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ColumBaN CALENDAR

2020

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MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST. COLUMBANREGISTERED CHARITY IN ENGLAND & WALES (221594) AND SCOTLAND (SCO38948)

St. Columban’s, Widney Manor Road, Solihull, West Midlands B93 9AB

Telephone: 01564 772096 E-mail: [email protected]

Visit our website - www.columbans.co.uk

Dear Columban Friend

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face.

Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:12-13

Do you have 2020 vision? If, like for me, advancing years have

compromised the clarity of your eyesight, the simple answer to this

question might be ‘no’! Like St. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians,

however, I am not referring to our physical vision. For the Church, the

New Year begins not on 1st January, but on the 1st Sunday of Advent.

Christmas is not a feast for the end of the year, but a new beginning,

a reminder to us all of the vision that God has for the world and its

entire people – a vision of joy and peace.

The Extraordinary Missionary Month celebrated by the Church in

October 2019 aimed to bring us all to a new awareness of our call

through baptism to participate in making God’s vision a reality. We

can accept this commission with confidence, knowing that God has

declared his love for us already (1 John 4:19) and “therefore we can

move forward, boldly take the initiative, go out to others, seek those who have fallen away, stand at

the crossroads and welcome the outcast” (Pope Francis from Evangelii Gaudium #24).

Since he was first called to lead the Church, Pope Francis has urged us to remove ourselves from

“structures which give us a false sense of security… rules which make us harsh judges… habits which

make us feel safe” to experience the joy of sharing God’s love with others. This year, let each of us

strive to break free of our ‘comfort zone’ and to bring God’s vision in to sharper focus by the example

of our lives. This is the 2020 vision to which we should aspire, where faith, hope and love abide.

This year, for the first time, we will celebrate the feast of Saint John Henry Newman on 9th October.

Let his words be our mantra in the year ahead.

“God has created me to do Him some definite service.

He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.”

Happy New Year! We give thanks for your companionship to Columban Mission through the presence

of this calendar in your home. May you and your family embrace the joys and challenges of 2020 and

receive God’s blessing on all that you do.

Fr. Peter Hughes

Columban Director in Britain

Front Cover:Fr. Dan O’Connor (left) and Fr. Liam O’Callaghan

(right) discuss their mission work in Pakistan with‘Invitation to Mission’ participants while walking

near St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi.

A special thank you to Columbans everywhere forsending us photographs of their missionary work.


Fr. Larry Barnett baptizes children from among the 170 families attending the annual Christmascelebration for "DaAn Pastoral Area" in Miaoli County, Hsinchu Diocese, Taiwan.

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1 2 3 4MARY, THE HOLYMOTHER OF GOD

St Basil the GreatSt Gregory Nazianzen

First FridayMost Holy Name of Jesus St Elizabeth Ann Seton

THE EPIPHANYOF THE LORD Psalter W2 St Raymond of Penyafort

THE BAPTISMOF THE LORD

Week 1 in Ordinary TimePsalter W1St HilarySt Kentigern (Scotland) St Anthony, Abbot

OCTAVE OF PRAYERFOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

PEACE DAY2nd of YearPsalter W2

St Fabian, PopeSt Sebastian St Agnes St Vincent St Francis de Sales

The Conversion of St Paul, Apostle

3rd of YearPsalter W3 St Angela Merici St Thomas Aquinas St John Bosco

Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle A Weekdays - Year 2 Full Moon - 10th

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Jesus answered Nicodemus, “Very truly, I tell you,

no one can enter the kingdom of God without

being born of water and Spirit.”

John 3:5

Pope Francis

The Lord has taken

the initiative, he has

loved us first (1 John

4:19), and therefore we

can move forward,

boldly take the initiative,

go out to others, seek

those who have fallen

away, stand at the

crossroads and

welcome the outcast.

Evangelii Gaudium #24

COLUMBANMISSIONARIES

Tel: 01564 772096www.columbans.co.uk

www.columbansisters.org

JANUARY 2020


A Parkari Koli village leader sits with his mother. The Columbans provide health and educationsupport to this poor and marginalised community living in the Thar Parkar desert, Pakistan.

