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Fr. Matthew Spencer • 5/9/2022

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Questions Covered:

03:45 - My priest tends to make jokes to families during Baptism, is this proper?
08:00 - Does the Spirit of Truth from John Chapter 16 apply to every believer or just the magisterium?
12:40 - Does a Catholic in a civil marriage who is married to a non-Catholic need to get an annulment?
17:45 - Did Jesus wash the feet of Judas on Holy Thursday?
22:20 - When praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet how can I say I offer the body, blood, soul, and divinity?
29:30 - When they divided Jesus’s clothing, they were also called priestly garments. Do we know the ancient name or today’s equivalent name of the garments?
32:15 - Where in the bible do we get the criteria for proper marriage or an annulment?
36:10 - Is it appropriate to ask a priest for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick before an open-heart surgery?
44:05 – How can I tell my adult children about getting an annulment?
52:10 - What is the best way to offer Mass for souls in Purgatory?

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