The liturgy of this Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time directs our attention to the mystery of divine revelation and to the authority of Jesus Christ, whose word possesses power to liberate and save. The first reading teaches that the deepest things of God are known through the Holy Spirit, whom believers have […]
1 August 2026 | Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church | First Reading: Jeremiah 26:11–16, 24 | Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 69:15–16, 30–31, 33–34 | Gospel: Matthew 14:1–12
The Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, Doctor of the Church, and founder of the Redemptorists, invites the faithful to contemplate the inseparable bond between fidelity to God’s truth and confidence in His abundant mercy. The liturgical readings reveal this theme through the witness of Jeremiah and John the Baptist, both of whom proclaim God’s […]
31 July 2026 | Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest | First Reading: Jeremiah 26:1–9 | Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 69:5, 8–10, 14 | Gospel: Matthew 13:54–58
The Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Loyola invites the Church to reflect on the call to conversion, obedience to God’s word, and the transformation of human life through a deeper relationship with Christ. The readings present the challenge of receiving God’s message with humility and faith. In the First Reading, the prophet Jeremiah faithfully proclaims […]
30 July 2026 | Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time | Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church | First Reading: Jeremiah 18:1–6 | Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:1b–2, 3–4, 5–6ab | Gospel: Matthew 13:47–53
The readings for this Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time reveal God’s patient and creative work in shaping His people according to His divine purpose. In the First Reading, the prophet Jeremiah is led to the potter’s house, where he observes the potter forming and reshaping clay according to his will (Jeremiah 18:1–6). […]