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St Brigid of Ireland

THE PRESENTATIONOF THE LORD4th of YearPsalter W4

St BlaiseSt Ansgar St Agatha

St Paul Miki andCompanions(Martyrs of Japan) First Friday

PRAY FOR VICTIMS OFTRAFFICKINGSt Jerome EmilianiSt Josephine Bakhita

RACIAL JUSTICE DAY5th of YearPsalter W1 St Scholastica

WORLD DAY OFPRAYER FOR THE SICKOur Lady of Lourdes

Ss Cyril and Methodius,(Patrons of Europe)

6th of YearPsalter W2 Seven Servite Founders St Colman of Lindisfarne St Peter Damian

The Chair of St Peter,Apostle

7th of YearPsalter W3

ASH WEDNESDAYFAST AND ABSTINENCE St Oswald of Worcester



Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in

more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For the rich all contributed out of their

abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Mark 12: 43-44

Pope Francis

In the present condition

of global society, where

injustices abound and

growing numbers of

people are considered

expendable, the principle

of the common good

becomes a summons

to solidarity and a

preferential option for

the poorest of our

brothers and sisters.

Laudato Si’ #158




FEBRUARY 2020


Patrick of Raiwaqa parish in Fiji, which celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2019,presents Fr. Pat Raleigh with a bowl of kava to welcome him on behalf of the community.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 71st Sunday of LentPsalter W1

St. Chad, BishopSt David, Patron of Wales St Casimir

First FridayWOMEN’S WORLD DAYOF PRAYERLENT FAST DAY Ss Perpetua and Felicity

2nd Sunday of LentPsalter W2 St Frances of Rome St John Ogilvie (Scotland)

3rd Sunday of LentPsalter W3

St PatrickPatron of Ireland St Cyril of Jerusalem

ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THEBLESSED VIRGIN MARY St Cuthbert

4th Sunday of LentPsalter W4 St Turibius de Mongrovejo

THE ANNUNCIATIONOF THE LORD

Rededication of Englandas Mary’s dowry5th Sunday of LentPsalter W1

Scripture readings: Lent Sundays - Cycle A Weekdays - Proper Full Moon - 9th


You shall treat the stranger who stays with you as the native

among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were

strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:34

Pope Francis

May the church be the

place of God’s mercy

and love, where

everyone can feel

themselves welcomed,

loved, forgiven and

encouraged to live

according to the good

life of the Gospel.

The church must have

open doors so that all

might enter.

Meditations on

the Church




MARCH 2020


Fr. Eamon Sheridan supports these young men who are recovering from drug and alcoholaddiction at the Rebirth Rehabilitation Centre, a Church run centre in Kachin State, Myanmar.

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St Francis of Paola

First FridayPRAY FOR SURVIVORSOF SEXUAL ABUSE St Isidore

PALM SUNDAY OF THEPASSION OF THE LORDPsalter W2 Holy Week Holy Week Holy Week MAUNDY THURSDAY

GOOD FRIDAYFAST ANDABSTINENCE HOLY SATURDAY

EASTER SUNDAY EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE

DIVINE MERCY2nd Sunday of Easter

Psalter W2 St Beuno (Wales) St Anselm, Bishop

St George,Patron of EnglandSt Adalbert (Wales) St Fidelis of Sigmaringen St Mark

3rd Sunday of EasterPsalter W3

St Peter ChanelSt Louis Marie Grignionde Montfort

St Catherine of Siena(Patron of Europe) St Pius V, Pope

Scripture readings: Lent Sundays - Cycle A Weekdays - Proper

Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday - Proper Full Moon - 8th


Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid,

for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will

help you, I will uphold you...

Isaiah 41:10

Look at my hands and my feet;

see that it is I myself.

Touch me and see.

Luke 24:39

Pope Francis

It is essential to draw

near to new forms of

poverty and

vulnerability, in which

we are called to

recognize the suffering

Christ… I think of the

homeless, the addicted,

refugees, indigenous

peoples, the elderly who

are increasingly isolated

and abandoned, and

many others.





APRIL 2020


Fr. John Collins celebrates the Feast of Pentecost in the parish of St. Joseph’s, Reddish, one ofmany parishes visited by Columbans each year for the Mission Appeal. Thank you for your support!

