Online Church: @Our Lady of Africa Church Mbuya today, August 16, 2026

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

First Reading -  Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD... I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
God’s covenant and salvation are for all nations, not just Israel.

-Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8  O God, let all the nations praise you!

2nd Reading: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 “The gifts and the call of God are irrevocable... For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.”
God’s mercy extends to everyone. He does not take back His promises.

Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28; The Canaanite woman begs for her daughter: “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”
Persistence and great faith open the door to Jesus’ healing and mercy. No one is outside God’s mercy. Faith and humility bring us to Jesus, just like the Canaanite woman.