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daily homilies from the Order of Preachers
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daily homilies from the Order of Preachers
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For 31 August 2026, Monday of week 22 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 4:16-30, sent in from Dunedin, New Zealand.
For 30 August 2026, Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 16:21–27, sent in from Ossining, New York, USA.
For 29 August 2026, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, based on Mark 6:17-29, sent in from Muskego, Wisconsin, USA.
For 28 August 2026, Feast of St. Augustine, based on Matthew 25:1-13, sent in from Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
For 26 August 2026, Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 23:27-32, sent in from Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
For 25 August 2026, Tuesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time , based on Matthew 23:23-26, sent in from Great Bend, Kansas, USA.
For 24 August 2026, Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle, based on John 1:45-51, sent in from Rustic, Colorado, USA.
For 23 August 2026, Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 16:13–20, sent in from Vechta, Germany.
For 22 August 2026, The Memorial of Our Lady, Mother and Queen, based on Matthew 23:1-12, sent in from Aurora, Illinois USA.
For 21 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope, based on Matthew 22:34-40, sent in from Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA.
For 20 August 2026, Thursday of week 20 in Ordinary Time, based on Ezekiel 36:23-28, sent in from Springfield, Illinois, USA.
For 19 August 2026, Wednesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time, based on Ezekiel 34:1-11, sent in from LeMars, Iowa.
For 18 August 2026, Memorial of Blessed Mannes or Marnés, Priest, brother of Holy Father Dominic, based on Matthew 19:23-30, sent in from Amityville, New York, USA.
For 17 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Hyacinth (Jacek), Priest, based on Matthew 19:16-22, sent in from Turin, Italy . (Photo by Daphné Richard on Unsplash)
For 16 August 2026, 20th Sunday of the Year, based on Matthew 15:21-28, sent in from Kingston, Jamaica.
For 15 August 2026, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on Luke 1:39-56, sent in from Fall Creek, Oregon, USA.
For 14 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr , based on Matthew 19:3-12, sent in from Rome, Italy. (Photo by Lawrence Lew OP of a relic of hairs from the saint’s beard from the the Maximilian Kolbe centre in Lourdes)
For 13 August 2026, Thursday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:21–22, sent in from Chicago, Illinois, USA.
For 12 August 2026, Wednesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:15-20, sent in from Muskego, Wisconsin, USA.
For 11 August 2026, Tuesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14, sent in from Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
For 10 August 2026, The Feast of Saint Laurence, Deacon, Martyr, based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
For 9 August 2026, The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 14:22–33, sent in from Leicester, England, UK.
For 8 August 2026, Solemnity of St. Dominic, based on Isaiah 52:7-10, Matthew 5:13-19, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (Image is a watercolor of St. Dominic by John Gerlach, OP)
For 7 August 2026, Friday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 16:24-28, sent in from Cambridge, England.
For 6 August 2026, The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, based on Matthew 17:1–9, sent in from Kansas City, Missouri, USA.