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31 1 2PENTECOST8th Sunday of EasterPsalter W4

First FridaySt Joseph the Worker St Athanasius

WORLD DAY OFPRAYER FORVOCATIONS4th Sunday of EasterPsalter W4 The English Martyrs St Asaph (Wales)

5th Sunday of EasterPsalter W1

Ss Nereus and ArchilleusSt Pancras Our Lady of Fatima St Matthias, Apostle St Isadore

6th Sunday of EasterPsalter W2 St John I, Pope St Dunstan St Bernardine of Siena

THE ASCENSIONOF THE LORD St Rita of Cacsia St William of Rochester

WORLDCOMMUNICATIONS DAY7th Sunday of EasterPsalter W3

St Bede the VenerableSt Gregory VII, PopeSt Mary Magdalenede’Pazzi St Philip Neri

St Augustine ofCanterbury St Paul VI



Come to him, a living stone… let yourselves be built into a

spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual

sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:4-5

Pope Francis

Do not be afraid of

holiness; do not be

afraid to aim high, to

let yourself be loved

and purified by God;

do not be afraid to

let yourself be guided

by the Holy Spirit.

Let us be infected by

the holiness of God.

The Church of Mercy




MAY 2020


Katie Howard took part in Columban programme ‘Invitation to Mission’. Here, she visits girlsrecovering from abuse at Fr. Shay Cullen’s PREDA Foundation in the Philippines.

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1 2 3 4 5 6MARY, MOTHER OFTHE CHURCHWeek 9 in Ordinary TimePsalter W1 Ss Marcellinus and Peter

St Charles Lwanga andCompanions

OUR LORD JESUSCHRIST, ETERNAL HIGHPRIEST

First FridaySt Boniface St Norbert

THE MOST HOLYTRINITY10th SundayPsalter W2

St Ephrem of SyriaSt Columba St Barnabas, Apostle St Anthony of Padua

THE MOST HOLY BODYAND BLOOD OF CHRIST11th SundayPsalter W3 St Richard of Chichester

THE MOST SACREDHEART OF JESUSSt Romuald

The Immaculate Heartof the Blessed Virgin MarySt Alban

DAY FOR LIFE12th SundayPsalter W4

St John FisherSt Thomas MoreSt Paulinus of Nola (Wales) St Etheldreda (Audrey)

THE NATIVITY OFST JOHNTHE BAPTIST St Cyril of Alexandria

13th SundayPsalter W1

Society of St. ColumbanFoundation DaySs PETER and PAUL,Apostles

The First Martyrs of theHoly Roman Church



O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory

is higher than the heavens. You have taught children and infants to

tell of your strength, silencing your enemies and all who oppose you.

Psalm 8:1-2

Pope Francis

The Church must

accompany with

attention and care the

weakest of her children,

who show signs of a

wounded and troubled

love, by restoring in

them hope and

confidence, like a torch

carried among the

people to enlighten

those who have lost

their way.

Amoris Laetitia #291




JUNE 2020


Children from the neighbourhood of San Benito in Lima, Peru, celebrate the international day ofplay in colourful fashion with the help of Columban project Warmi Huasi.

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St Oliver PlunketFirst FridaySt Thomas, Apostle St Elizabeth of Portugal

14th SundayPsalter W2 St Maria Goretti

Ss Augustine Zhao Rongand Companions

St Benedict(Patron of Europe)

SEA SUNDAY15th SundayPsalter W3 St Henry St Camillus de Lellis St Bonaventure Our Lady of Mount Carmel

16th SundayPsalter W4 St Apollinaris St Lawrence of Brindisi St Mary Magdalene

St Bridget of Sweden(Patron of Europe)St Philip Evans and St John Lloyd (Wales) St Sharbel Makhluf St James, Apostle

17th SundayPsalter W1 St Martha St Peter Chrysologus St Ignatius of Loyola



Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the

believers an example in speech and in conduct,

in love, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12

Pope Francis

What kind of world do

we want to leave to

those who come after

us, to children who are

now growing up?

We need to see that

what is at stake is our

own dignity. Leaving an

uninhabitable planet

for future generations

is, first and foremost,

up to us.

Laudato Si’ #160




JULY 2020


A group of women prepare food for a children’s workshop near the Columban House in Myitkyina,Myanmar. One is a relation of Archbishop Emeritus Paul Grawng, a great Columban friend.

