"Prayer Transforms Distraction into Prayer" — 19th Sun. in Ordinary Time, 8/9/26

Do you ever get distracted during Mass or prayer, causing your good intentions to sink like Peter's? If that happens, we can call out to the Lord for help in getting back our focus. Let's pray, "Lord, Bless my brain and help my heart." And we can also capture a distraction and offer it up in prayer to God, to bring Jesus in.  Catholic Mass readings for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 9, 2026 First Reading: First Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 85: 9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 Second Reading: Romans 9: 1-5 Alleluia: Psalms 130: 5 Gospel: Matthew 14: 22-33