Sunday 30 August 2026 Sunday, Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time - Cycle A Antiphons and readings on p 1214 of Daily Missal and p 384 of Sunday Missal

Send us Fan MailEntrance AntiphonHave mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9A reading from the Book of JeremiahO Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; every one mocks me. For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.The word of the Lord.Responsorial psalm: Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (R 2ab)R/: For you my soul is thirsting, O lord, my God.O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you;for you my soul is thirsting.For you my flesh is pining,like a dry, weary land without water.I have come before you in the sanctuary,to behold your strength and your glory.Your loving mercy is better than life;my lips will speak your praise.I will bless you all my life;in your name I will lift up my hands.My soul shall be filled as with a banquet;with joyful lips, my mouth shall praise you.For you have been my strength;in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.My soul clings fast to you;Your right hand upholds me.R/: For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord, my God.Second reading: Romans 12:1-2A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the RomansI appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.The word of the Lord.Alleluia, alleluia.May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our hearts that we might know what is the hope to which he has called us. Alleluia.Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27 A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew At that time: Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you are not on the side of God, but of people.” Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any person would come after me, let them deny themself and take up their cross and follow me.For whoever would save their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a person, if they gain the whole world and forfeits their life? Or what shall a person give in return for their life? For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every person for what they have done.”The Gospel of the Lord.Communion AntiphonHow great is the goodness, Lord, that you keep for those who fear you.