16th August 2026 COLLECT
O God, who have prepared for those
who love you good things which no
eye can see, fill our hearts, we pray,
with the warmth of your love,
so that, loving you in all things and
above all things,
we may attain your promises,
which surpass every human desire.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your
Son, who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for
ever and ever.
Amen.

Priest: In the name of the Father and
of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.

Grace to you and peace from God our
Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
And with your spirit.

SIT

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Ps 83: 10-11
Turn your eyes, O God, our shield;
and look on the face of your anointed
one; one day within your courts
is better than a thousand elsewhere.

The absolution by the Priest follows:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
GLORIA

Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of
good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great
glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten
Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the
Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of
the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

PENITENTIAL ACT
Brethren (Brothers and sisters),
let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to
celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Lord Jesus, you came to gather the
nations into the peace of God’s
kingdom: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

You come in word and sacrament to
strengthen us in holiness:
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

You will come in glory with salvation
for your people: Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

The Liturgy of the Word

Entrance Hymn

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred,
let me bring your love.
Where there is injury,
your pardon, Lord.
and where there’s doubt,
true faith in you.

Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there’s despair in life,
let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness only light,
and where there’s sadness ever joy.

Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love, with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace,
It is in pardoning
that we are pardoned,
in giving to all men that we receive,
and in dying that we’re born to
eternal life.

FIRST READING 56:1.6-7
A reading from the prophet Isaiah
Thus says the Lord: Have a care for
justice, act with integrity, for soon my
salvation will come and my integrity be
manifest.
Foreigners who have attached
themselves to the Lord to serve him
and to love his name and be his
servants – all who observe the
sabbath, not profaning it, and cling to
my covenant – these I will bring to my
holy mountain. I will make them joyful
in my house of prayer. Their
holocausts and their sacrifices will be
accepted on my altar, for my house
will be called a house of prayer for all
the peoples.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

PROFESSION OF FAITH

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial
with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
(All bow during the next three lines)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is

seated at the right hand of the
Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and
the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is
adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins and I look forward
to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

SIT
Raising the host, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation, for through your goodness
we have received the bread we offer
you: fruit of the earth and work of
human hands,
it will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever.
The priest pours wine and a little water
into the chalice, saying quietly:
By the mystery of this water and wine
may we come to share in the divinity
of Christ,
who humbled himself to share in our
humanity.
Raising the chalice, the priest says:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all
creation, for through your goodness
we have received the wine we offer
you: fruit of the vine and work of
human hands,
it will become our spiritual drink.
Blessed be God for ever.
Bowing the priest says quietly:
With humble spirit and contrite heart
may we be accepted by you, O Lord,
and may our sacrifice in your sight this
day be pleasing to you, O Lord.
Then the priest washes his hands, saying quietly:
Wash me, O Lord, from my iniquity;
and cleanse me from my sin.

Facing the people the priest says:

Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

Liturgy of the Eucharist

GOSPEL 15:21-28

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy
Gospel according to Matthew
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew
to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Then out came a Canaanite woman
from that district and started
shouting, “Sir, Son of David, take
pity on me. My daughter is
tormented by a devil.” But he
answered her not a word. And his
disciples went and pleaded with him.
“Give her what she wants,” they said
“because she is shouting after us.”
He said in reply, “I was sent only to
the lost sheep of the House of
Israel.” But the woman had come up
and was kneeling at his feet. “Lord,”
she said, “help me.” He replied, “It is
not fair to take the children’s food
and throw it to the house-dogs.” She
retorted, “Ah yes, sir; but even
house-dogs can eat the scraps that
fall from their master’s table.” Then
Jesus answered her, “Woman, you
have great faith. Let your wish be
granted.” And from that moment her
daughter was well again.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

ACCLAMATION Jn10:27
Alleluia, alleluia!

The sheep that belong to me
listen to my voice,

says the Lord,
I know them and they follow me.

Alleluia!

SECOND READING 11:13-15.29-32
A reading from the letter of St Paul
to the Romans
Let me tell you pagans this: I have
been sent to the pagans as their
apostle, and I am proud of being
sent, but the purpose of it is to make
my own people envious of you, and
in this way save some of them.
Since their rejection meant the
reconciliation of the world, do you
know what their admission wil l
mean? Nothing less than a
resurrection from the dead! God
never takes his gifts or revokes his
choice.
Just as you changed from being
disobedient to God, and now enjoy
mercy because of their
disobedience, so those who are
disobedient now – and only because
of the mercy shown to you – will
also enjoy mercy eventually. God
has imprisoned all men in their own
disobedience only to show mercy to
all mankind.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps66:2-3.5-6.8.R.v.4

R. Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.

1. O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shed its light upon us.
So will your ways be known upon earth
and all nations learn your saving help. R.

2. Let the nations be glad and exult
for you rule the world with justice.
With fairness you rule the peoples,
you guide the nations on earth. R.

3. Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
May God still give us his blessing
till the ends of the earth revere him. R.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive our oblation, O Lord,
by which is brought about a glorious
exchange,
that, by offering what you have given,
we may merit to receive your very self.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
PREFACE V Ordinary Time
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and
our salvation, always and everywhere
to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and
eternal God.

For you laid the foundations of the
world and have arranged the changing
of times and seasons;
you formed man in your own image
and set humanity over the whole world
in all its wonder, to rule in your name
over all you have made
and for ever praise you in your mighty
works, through Christ our Lord.
And so, with all the Angels, we praise
you, as in joyful celebration we
acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

At the Saviour’s command
and formed by divine teaching,
we dare to say:
Our Father, who art in heaven . . .
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
For the kingdom, the power and the
glory are yours, now and for ever.

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your Son our Lord Jesus
Christ, by the power and working of
the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make
them holy, and you never cease to
gather a people to yourself, so that
from the rising of the sun to its setting
a pure sacrifice may be offered
to your name.

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore
you: by the same Spirit graciously
make holy these gifts we have brought
to you for consecration, that they may
become the Body and @ Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate
these mysteries.
For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and, giving you thanks, he said the
blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his
disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT
OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way, when supper was
ended, he took the chalice,
and, giving you thanks, he said the
blessing,
and gave the chalice to his disciples,
saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND
DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY
BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND
ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR
YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith:
Save us, Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate
the memorial of the saving Passion of
your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection and
Ascension into heaven, and as we
look forward to his second coming, we
offer you in thanksgiving this holy and
living sacrifice.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of
your Church and, recognising the
sacrificial Victim by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished by
the Body and Blood of your Son and
filled with his Holy Spirit, may become
one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance

with your elect,
especially with the most Blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with
the blessed Apostles and glorious
Martyrs (with Saint N., the Saint of the
day or Patron Saint) and with all the
Saints, on whose constant
intercession in your presence we rely
for unfailing help.
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,
we pray, O Lord, advance the peace
and salvation of all the world. Be
pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant Leo, our Pope, and
N. our Bishop, his assistant Bishop(s)
the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained
for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this
family, whom you have summoned
before you: in your compassion, O
merciful Father, gather to yourself all
your children scattered throughout the
world.
To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the
fullness of your glory
The Priest joins his hands.
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the
world all that is good.

The Priest takes the chalice and the paten
with the host and, elevating both, he says:

Through him, and with him, and in
him, O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at
your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good, and the good of all
his holy Church.

Communion Rite

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps 129:7
With the Lord there is mercy;
in him is plentiful redemption.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Made partakers of Christ through
these Sacraments,
we humbly implore your mercy, Lord,
that, conformed to his image on earth,
we may merit also to be his coheirs in
heaven.
Who lives and reigns for ever and
ever.
Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Bow down for the blessing – No11
May almighty God bless you in his
kindness and pour out saving wisdom
upon you.
Amen.

May he nourish you always with the
teachings of the faith and make you
persevere in holy deeds.
Amen.

May he turn your steps towards
himself and show you the path of
charity and peace.
Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty
God, the Father, and the Son,  and
the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with
you for ever.
Amen.

Go forth, the Mass is ended,
Thanks be to God.

O Lord, my God,
when I in awesome wonder,
consider all the worlds
thy hand has made,
I see the stars,
I hear the rolling thunder,
thy pow’r throughout
the universe displayed.

R: Then sings my soul,
my Saviour God, to thee:
How great thou art,
how great thou art. (x2)

Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give
you, look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and
unity in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.

The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
And with your Spirit.
The priest may add these or similar words.
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The priest places a small piece of the host in
the chalice saying quietly:
May this mingling of the body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
bring eternal life to us who receive it.

Meanwhile the people sing or say:
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world: grant us peace.

May the Body of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.

The Priest reverently consumes the Body of
Christ.
Then he takes the chalice and says quietly:
May the Blood of Christ
keep me safe for eternal life.

The Priest raises a host slightly and shows it
to each of the communicants, saying:
The Body of Christ.
Amen.

The priest says quietly:
May the receiving of your Body and
Blood, Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgment and
condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body,
and a healing remedy.

Raising the host the priest says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of
the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper
of the Lamb.

And together with the people he says once:

Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

Imprimi Potest: Concordat Cum Originali: @ Most Rev. Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Down and Connor. Nihil Obstat: Excerpts from
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Communion Hymn

Private Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites

Recessional Hymn
Lord Jesus, Son of David,
you have fed me from your table
with the bread of life.
If a scrap of ordinary bread might
cure a sick girl what nourishment is
given by the living bread
that has come down from heaven.
If only I had faith,
if only I were generous with my
Lord, if only I would go the second
mile, beyond regulations, striving for
greatness for him, even then his
strength would sustain me.

Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
light for the world to see.

Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ be our light!
Shine in your Church gathered today.

Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has power to save us.
Make us your living voice.

Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, still many thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed.

Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
Make us your building, sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.