We are afraid to walk the streets. We are afraid to go outside. We are afraid of the young men with guns in their hands, drugs in their blood, and death a breath away. O God, hear our prayer for families, neighbors, and friends. Deliver us from this violence, from danger and death. Give us…

<a style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="javascript:avPlayer('http://websrvr40nj.audiovideoweb.com/avwebdsnjwebsrvr4453/catholiclectionary/8_08_18.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: Ezekiel 24:15-23 Responsorial Psalm: Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21 Gospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-22 To read the text for today’s reading, please click here. All audio of the Lectionary readings are used with permission by the United…

John 5:19-29 19 Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. 20 The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing; and he will…

[19] Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. [20] For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth:…

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