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The Mass Readings for August are as follows

The readings and reflections on them can be found at www.wednesdayword.org

Sunday 27th August – The Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading – The Master of the Palace – Isaiah 22:19-23

Second Reading – God’s Wisdom and Knowledge – Romans 11:33-36

Gospel Reading – Jesus claims Peter as a Rock – Matthew 16:13-20

Sunday 20th August – The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading – God saves all Nations – Isaiah 56:1; 6-7

Second Reading – The Obedience of all Nations – Romans 11:13-15; 29-32

Gospel Reading – Jesus and the Canaanite Woman – Matthew 15:21-28

Sunday 13th August – The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading – Elijah’s Encounter with the Lord – 1 Kings 19:9; 11-13

Second Reading – The Holy People of Israel – Romans 9:1-5

Gospel Reading – Jesus and Peter on the Water – Matthew 14:22-33

Sunday 6th August – The Transfiguration of the Lord

First Reading – One Like a Son of Man – Daniel 7:9-10; 13-14

Second Reading – Peter’s Witness to the Transfiguration – The Second Letter of St Peter 1:16-19

Gospel Reading – The Transfiguration – Matthew 17:1-9