Father Francis Jordan, pray for us

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 Please join us in offering a prayer of thanks:



To learn more, visit: https://www.sds.org/apostleship/2020-francis-jordan

To learn more about my ministry, Jordan Ministry Team (named for Venerable Francis Jordan), visit: www.jordanministryteam.org


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