Tuesday, 21 July 2026 Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II Antiphons on page 1065 and Readings on page 1076 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: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20A reading from the of the Prophet MicahShepherd thy people, Lord, with your staff,    the flock of you inheritance,who dwell alone in a forest    in the midst of a garden land;let them feed in Bashan and Gilead    as in the days of old.As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt    I will show them marvelous things.Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity    and passing over transgression    for the remnant of his inheritance?He does not retain his anger for ever    because he delights in mercy.He will again have compassion upon us,    he will tread our iniquities under foot.You will cast all our sins    into the depths of the sea.You will show faithfulness to Jacob    and mercy to Abraham,as you have sworn to our fathers    from the days of old.The Word of the LordResponsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 (R.8a)R./ Let us see, O Lord, your mercy.O Lord, you have favoured your land,and brought back the captives of Jacob.You forgave the guilt of your people,and covered all their sins.You averted all your rage;you turned back the heat of your anger.Bring us back, O God, our saviour!Put an end to your grievance against us.Will you be angry with us forever?Will your anger last from age to age?Will you not restore again our life,that your people may rejoice in you?Let us see, O Lord, your mercy,and grant us your salvation. R./ Let us see, O Lord, your mercy.Alleluia, alleluia.If a man loves me, he will keep my word, says the Lord: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.Alleluia.Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50A reading from the Holy Gospel according to MatthewAt that time: While Jesus was speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood outside, asking to speak to him.But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?”And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother.”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.