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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday August 4, 2024

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(Psalm 69.2, 6)
O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me! You are my rescuer, my help; O Lord, do not delay.

Texts of the day

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The whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The children of Israel said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when...

Psalm 78

Things that we have heard and known, that our ancestors have told us, we will not hide; we will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done....

Ephesians 4.17, 20-24

Brothers and sisters: Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. That is not the way you learned Christ! For surely you have...

John 6.24-35

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were at the place where Jesus had given the bread, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other...

An endless banquet

Often when I am in the kitchen, someone stops by to ask what I am making. They come inquiring because there is something that piques curiosity or memory or, possibly, hope. This question is often followed by one about when...

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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday August 4, 2024

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

First reading

Exodus 16.2-4, 12-15, 31a)

Psalm

Psalm 78

Second reading

Ephesians 4.17, 20-24

Gospel

John 6.24-35

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An endless banquet