ther she would make her Communion. "Lord, I am not worthy...But speak the word only, and my soul shall be healed "Then more verse from Scipture and the BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER began to run through her mind. "...That Ho gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all who believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life...Hear also what St. Paul sayeth. This is a truo saying...that Christ Jesus came into the world to savo sinners..."

Jo got up from her pow, genuflected, and went up to the altar to receive the Body and Blood of Christ, after a long absenco. She felt somewhat like the prodigal son.

As she fervently joined in the singing of the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Jo felt an inner peace and joy which had long been absent from her soul.

Midnight Mass was over, and Jo edged away through the crowd spilling out onto the street. As she came closer to the door, she ran into the man who had escorted her to her pew. He smiled and said, "Welcome home, Jo. Come back again. We'd love to have you."

Gay Life in Holland

TO UNDERSTAND THE POSITION OF THE LESBIAN WOMAN IN HOLLAND YOU HAVE TO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THE DUTCH CHARACTER. THE DUTCH HAVE VERY LITTLE IMAGINATION

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THEIR MATTER-OF-FACTNESS IS

KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. AS LONG AS YOU DON'T BOTHER PEOPLE HERE THEY WON'T MIND YOUR BUSINESS. BUT ONE THING: DON'T BE OBVIOUS. DUTCH PEOPLE DON'T LIKE ANYTHING WHICH IS OUT OF NORMAL. "BEING LIKE EVERYBODY" IS THEIR SLOGAN.

THE LAW OF OUR COUNTRY IS ONE OF THE MOST TOLERANT IN EUROPE AND PERHAPS IN THE WORLD. SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN TWO PERSONS OF THE SAME SEX IS ONLY PUNISHED WHEN ONE OF THEM IS UNDER AGE (21). (FOR HETERO'S IT'S 16 FOR THE GIRL, 21 FOR THE BOY.) THE KIND OF PUNISHMENT DEPENDS ON THE AGE OF THE MINOR.

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