Sunday 17 August 2014
20th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings at Mass
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First reading
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Isaiah
56:1,6-7 ©
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Thus says the Lord: Have a care for
justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity
be manifest.
Foreigners who have
attached themselves to the Lord to serve him and to love his name and be his
servants – all who observe the sabbath, not profaning it, and cling to my
covenant – these I will bring to my holy mountain. I will make them joyful
in my house of prayer. Their holocausts and their sacrifices will be accepted
on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.
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Psalm
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Psalm
66:2-3,5-6,8 ©
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Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shed
its light upon us.
So will your ways be known upon earth
and all nations learn
your saving help.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and exult
for you rule the world
with justice.
With fairness you rule the peoples,
you guide the nations on
earth.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples
praise you.
May God still give us his blessing
till the ends of the
earth revere him.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
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Second reading
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Romans
11:13-15,29-32 ©
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Let me tell you pagans this: I have
been sent to the pagans as their apostle, and I am proud of being sent, but the
purpose of it is to make my own people envious of you, and in this way save
some of them. Since their rejection meant the reconciliation of the world, do
you know what their admission will mean? Nothing less than a resurrection from
the dead! God never takes back his gifts or revokes his choice.
Just as you changed from
being disobedient to God, and now enjoy mercy because of their disobedience, so
those who are disobedient now – and only because of the mercy shown to
you – will also enjoy mercy eventually. God has imprisoned all men in
their own disobedience only to show mercy to all mankind.
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Gospel Acclamation
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Jn10:27
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Alleluia, alleluia!
The sheep that belong to me listen
to my voice,
says the Lord,
I know them and they follow me.
Alleluia!
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Or
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cf.Mt4:23
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Alleluia, alleluia!
Jesus proclaimed the Good News of
the kingdom
and cured all kinds of sickness
among the people.
Alleluia!
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Gospel
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Matthew
15:21-28 ©
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Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew
to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that
district and started shouting, ‘Sir, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter
is tormented by a devil.’ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples
went and pleaded with him. ‘Give her what she wants,’ they said ‘because she is
shouting after us.’ He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the
House of Israel.’ But the woman had come up and was kneeling at his feet.
‘Lord,’ she said ‘help me.’ He replied, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s
food and throw it to the house-dogs.’ She retorted, ‘Ah yes, sir; but even
house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.’ Then Jesus
answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.’ And from
that moment her daughter was well again.
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