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Monday 17 August 2026 First Reading: Ezekiel 24:15-23Responsorial Psalm:You have forgotten God who gave you birth.Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21Gospel Reading: Matthew 19:16-22 Today’s Note: Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: A young man approached Jesus and said,“Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”He answered him, “Why do you ask me about the…

Sunday 16 August 2026 First Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7Responsorial Psalm:O God, let all the nations praise you!Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Second Reading: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32Gospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 Today’s Note: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called…

Saturday 15 August 2026 First Reading: Revelation 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10ABResponsorial Psalm:The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.Psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-27Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-56 Today’s Note: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gospel Reading: Mary set outand traveled to the hill country in hasteto a town of Judah,where…

Friday 14 August 2026 First Reading: Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63Responsorial Psalm:You have turned from your anger.Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6Gospel Reading: Matthew 19:3-12 Today’s Note: Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Gospel Reading: Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”He said in reply,…

Thursday 13 August 2026 First Reading: Ezekiel 12:1-12Responsorial Psalm:Do not forget the works of the Lord!Psalm 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:21-19:1 Today’s Note: Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Peter approached Jesus and asked him,“Lord, if my brother sins against me,how often must I forgive him?As many as seven times?”Jesus answered,…

Wednesday 12 August 2026 First Reading: Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22Responsorial Psalm:The glory of the Lord is higher than the skies.Psalm 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:15-20 Today’s Note: Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Jesus said to his disciples:“If your brother sins against you,go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.If he listens to…

Tuesday 11 August 2026 First Reading: Ezekiel 2:8-3:4Responsorial Psalm:How sweet to my taste is your promise!Psalm 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Today’s Note: Memorial of Saint Clare, Virgin Gospel Reading: The disciples approached Jesus and said,“Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?”He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and…

Monday 10 August 2026 First Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10Responsorial Psalm:Blessed the man who is gracious and lends to those in need.Psalm 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9Gospel Reading: John 12:24-26 Today’s Note: Feast of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr Gospel Reading: Jesus said to his disciples:“Amen, amen, I say to you,unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,it remains just a grain…

Sunday 9 August 2026 First Reading: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13aResponsorial Psalm:Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.Psalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14Second Reading: Romans 9:1-5Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 Today’s Note: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boatand precede him to the other…

Saturday 8 August 2026 First Reading: Habakkuk 1:12—2:4Responsorial Psalm:You forsake not those who seek you, O Lord.Psalm 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:14-20 Today’s Note: Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest Gospel Reading: A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said,“Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely;often he falls into fire, and…

Friday 7 August 2026 First Reading: Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7Responsorial Psalm:It is I who deal death and give life.Deuteronomy 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41Gospel Reading: Matthew 16:24-28 Today’s Note: Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Jesus said to his disciples,“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,take up his cross, and follow me.For whoever wishes to…

Thursday 6 August 2026 First Reading: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14Responsorial Psalm:The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-19Gospel Reading: Matthew 17:1-9 Today’s Note: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Gospel Reading: Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.And he was…

Wednesday 5 August 2026 First Reading: Jeremiah 31:1-7Responsorial Psalm:The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ab, 13Gospel Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 Today’s Note: Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called…

Tuesday 4 August 2026 First Reading: Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22Responsorial Psalm:The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory.Psalm 102:16-18, 19-21, 29, 22-23Gospel Reading: Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14 Today’s Note: Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest Gospel Reading: Some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,“Why do your disciples break the tradition…

Monday 3 August 2026 First Reading: Jeremiah 28:1-17Responsorial Psalm:Lord, teach me your statutes.Psalm 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-36 Today’s Note: Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Jesus made the disciples get into a boatand precede him to the other side of the sea,while he dismissed the crowds.After doing so, he went up on the…

Sunday 2 August 2026 First Reading: Isaiah 55:1-3Responsorial Psalm:The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18Second Reading: Romans 8:35, 37-39Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 Today’s Note: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist,he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.The…

Saturday 1 August 2026 First Reading: Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24Responsorial Psalm:Lord, in your great love, answer me.Psalm 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:1-12 Today’s Note: Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Gospel Reading: Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesusand said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist.He has been…