COMMENTARY
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
16 August 2026
Reading 1: Isaiah 56: 1, 6–7
The Saviour’s Great Invitation to the World
"And the foreigners I will bring to my holy mountain."
Reading 2: Romans 11: 13–15, 28–32
The Restoration of Israel and Its Surety
"God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable."
Gospel: Mathew 15: 21–28
The Messiah Teaches What It Takes to Receive from God
“Woman, you have great faith!"
“Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me!"