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Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. –John 3:3 (Revised Standard Version)

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence, but by oft falling. –Lucretius

[21] And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. [22] And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. [23] And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and…

Mark 1:21-27 21 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. 22 They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, 24 and he…

<a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="javascript:avPlayer('http://websrvr40nj.audiovideoweb.com/avwebdsnjwebsrvr4453/catholiclectionary/08_07_13.mp3','Beliefnet presents today\'s lectionary reading fromthe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’,’/imgs/avplayer/player_bibleaudiofeed.jpg’,’320′,’240′);”>Hear Today’s Lectionary Reading Reading I: Isaiah 55:10-11 Responsorial Psalm: 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 Reading II: Romans 8:18-23 Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 To read the text for today’s reading, please click here. All audio of the Lectionary readings are…

Merciful God, we have sinned in what we have thought and said, in the wrong we have done and in the good we have not done. We have sinned in ignorance: we have sinned in weakness: we have sinned through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry. We repent and turn to you. Forgive…

And now, as I go back to my people, let me inform you of what this people will do to your people in days to come.” He took up his theme, and said: Word of Balaam son of Beor, Word of the man whose eye is true, Word of him who hears God’s speech, Who…

God may thunder His commands from Mount Sinai and men may fear, yet remain at heart exactly as they were before. But let a man once see his God down in the arena as a Man–suffering, tempted, sweating, and agonized, finally dying a criminal’s death. –J.B. Phillips, “”Your God Is Too Small””

If you can’t accept losing, you can’t win. –Vince Lombardi

[32] Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: [33] So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. [34] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not…

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