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30 31 122nd SundayPsalter W2

St Aidan and Saints ofLindisfarne

St AlphonsusMary de’ Liguori

18th SundayPsalter W2

St Germanus of Auxerre(Wales) St John Mary Vianney

The Dedication of theBasilica of Saint MaryMajor

THE TRANSFIGURATIONOF THE LORD

First FridaySs Sixtus II, Pope,and CompanionsSt Cajetan St Dominic

19th SundayPsalter W3 St Lawrence St Clare

St Jane Francesde Chantal

St Pontian, PopeSt Hippolytus St Maximillian Mary Kolbe

THE ASSUMPTIONOF THE BLESSEDVIRGIN MARY

20th SundayPsalter W4 St Helen St John Eudes St Bernard St Pius X, Pope

The Queenship of theBlessed Virgin Mary

21st SundayPsalter W1 St Bartholomew, Apostle

St LouisSt Joseph of Calasanz

Bl Dominic BarberiSt David Lewis (Wales)St Ninian (Scotland) St Monica

St Edmund ArrowsmithSt Augustine

The Passion of St Johnthe Baptist

Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle A Weekdays - Year 2 Full Moon - 3rd


I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare

and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope… You will seek

me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:11-13

Pope Francis

The word “solidarity”…

refers to something

more than a few

sporadic acts of

generosity. It presumes

the creation of a new

mind-set which thinks

in terms of community

and the priority of the

life of all over the

appropriation of goods

by a few.





AUGUST 2020


Columban Sister Angela visits a village outside Hyderabad, Pakistan, where they have assisted inbuilding new homes for families stranded following a severe flood a few years ago.

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1 2 3 4 5WORLD DAY OFPRAYER FORTHE CARE OF CREATION

St Gregory the Great,Pope

First FridaySt Cuthbert

23rd SundayPsalter W3

The Nativity of theBlessed Virgin Mary St Peter Claver St Ambrose Barlow St Deiniol (Wales) Most Holy Name of Mary

EDUCATION DAY24th SundayPsalter W4

THE EXHALTATION OFTHE HOLY CROSS Our Lady of Sorrows

Ss Cornelius, Popeand Cyprian St Robert Bellarmine

St JanuariusSt Theodoreof Canterbury

HOME MISSION DAY25th SundayPsalter W1 St Matthew, Apostle

St Pio of Pietrelcina(Padre Pio) Our Lady of Walsingham Ss Cosmas and Damian

HARVEST FESTIVAL26th SundayPsalter W2

St WenceslausSs Lawrence Ruiz andCompanions

Ss Michael, Gabriel andRaphael, Archangels St Jerome

Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle A Weekdays - Year 2 Full Moon - 2nd


And the rain fell, and the floods

came, and the winds blew and

beat on that house, …

… but it did not fall, because it had

been founded on the rock.

Matthew 7:25

Pope Francis

There is a growing

sensitivity to the

environment and a

growing concern for

what is happening to

our planet… Our goal is

to dare to turn what is

happening to the world

into our own personal

suffering and thus to

discover what each of

us can do about it.

Laudato Si’ #19




SEPTEMBER 2020


Lay missionary Sunhee Kim from Korea works in prison ministry and here leads a self-portrait artclass during a visit to Hsinchu detention centre in Taiwan.

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1 2 3St Therese of Lisieux,Patroness of theMissions

First FridayHARVEST FAST DAYThe Holy Guardian Angels

27th SundayPsalter W3 St Bruno Our Lady of the Rosary St John Henry Newman

St Paulinus of YorkSt Denis and CompanionsSt John Leonardi

PRISONS WEEK28th SundayPsalter W4 St Wilfred St Edward The Confessor St Callistus I, Pope St Teresa of Avila

St HedwigSt Margaret MaryAlacoqueSt Richard Gwyn (Wales) St Ignatius of Antioch

WORLD MISSION DAY29th SundayPsalter W1

Ss John de Brebeuf andIsaac Jogues andCompanionsSt Paul of the Cross St John Paul II, Pope St John of Capestrano St Anthony Mary Claret

30th SundayPsalter W2 St Cedd Ss Simon and Jude

Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle A Weekdays - Year 2 Full Moon - 1st


Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in

prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though

you yourselves were being tortured.

Hebrews 13:3

Pope Francis

When we read the

Gospel we find a clear

indication: not so much

our friends and wealthy

neighbours, but above

all the poor and the

sick, those who are

usually despised and

overlooked, “those who

cannot repay you” (Luke

14:14). May we never

abandon them.

