Friday, 24 July 2026 Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II Antiphons on p 1065 and Readings on p 1085 of the Daily Missal

Send us Fan MailEntrance AntiphonSee, I have God for my help. The Lord sustains my soul. I will sacrifice to you with willing heart, and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.First Reading: Jeremiah 3:14-17A reading from the Book of JeremiahReturn, O faithless children,                says the Lord;    for I am your master;I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,    and I will bring you to Zion. “‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. And when you have multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the Lord, they shall no more say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It shall not come to mind, or be remembered, or missed; it shall not be made again. At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall gather to it, to the presence of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they shall no more stubbornly follow their own evil heart.’”The Word of the LordResponsorial psalm: Jeremiah 31:10.11-12ab.13 (R. 10d)R./ The Lord will keep us, as a shepherd keeps his flockHear the word of the Lord, O nations,and declare it in the islands afar off;say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him,and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”For the Lord has ransomed Jacob,and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him.They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord.Then shall the maidens rejoice in the dance,and the young men and the old shall be merry.I will turn their mourning into joy,I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. R./ The Lord will keep us, as a shepherd keeps his flockAlleluia, alleluia.Blessed are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.Alleluia.Gospel: Matthew 13:18-23A reading from the Holy Gospel according to MatthewAt that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”The Gospel of the LordCommunion AntiphonThe Lord, the gracious, the merciful, has made a memorial of his wonders; he gives food to those who fear him.