According to church tradition, the monastery marks the spot where Jesus ... nor any sign that early Christians considered the site sacred. The first clear evidence of veneration comes from the ...

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We ask it through your sacred heart, O Lord, who live and reign with the father and the Holy Spirit one God, world without end. Amen.

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