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BRANDIS, BACK TO YOU.

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>> THANK YOU.

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>> CONCERNS ABOUT THE

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CORONAVIRUS HAVE LED MANY TO

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CHANGE PLANS EVEN CANCEL

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VACATIONS.

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THIS INCLUDES LOCAL MUSLIMS WHO

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WHETHER SUPPOSED TO GO TO SAUDI

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ARABIA OVER SPRING BREAK.

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AMANDA VINICKY HAS THAT STORY.

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>> IT'S THE MIDAFTERNOON PRAYER

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AT THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER

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IN MORTON GROVE WHERE A RITUAL

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SIMILAR TO THIS HAPPENS FIVE

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TIMES DAILY.

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THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPERS MAY

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ATTEND THE SPECIAL SERVICE EACH

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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NO MATTER WHAT, THEY ARE ALWAYS

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IN THE SAME DIRECTION FACING

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MECCA.

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>> THAT PRETTY MUCH THE

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EPICENTER OF ALL ISLAM.

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SO ANY MUSLIM REGARDLESS OF RACE

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OR LANGUAGE OR BACKGROUND, THEY

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ALWAYS FACE MECCA.

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IT IS OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE AND

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WHEN WE GO WE ARE GATHERING

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TOGETHER REGARDLESS WHERE WE'RE

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FORM WE'RE GATHERING TOGETHER TO

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WORSHIP GOD.

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>> EVERY MUSLIM IS EXPECTED TO

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VISIT MECCA ONE IN THEIR

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LIFETIME IN THE HAJJ.

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IBRAHIM KHADER WAS PLANNING TO

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LEAD A GROUP ON A SKILLED BACK

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PILGRIMAGE LATER THIS MONTH.

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>> PART OF THE IDEA IS TO

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HOLY LAND.

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TO UNDERSTAND THE LEGACY THAT IS

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LEFT BEHIND AND THE HISTORY.

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THE NITTY-GRITTY DETAILS.

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>> THE SIGNIFICANCE FOR MUSLIMS

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IS THAT WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN

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INVITATION FOR ALA, FROM GOD.

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SO WHEN YOU ARE THE OPPORTUNITY

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ARISES TO GO YOU START LOOKING

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AT IT THROUGH A SPIRITUAL LENS.

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>> IF THINGS HAD GONE AS

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PLANNED, ARJUMAND KHAN WOULD BE

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IN SAUDI ARABIA WITH HER FAMILY

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>> MY BROTHER PLANNED THIS FOR

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MY PARENTS AND WHEN MY SISTER

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AND I FOUND OUT WE WANT TO GET

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ON THIS, TOO.

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WE WERE GOING TO TAKE MY PARENTS

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WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THERE FOR 30

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IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPECIAL

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>> INSTEAD ARJUMAND KHAN SPENT

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THE DAY IN MORTON GROVE WITH THE

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SPREAD OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS,

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ASSAULT AND BATTERY ASSAULT ANDA

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RESTRICTED TRAVEL.

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>> WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST

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TO CANCEL AND GO AT A LATER TIME

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WHEN WE KNEW OUR SAFETY WAS NOT

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IN DANGER AS WELL AS BEING ABLE

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TO PERFORM THE RITUAL.

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>> Dr. BASEER QAZI'S FAMILY

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HAD BEEN BOOKED TO GO THIS MONTH

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BUT DECIDED TO SCRAP IT.

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THE QUESTION IS SHOULD WE BE

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GOING?

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>> BASEER QAZI SAYS HIS TEENAGER

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ASKED AUNTS AND UNCLES WHAT THEY

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WANTED TO PRAY FOR.

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HARDEST OUT OF ALL OF THE KIDS.

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OF OTHERS IS PART OF OUR FAITH.

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THE KIDS WE ARE DOING THIS FOR

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OTHERS.

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THE SPREAD OF DISEASE.

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>> FOR HIS FIVE AND

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SEVEN-YEAR-OLD HE IS TEACHING

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THEM THE RIGHT WAY TO WASH THEIR

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HANDS LIKE A SURGEON WOULD.

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>> OK I WILL WATCH I WANT YOU TO

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DO THIS NOW THEY COMPETE.

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THEY TAKE THEIR SOAP AND DOING

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THIS.

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YOU MISSED YOUR CREASES YOU

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MISSED YOUR FINGER NAILS.

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>> FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN LIKE WHAT

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MIGHT HAPPEN WITH CORONAVIRUS

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CAN CAUSE ANXIETY.

