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Hope in the Light<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just as food is necessary to the life of the body<\/strong>
so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If God created shadows it was to better emphasize the light.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope St John XXIII<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Hope in the Light Just as food is necessary to the life of the bodyso good reading is necessary to the life of the soul. Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. If God created shadows it was to better emphasize the light. Pope St John 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