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Sunday, August 23, 2026

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

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  • Year A
  • Psalter week 1

Mass readings

  • First readingIs 22:19-23
  • PsalmPs 138:1-3, 6, 8
  • Second readingRom 11:33-36
  • GospelMt 16:13-20

Read the readings in full on Vatican News

Readings at Mass

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First reading · Is 22:19-23

First reading

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Psalm · Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8

Psalm

Second reading · Rom 11:33-36

Second reading

Read Romans 11 in the Bible

Gospel · Mt 16:13-20

Gospel

Read Matthew 16 in the Bible

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