TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A
Readings
First: Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7 - Have a care for justice, act with integrity ... Foreigners .. I will bring to my holy mountain ... for my house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples..
Psalm 66 - Let all the peoples praise you O God / O God be gracious and bless us / Lets the nations be glad and exult / Let the peoples praise you O God.
Second: Romans 11: 115, 29-32 - Paul identifies himself as an apostle to the Gentiles, and makes it clear that all can receive God's mercy
Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 - The Canaanite woman asks Jesus for healing for her daughter who is tormented by a demon.” The disciples urged him to send her away, and he initially refuses to help. But she persists, saying that even the dogs get crumbs from the master's table. He sees the greatness of her faith and the daughter is healed.
Themes
Unity. God's love for all people of every country and race. Persistence. Faithfulness.
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Picture: "The Woman of Canaan at the Feet of Christ" (1784), by Jean Germain Drouais (1763–1788), in Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Public Domain.
