It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices. –Professor Dumbledore to Harry in “”Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,”” by J.K. Rowling

If we make a quietness within ourselves, if we silence all desire and opinions and if with love, without formulating any words, we bind our whole soul to think “”Thy will be done,”” the thing which after that we feel sure we should do…is the will of God. –Simone Weil

<a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="javascript:avPlayer('http://websrvr40nj.audiovideoweb.com/avwebdsnjwebsrvr4453/catholiclectionary/08_06_21.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: 2 Chronicles 24:17-25 Responsorial Psalm: 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 Gospel Reading: Matthew 6:24-34 To read the text for today’s reading, please click here. All audio of the Lectionary readings are used with permission by the…

[1] And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; [2] And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. [3] The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a…

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