Sunday, 5 July, 2026 Sunday, Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time - Cycle A Antiphons and Readings on p.1015 of Daily Missal and p.355 of Sunday Missal

Send us Fan MailEntrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 47:10-11Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with saving justice.First Reading: Zechariah 9:9-10A reading from the Book of ZechariahThus says the Lord: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey on a colt the foal of a donkey. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.The word of the Lord.Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 145: 1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13cd-14 (R. see 1)R/: I will bless your name forever, my king and my God.I will extol you, my God and king,and bless your name forever and ever. I will bless you day after day,and praise your name forever and ever.The Lord is kind and full of compassion,slow to anger, abounding in mercy.How good is the Lord to all,compassionate to all his creatures.All your works shall thank you, O Lord,and all your faithful ones bless you.They shall speak of the glory of your reign,and declare your mighty deeds.The Lord is faithful in all his words,and holy in all his deeds.The Lord supports all who fall,and raises up all who are bowed down.R/: I will bless your name forever, my king and my God.Second reading: Romans 8:9.11-13A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the RomansBrothers and sisters: You are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God really dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit who dwells in you. So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh - for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to deaththe deeds of the body you will live.The word of the Lord.Alleluia, alleluia.Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.Alleluia.Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”The Gospel of the Lord.Communion AntiphonTaste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed the man who seeks refuge in him.