Pre-kindergarten teacher Patricia Batus prays with her students at Long Beach Catholic Regional School in Long Beach, N.Y., Nov. 15. Classes resumed at the school Nov. 14, more than two weeks after it was closed when Hurricane Sandy caused severe destruc tion to Long Beach and other communities in the Northeast. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
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NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.