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August 20, 2004 Memorial of Saint Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church Psalm: Friday 36 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IEz 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD came upon me, and led me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones. He made me walk among the bones in every direction so that I saw how many they were on the surface of the plain. How dry they were! He asked me: Son of man, can these bones come to life? I answered,...

August 20, 2003Memorial of Saint Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church Psalm: Wednesday 36 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IJdgs 9:6-15 All the citizens of Shechem and all Beth-millo came togetherand proceeded to make Abimelech kingby the terebinth at the memorial pillar in Shechem. When this was reported to him,Jotham went to the top of Mount Gerizim and, standing there,cried out to them in a loud voice:"Hear me, citizens of Shechem, that God may then hear you!Once the trees went to anoint a king over themselves.So they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.'But the olive tree...

'I mean, what choice does it have?' Gustavo the 'canine shield' is conscripted into protest CREDIT: Heathcliff O'Malley, The Daily Telegraph Gustavo, shown with owner Juliana Tucci in Baghdad, has become a mascot of anti-war activists in Iraq. BAGHDAD - Gustavo is having a hard time. He doesn't like the Japanese traditional drummers and Baghdad is too hot for marching in a warm coat, even if it is for world peace. "He is afraid of the sound," says Rodolfo Tucci, pointing to the drummers. "I'm afraid what will happen when the bombs fall." It isn't easy being a human shield,...

August 20, 2002Memorial of Saint Bernard, abbot and doctor of the Church Psalm: Tuesday Week 37 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IEz 28:1-10 The word of the Lord came to me: Son of man,say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God: Because you are haughty of heart,you say, "A god am I!I occupy a godly thronein the heart of the sea!"—And yet you are a man, and not a god,however you may think yourself like a god.Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel,there is no secret that is beyond you.By your wisdom and your intelligenceyou have...