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Readings for Sunday, August 4 — 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Eph 4:17, 20-24; Mt 4:4b; Jn 6:24-35 

Suggested Reflection Questions:

  • Do you spend more time counting your blessings or your difficulties? Right now, name five things for which you are grateful. Say a prayer thanking God for those blessings.
  • How has God given you your “daily bread” today?
  • What practices do you find to be most nourishing to your spirit? How can you make more time for those practices in your daily life?

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