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\na God-initiated relationship that will endure. Lent provides the church with a time
\nand a tradition in which to seek God\u2019s face again. Lent provides another occasion to
\nbehold the God of our salvation in the face of the Blessed One who \u201ccomes in the
\nname of the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n
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