Evangelium Vitae #48




OCTOBER 2020


Young men of Vabea village, Fiji, bear the coffin of Karolo Naituki, a faithful catechist who gave 50years’ service to his parish and was a good friend to Fr. David Arms.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7ALL SAINTS31st SundayPsalter W3

THE COMMEMORATIONOF ALL THE FAITHFULDEPARTED(ALL SOULS)

St Martin de PorresSt Winefride St Charles Borromeo

First FridaySt Illtud (Wales) St Willibrord

REMEMBRANCE DAY32nd SundayPsalter W4

The Dedication of theLateran Basilica St Leo the Great, Pope St Martin of Tours St Josaphat St Dyfrig (Wales)

WORLD DAY OF THEPOOR33rd SundayPsalter W1

St Margaret of ScotlandSt GertrudeSt Edmund of Abingdon

St HildaSt Hugh of LincolnSt Elizabeth of Hungary

Dedication of the Basilicasof Ss Peter and Paul,Apostles

The Presentation of theBlessed Virgin Mary

OUR LORD JESUSCHRIST. KING OF THEUNIVERSEYOUTH DAY34th SundayPsalter W2

St Clement I, PopeSt Columban

St Andrew Dung-Lacand Companions

St Catherine ofAlexandria

1st Sunday of AdventPsalter W1

St Andrew, Apostle,Patron of Scotland

Scripture readings: Sundays in Advent - Cycle A Weekdays - Year 2 Full Moon - 30th


Pope Francis

The Lord asks

everything of us, and in

return he offers us true

life, the happiness for

which we were created.

He wants us to be

saints and not to settle

for a bland and

mediocre existence, “to

be holy and blameless

before him in love”

(Ephesians 1:4).

Gaudete et Exsultate

#1-2

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just

as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might

walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:4




NOVEMBER 2020


Rodilyn, Jovie, Marcelita and Andonie are reunited 20 years since they began to make Christmascards and crafts inspired by Subanen culture and beliefs under guidance from Fr. Vinnie Busch.

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1 2 3 4 5DAY OF PRAYERFOR MIGRANTSSt Francis Xavier,Patron of Missions

First FridaySt John Damascene St Birinus

BIBLE SUNDAY2nd of AdventPsalter W2 St Ambrose

THE IMMACULATECONCEPTION OFTHE BLESSEDVIRGIN MARY

St John DiegoCuahtlatoatzin St John Roberts (Wales) St Damasus I, Pope Our Lady of Guadalupe

3rd of AdventPsalter W3 St John of the Cross

DAY OF PRAYER FOREXPECTANT MOTHERS 4th of AdventPsalter W4 St Peter Canisius St John of Kanty Christmas Eve

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORDCHRISTMAS DAY St Stephen

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH The Holy Innocents St Thomas Becket St Sylvester I, Pope

Scripture readings: Sundays in Advent - Cycle B Weekdays - Proper Full Moon - 30th


… Wonderful Counsellor,

Mighty God, Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

For to us a child is born, to us

a son is given; and his name

shall be called…

Pope Francis

Implicit in our Christian

faith is a God who

became poor for us,

so as to enrich us with

his poverty. This is why

I want a Church which

is poor and for the poor.

They have much to

teach us. We need to

let ourselves be

evangelized by them.

Evangelii Gaudium

#198




DECEMBER 2020


COLUMBANMISSIONARIESBRITAIN

From around the world and in many different languages, Columbanmissionaries say ‘Thank you!’ for your prayers and generous support.

Top line – Fr. Oli McCrossan, Fr. Sean McDonagh and Fr. Joe McDonnell (Philippines); Fr. Larry Barnett (Taiwan); Fr. Sean Dwan and Fr. Donal O’Keeffe (Korea) Middle line – Columban students Paula Suka Nawaqaiquma andIetawa Naaiti (Fiji); Fr. Ed O’Connell and Fr. John Boles (Peru) Bottom line – Son Seon Young Catharina (Korea);

Fr. Tomás King and Fr. Jim Fleming (Pakistan); Vida Amor Hequilan (Philippines) and Naanise Pola Mo'unga (Tonga)

Columban Mission Office, St. Columban’s, Widney Manor Road, Solihull B93 9AB01564 772 096 [email protected] www.columbans.co.uk

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We are blessed and grateful to have you as our companions on the missionary journey. Together we share Gospel

joy and in God’s compassionate outreach to all.

Are you being called to partner withColumban mission in new ways?


Lord Jesus Christ, you commissioned your apostles to

“Go and make disciples of all nations”.

You remind us that, through our Baptism,

we all share in this mission of the Church.

As we follow the example of those saints who have

brought your Gospel to us, empower us with the gifts

we need to be sent into the world, bringing your saving

love and mercy to all we meet. Who live and reign with

the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.

Stained glass window from Columban parish Nuestra Señora de los Remedios in Malate,

a district of Manila in the Philippines


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