The Mass Readings for July are as follows –

The readings and reflections on them can be found on www.wednesdayworld.org.uk

Sunday 30th July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading – Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom – Kings 3; 5, 7-12

Second Reading – The True Image of the Son – Romans 8; 28-30

Gospel Reading – Treasures New and Old – Matthew 13; 44-52

Sunday 23rd July – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

First Reading – The Leniency of God – Wisdom 12; 13. 16-19

Second Reading – Prayer in the Spirit – Romans 8; 26-27

Gospel Reading – The Parable of Growth – Matthew 13; 24-30

Sunday 16th July – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading – The Effective Word of God – Isaiah 55; 10-11

Second Reading – Creation Freed from Corruption – Romans 8: 18-23

Gospel Reading – The Parable of the Sower – Matthew 13; 1-9

Sunday 9th July – Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

First Reading – The King on the Donkey – Zechariah 9; 9-10

Second Reading – The Spirit is Alive in You – Romans 8; 9, 11-13

Gospel Reading – Father & Son – Matthew 11; 25-30

Sunday 2nd July – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading – Elisha and the Woman of Shunem – 2 Kings 4: 8-11; 14-16

Second Reading – Baptism into Christ – Romans 6: 3-4; 8-11

Gospel Reading – Hardships of the Apostolate – Matthew 10: 37-42