To cover their deeds, his brothers dip Joseph's fine tunic of many colors that their father made for him, in the blood of a goat, and send the blood-stained tunic  to their father. At the sight of this blood-stained garment, Jacob, whom at this time God names Israel, naturally believes that a wild beast had devoured his beloved son, and he

One night Joseph had a dream, which he relates to his brothers, where Joseph saw him and his brothers binding sheaves in the field. Suddenly his sheaf rose to an upright position, and the sheaves of his brothers formed a ring around his sheaf and bowed down to it. His brothers accuse him of imposing his rule over them and they hate him all the more.

Then he had another dream, which again he relates to his brothers, where Joseph saw the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to him. When he tells this to his

So when Joseph comes up to them, they strip him of the long tunic he has on. Then they throw him into the cistern. While having their meal they see a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum, balm and resin to be taken down to Egypt.

Then Judah tells his brothers that there is nothing to gain by killing their brother. He suggests, instead that they sell Joseph to these Ishmaelites. So they sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. Then the traders pull Joseph up out of the cistern and take him to Egypt. When Reuben goes back to the cistern and sees that Joseph is gone, he tears his clothes in distress.

The Midianites, meanwhile, sell Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, a courtier of Pharaoh and his chief steward. But since the LORD is with him, Joseph gets on very well and is assigned to the household of his Egyptian master. When his master sees that the LORD is with him and brings him success in whatever he did, he takes a liking to Joseph. He makes Joseph his personal attendant and puts him in charge of his household entrusting to him all his possessions.

Thus the LORD blesses the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. In fact, the LORD'S blessing is on everything he owns, both inside the house and out. Having left everything he owns in Joseph's charge, he does not have to worry about anything.

Some time afterward, the royal cupbearer and baker offends to their lord, the king of Egypt, and Pharaoh puts them in the same jail where Joseph is confined. The chief steward assigns Joseph to them, and he becomes their attendant. After some time in jail, the cupbearer and the baker both have dreams on the same night, each dream with its own meaning. When Joseph comes to them in the morning, he notices that they look disturbed.

When Joseph asks royal cupbearer and baker what is distressing them, they answer that they had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them. Joseph says to them that interpretations come from God, and asks them to tell him the dreams.

Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first, but since you reject it and condemn yourselves as unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us, I have made you a light to the Gentiles, that you may be an instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth.”

The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe, and the word of the Lord continued to spread through the whole region.

The Jews, however, incited the women of prominence who were worshipers and the leading men of the city, stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their territory.

So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them, and went to Iconium.

The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
serve the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful song.
R. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Know that the LORD is God;
he made us, his we are;
his people, the flock he tends.
R. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.

The LORD is good:
his kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.
R. We are his people, the sheep of his flock.
or:
R. Alleluia.

They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

Then one of the elders said to me, "These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

"For this reason they stand before God’s throne and worship him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will shelter them. They will not hunger or thirst anymore, nor will the sun or any heat strike them.

For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Learn more and read the Old Testament.

documents, the exegesis of Fathers and Doctors of the Church, and the works of contemporary spiritual writers — particularly St. Josemaría Escrivá, who initiated the Navarre Bible project.

Readers' Corner

Eating Healthy: Fruits in Your Diet

It's Mainly Carbohydrates
Nearly all the calories from fruits are from sugar. Fruit raises blood glucose just like all that have carbohydrates. Other healthy sources of carbohydrates are starches, milk, yogurt and non-starchy vegetables. Nutritionists recommend that these healthy foods play a central part of the meals and snacks you plan and eat.

Packs Nutrition and Health Punch
Fruits are packed with important nutrients that we don not get enough of, such as potassium, folate (folic acid), Vitamin A, Vitamin C and fiber. These are the nutrients that give fruits their nutritional punch. Research also shows that when people eat enough fruits, they have less chance of having a stroke or getting heart disease. People with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk for these two problems. So, eating fruits may just be one more way to prevent them.

Tips and Tricks: Summer's Coming

True or False!

The Myths to Washboard Abs

We’ve been brought up to believe we can do anything we set our minds to, but when it comes to building a six-pack, that may not be true. Building a six-pack has a lot to do with your genetics, and, specifically, how predisposed you are to storing subcutaneous fat.

To complicate things further, subcutaneous fat accumulates quickly and is harder to shed with age. The final injustice—women have a much harder time shedding this fat than do men. So, if you’re a 25-year-old male with a lean build, you probably have what it takes, but if you are a 50-year-old female, you should probably set more realistic fitness goals.

It is the way for your back to go, all right, but it is a waste of time if you want to create a six-pack abs.

It’s ironic that crunches have become the symbolic exercise of six-pack abs. In fact, they have very little to do with building visible abdominal muscles. For your abdominal muscles to be visible through your skin, you need to shed fat, not build muscle. Nearly everyone has strong enough abs through normal physical activity to achieve visible abs.

Six-packs are sculpted in the kitchen, not the gym. If you want six-pack abs, you really don’t need to spend anytime in a gym, though it never hurts. Instead, you need to reevaluate your eating habits.

Most people have too much fat, too many "bad" carbohydrates, and too much sugar in their diet to achieve six-pack abs. It’s not that people with washboard abs don’t eat fat, it’s that they don’t eat empty calories.

Sodas and processed junk foods offer very little nutritional value, so the calories are stored in the form of fat. If you want to look like a cover model, trade your potato chips for peanuts, your soda for water, and your candy bars for fruit salads and watch the washboard emerge. It is the diet that separates six-packs from kegs.

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