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Mass Readings: July 4

First:	Isaiah 58:6-11
Resp:	Psalm 107:2-9
Gospel:	Matthew 25:31-46

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Saint of the Day

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)
The son of a wealthy agnostic ambassador, Giorgio was an outstanding athlete who worked with groups that ministered to the poor and promoted Eucharistic adoration, Marian devotion, and personal chastity. When he was 21, he became a Dominican tertiary and gave his fortune to the poor. While visiting the sick, he caught a disease which killed him.

Reflections from the Saints

Do not worry about me; I am in God’s hands. I want to assure you that I feel His help at every step. Despite the present situation, I am happy and completely at peace.

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AP: Top News

• US Envoy Forges Ahead With Troubled Taliban Peace Deal
• English Pubs Reopen but Little Normal Elsewhere in the World
• Sex Workers Lack Food for Taking HIV Drugs During COVID-19
• Families of Syria Detainees Hope for News Amid US Sanctions
• AP Week in Pictures, Global

• Trump Pushes Racial Division, Flouts Virus Rules at Rushmore
• The Latest: South Africa Reports Record Daily Infections
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• Trump, Biden Fight for Primacy on Social Media Platforms
• As Much of U.S. Dials Back July 4 Plans, Trump Goes Big
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• Epstein Cohort's Arrest Becomes New Test for Plea Deal
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Catholic News Agency

• Rebuilt from the Ashes: The Story of an American Basilica
• 'God Bless America' - Popes Speak to the United States
• Sagrada Familia Invites Medical Workers to Attend July 4 Reopening
• Vatican Appeals for Debt Relief for Developing Countries at United Nations
• Pope Francis Makes Donation to World Food Programme As Pandemic Causes Rising Hunger

• Cardinal Says It Is Time to Rebuild, As Economic Crisis Hits Northern Italy
• European Bishops Call for EU Support of Persecuted Christians in Nigeria
• Vatican Financial Watchdog Hails 'Rising Trend' in Reports to Promoter of Justice
• Missouri Cannot Block Medicaid Funding from Planned Parenthood, High Court Says
• Schoenstatt Movement Rejects Accusations of Sex Abuse Against Founder
• Alleged David Haas Sexual Assault Victim Speaks Out
• San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese 'Surprised' by Order to Cease Indoor, Public Masses
• Massachusetts City Recognizes Polyamorous 'Civil Partnerships'
• SCOTUS Rejects Cases on Abortion, Catholic Schools, Citing Recent Decisions
• Mississippi Bans Abortion on Sex, Race, Genetic Disability

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Catholic World News

• Mali Cardinal Urges Catholic-Muslim Peace Efforts (The Tablet)
• Turkish High Court Puts Hagia Sophia's Future in Erdogan's Hands (Fides)
• Turkey Deports 2 Foreign Christian Workers (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
• Pakistani Christian, Attacked After Moving Into Muslim Neighborhood, Dies in Hospital (Fides)
• Vatican Spokesman Pays Tribute to Second Vatican Council As 'Seed That Continues to Grow' (Vatican News)

• San Francisco Archdiocese 'Surprised' by Order to Cease Indoor, Public Masses (Catholic San Francisco)
• As Congo Turns 60, Cardinal Says the Country Has Failed (CNS)
• Hong Kong Cardinal Appeals for Unity of the Church (Vatican News)
• Court Rejects Diocese's Suit Against Abortion Coverage Mandate (Albany Times-Union)
• 'Soft Despotism' of Anti-Catholicism on the Rise, USCCB Religious Liberty Chairman Warns (CNA)
• Vatican CO19 Commission Official Backs Debt Reduction, Ceasefires, Universal Basic Income (Our Sunday Visitor)
• Ohio Priest Indicted on Charges of Child Pornography, Child Exploitation and Juvenile Sex Trafficking (US Department of Justice)
• Bishop Chairman Calls on Administration to Reverse Course on Federal Executions (USCCB)
• New Supreme Court Decision Will Protect Mexico City Policy (C-FAM)
• Video Released for July Papal Prayer Intention (Vatican News)

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Catholic Education Resource Center

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• The Old Myth and the New

Life in Christ: Catechism #2315

The accumulation of arms strikes many as a paradoxically suitable way of deterring potential adversaries from war. They see it as the most effective means of ensuring peace among nations. This method of deterrence gives rise to strong moral reservations. The arms race does not ensure peace. Far from eliminating the causes of war, it risks aggravating them. Spending enormous sums to produce ever new types of weapons impedes efforts to aid needy populations; it thwarts the development of peoples. Over-armament multiplies reasons for conflict and increases the danger of escalation.

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