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“The evil one approaches him to steal away what was sown in his mind.” –Matthew 13:19 Mass Readings: July 28 First: Exodus 20:1-17; Resp: Psalm 19:8-11; Gospel: Matthew 13:18-23 Listen to the Mass Readings How much of God’s Word have you heard over the years at home, in church and school, through reading and teaching? How much of God’s Word do you know and live? The difference in the answer to these two questions shows us how much the evil one has robbed us. Many of us have been exposed to God’s Word for years but have little to show...

“To you has been given a knowledge of the mysteries of the reign of God, but it has not been given to the others.” –Matthew 13:11 Mass Readings: July 27 First: Exodus 19:1-2,9-11,16-20; Resp: Daniel 3:52-56; Gospel: Matthew 13:10-17 Listen to the Mass Readings Less than one-third of the people on earth have been baptized into the Church and have become children of God. If you are in that number, consider yourself very blest. Less than one-fifth of the world has received Holy Communion – even once. A smaller percentage of these people have the opportunity of going to Mass...

“Continually we carry about in our bodies the dying of Jesus.” –2 Corinthians 4:10 Mass Readings: July 25 First: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Resp: Psalm 126:1-6; Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28 Listen to the Mass Readings Although James and John wanted prosperity and success, Jesus wanted them to take up the cross (see Mt 20:22ff). Jesus invites us not only to suffer in the pattern of His death (Phil 3:10) but even to be crucified with Him (see Gal 2:19). Furthermore, He calls us to make the cross not only an occasional moment in our lives but to “continually…carry about in our bodies...