Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Woman of Canaan by Michael Angelo Immenraet, 17th century. Public domain.

In today’s homily Fr. Stephen Hamilton reflects on the story of Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman in Matthew’s Gospel.

Reading 1 IS 56:1, 6-7
Responsorial Psalm PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 
Reading 2 ROM 11:13-15, 29-32
Alleluia MT 4:23 
Gospel MT 15:21-28