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Sunday 28th August – 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 Rock – Matthew 16:13-20

Sunday 21st August – 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 14th August – 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 7th August – The Transfiguration of the Lord

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

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

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