSP, now at St Joan of Arc, Idaho. You can check him out here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZl3sKiQZqvadJs.html

  • @robertrivera1751

    @robertrivera1751

    3 жыл бұрын

    Veritas Caritas wow, what a confirmation I’m moving to Boise Idaho, i did not that, thank you!

  • @veritascaritas7925

    @veritascaritas7925

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robertrivera1751 You're so welcome! Lucky you, moving near him!! Such good Priests are a rare & true blessing.

  • @stephenreliford2221
    @stephenreliford22214 жыл бұрын

    Kathryn

  • @markcharron
    @markcharron Жыл бұрын

    How can one ever do "sufficient penance" in this life... There's no telling how much punishment even the holiest person has wracked up for themselves. It's a neverending treadmill of reparation and guilt.

  • @Jo3K1ng3

    @Jo3K1ng3

    4 күн бұрын

    Never ending treadmill is a perfect analogy. Physical activity is suffering. Bring the body under subjection to have more power over the flesh

  • @theden3162
    @theden3162 Жыл бұрын

    26:00

  • @joecoupon8299
    @joecoupon82993 жыл бұрын

    39:38 Eight Obstacles to Holiness Mortal Sin Deliberate Venial Sin Lack of Generosity in Doing God's Will Lack of Interior Mortification Lack of Exterior Mortification Lack of Fervent Communions Lack of Spiritual Reading Lack of Mental Prayer Mortify your mind, eyes, and tongue more than corporal penance.

  • @archangelliii2536
    @archangelliii25364 жыл бұрын

    And...what is 'mental' prayer?

  • @vishitirk5345

    @vishitirk5345

    4 жыл бұрын

    m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2Zowa-QhtLVpNo.html

  • @archangelliii2536

    @archangelliii2536

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@vishitirk5345 Thank you. I just finished watching the three videos but I need to watch them again and again since I'm kind of new at this type of prayer. God Bless.

  • @vishitirk5345

    @vishitirk5345

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@archangelliii2536 I am trying to read this book The Ways of Mental Prayer by Vitalis Lehodey. you can check this up at www.traditionalcatholic.co/free-catholicbooks/. If you plan to read it would be good to know your opinion on this. Thanks. I am also new in this.God bless

  • @vschraa6137

    @vschraa6137

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@vishitirk5345 Dom Lehodey's (sp?) books on prayer are Catholic classics and absolutely solid.

  • @robynmarler1951
    @robynmarler19516 ай бұрын

    I think 15 minutes a day is just over 1%

  • @liliamanalang7416
    @liliamanalang74165 жыл бұрын

    B

  • @Hjgfrfjufdetivjiu
    @Hjgfrfjufdetivjiu3 жыл бұрын

    16:36 lol 2021

  • @jgil1966
    @jgil19664 жыл бұрын

    This is some far out stuff!!

  • @caroleelagrone9729
    @caroleelagrone97292 жыл бұрын

    I don't listen to anyone who hides their face!!!

  • @matthewhartt5887
    @matthewhartt58874 жыл бұрын

    Father you seem to portray women as obstacles to holiness! Come on Father its the 21st century!

  • @sheilarooney7935
    @sheilarooney79354 жыл бұрын

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