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AND ON THOSE OCCASIONS PEOPLE OF

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ANY AND ALL FAITHS OFTEN SEEK

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GUIDANCE INCLUDING FROM THEIR

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SPIRITUAL LEADERS LIKE THE

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AMA'AM HERE.

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OF THIS.

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IT IS A TEST LIFE IS A TEST.

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THINGS HAPPEN.

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THERE'S UPS AND DOWNS.

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HOW DO WE COME TO TERMS WITH

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WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE DESTINY?

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>> THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS GOD

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IS THE BEST OF PLANNERS.

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ALA INVITED US THE INVITATION

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MIGHT BE DELAYED WE CAN GO AT A

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LATER TIME WHEN IT'S SAFE AND WE

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CAN ACTUALLY COMPLETE THIS

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JOURNEY PROPERLY AND BE ABLE TO

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GO TO ALL THE HOLY SITES.

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PATH THE CORONAVIRUS WILL TAKE.

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SAUDI ARABIA WILL LIFT THE

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TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.

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CARRY OVER UNTIL THE END OF

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JULY.

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WHEN THE HAJJ IS SUPPOSED TO

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TAKE PLACE.

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TRAVELERS ARE STILL HOPING TO

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GET TO MECCA JUST AT ANOTHER

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TIME BUT NO SOLID PLANS.

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GET A REFUND BUT THE TRIPS CAN

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GET REALLY EXPENSIVE.

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ARJUMAND KHAN DURING THE HAJJ

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THERE ARE AGENCIES THATTING

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CHARGE $15,000 UP TO $50,000 A

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WE SAW SOME PEOPLE AT THE MOSQUE

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WHAT RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT IN

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PLACE?

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>> ARJUMAND KHAN SAYS IT'S BEEN

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SURREAL TO SEE THAT GRAND MOSQUE

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IN SAUDI ARABIA THAT IS

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TYPICALLY FULL OF WORSHIPERS BE

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EMPTY NOW THAT GRAND MOSQUE IS

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PARTIALLY REOPENED BUT YOU SAW

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THERE'S CIRCULAR BARRICADES THAT

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CORDON OFF THE LARGE BLACK BRICK

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STRUCTURE AND MUSLIMS WILL TRY

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TO TOUCH OR KISS IT BUT DUE TO

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CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS YOU HAVE

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THE BARRICADES TOUCHING IT IS

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OFF LIMITS.

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CANCELED THE TRIP TO SAUDI

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ARABIA BECAUSE ALSO THE COUNTRY

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BANNED TRAVEL FROM THE MOSQUE

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AND THAT DEFEATED THE PURPOSE OF

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THE TRIP.

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DUE TO CORONAVIRUS?

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>> NOTHING OUTSIDE WHAT WE HAVE

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BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE

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CORONAVIRUS BECAME A THING THAT

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IS ENCOURAGING.

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ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT FEEL WELL

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SKIP SERVICES LOTS OF HAND

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WASHING AND IT'S PART OF THE

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PRAYER ANYWAY.

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BUT ALSO I SAW WHILE I WAS

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VISITING THERE CUSTODIANS

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CLEANING THE MOSQUE.

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RUGS ARE CLEANED DAILY BUT

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INDIVIDUALS ARE WELCOME TO BRING

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YOUR OWN RUG.

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WE HAVE SEEN RELIGIOUS LEADERS

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OF OTHER FAITHS MAKE SOME

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CHANGES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

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CONCERNS.

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I HAVE A FRIEND SHE IS GREEK

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ORTHODOX AND SHE ATTENDED CHURCH

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SERVICES ON SUNDAY.

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AND THIS WAS POSTED.

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THIS IS TYPICALLY A TIME WHEN

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YOU WOULD TOUCH OR KISS ICONS

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AND THEY WERE TOLD TO BOW

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INSTEAD AND HER PRIEST HANDED

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OUT THE BREAD FOR COMMUNION OUT

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OF A LADLE.

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AND THEN WE HAVE SEE THE

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CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE ISSUING

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PRECAUTIONS LIKE REQUIRING

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PRIESTS, AND WASH THEIR HANDS

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BEFORE AND HALF MASS AND REFRAIN

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FROM TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER THE

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SHAKING YOUR HAND DURING THE

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SIGN OF THE PEACE AND NO HOLDING

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HANDS DURING THE LORD'S PRAYER.

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>> THANK YOU.

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WE HAVE MORE CORONAVIRUS

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COVERAGE ON-LINE INCLUDING A

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STORY OF THE FOOD AND DRUG

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ADMINISTRATION ISSUING WARNINGS