Sundays in July & August 2017
August 27
Saint of the day: Saint Monica (332-387)
Reading 1: Isaiah 22:19-23
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8
Reading 2: Romans 11:33-36
Alleluia: Matthew 16:18
Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20
August 20
Saint of the day: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
Reading 1: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
Reading 2: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32
Alleluia: Cf Mt 4:23
Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
August 13
Saint of the day: Saint Hippolytus (170-235)
Reading 1: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14
Reading 2: Romans 9:1-5
Alleluia: Cf Ps 130:5
Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33
August 6
Saint of the day: Saint Hormisdas (d.523)
Reading 1: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9
Reading 2: 2 Peter 1:16-19
Alleluia: Matthew 17:5c
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
July 30
Saint of the day: Saint Peter Chrysologus (d.450)
Reading 1: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130
Reading 2: Romans 8:28-30
Alleluia: Cf Mt 11:25
Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52
Alternate Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46
July 23
Saint of the day: Saint Bridget (1303-1373)
Reading 1: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
Reading 2: Romans 8:26-27
Alleluia: Cf Mt 11:25
Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43
Alternate Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30
July 16
Saint of the day: Saint Marie Magdalen Postel (1756-1846)
Reading 1: Isaiah 55:10-11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14
Reading 2: Romans 8:18-23
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23
Alternate Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9
July 9
Saint of the day: Sts. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions (17th-20th centuries)
Reading 1: Zechariah 9:9-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14
Reading 2: Romans 8:9, 11-13
Alleluia: Cf Mt 11:25
Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
July 2
Saint of the day: Saint Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681)
Reading 1: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19
Reading 2: Romans 6:3-4, 8-11
Alleluia: 1 Pt 2:19
Gospel: Matthew 10:37-42
