Posted: 8/1/2026 7:57:23 AM EDT
.jpg) Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Lectionary: 112 2 AUG 2026 A.D.  Reading 1 Isaiah 55:1-3 Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David.  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season; you open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.  Reading 2 Romans 8:35, 37-39 Brothers and sisters: What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Alleluia Matthew 4:4b R. Alleluia, alleluia. One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. R. Alleluia, alleluia.  Gospel Matthew 14:13-21 When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over— twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children.  Overview of the Gospel: • After relating the parables we’ve been hearing in the Sunday Gospels over the last few weeks, Jesus is rejected at Nazareth (Matthew 13:53-58), and his cousin and precursor, John the Baptist, is martyred by Herod (Matthew 14:1-12). Upon hearing this, he withdraws with his disciples to an unidentified “lonely place” (RSV). • The miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish appears in all four Gospels. From the abundance of grass present, we can imagine this occurring in mid-spring. John places it at Passover, one year before the Passion (John 6:4). • This miracle calls to mind God’s giving of the miraculous manna and the quail in the wilderness to the Israelites as they wandered for 40 years (Exodus 16). It also recalls a similar miracle performed by the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:42-44). This miracle actually surpasses the Old Testament types, while looking ahead to a bread that is even more wonderful still. [special thanks to Vince Contreras: Sunday Scripture Study - Year A]  "He is generous even to exhaustion; and what is most wonderful is that He gives Himself thus entirely; not once only, but every day, if we wish it. Every fresh Communion is a new gift which Jesus Christ makes of Himself." ~St. Ignatius Loyola |
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You're very welcome, Brothers, tortilla-flats and wganz! What a great week ahead: Memorial of Saint John Vianney, Priest on Tuesday Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Thursday Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest on Saturday LIVE CATHOLIC! August  |
| In the Homily today our priest said it was the guttural, visceral, feeling of love God has for us. He said there was a single Greek word that replace the eight English words used in today's Gospel reading describing the pity Jesus felt, "...his heart was moved with pity for them". The priest admitted he could not pronounce the word and I can't remember it. |
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Originally Posted By AR15Texan: In the Homily today our priest said it was the guttural, visceral, feeling of love God has for us. He said there was a single Greek word that replace the eight English words used in today's Gospel reading describing the pity Jesus felt, "...his heart was moved with pity for them". The priest admitted he could not pronounce the word and I can't remember it. Our priest was hard to follow (he's from Africa and has a very thick accent), so I wasn't able to understand most of what he was saying. Instead, I worked on learning the missal so I could help my family on keeping along with the order of mass. Fr. Schmitz (The famous Ascension one) focused today's homily on the factor of giving using Jesus's example and the saints. |
Why is the sky blue?
What makes the green grass grow?
What makes the green grass grow?
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Originally Posted By AR15Texan: In the Homily today our priest said it was the guttural, visceral, feeling of love God has for us. He said there was a single Greek word that replace the eight English words used in today's Gospel reading describing the pity Jesus felt, "...his heart was moved with pity for them". The priest admitted he could not pronounce the word and I can't remember it. (transliterated as esplanchnisth ) I think we are in the same Parish.  OLA?
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Tom Sawyer.
"If The Rules brought us to this, what use are they?"
"If The Rules brought us to this, what use are they?"
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Originally Posted By tortilla-flats: (transliterated as esplanchnisth ) I think we are in the same Parish. OLA?Originally Posted By tortilla-flats: Originally Posted By AR15Texan: In the Homily today our priest said it was the guttural, visceral, feeling of love God has for us. He said there was a single Greek word that replace the eight English words used in today's Gospel reading describing the pity Jesus felt, "...his heart was moved with pity for them". The priest admitted he could not pronounce the word and I can't remember it. (transliterated as esplanchnisth ) I think we are in the same Parish. OLA?I know where OLA is |
