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- 21st Sunday of the Year: We follow Christ, the Son of the living God. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-5774631.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-5774631.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25452" />Photo by Kjalil Beyruti Garcia on Pexels.com
Peter professes that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God…inviting us to make the same life-changing profession from our hearts.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#121)
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9 min - Daily Mass: The crucial virtue of humility. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-18630829.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-18630829.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25401" />Photo by Johannes Plenio on Pexels.com
Jesus teaches his disciples that the path to greatness occurs through humble service, recognizing that it is the Lord who is at the center of our lives.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 20th Week of the Year (#424)
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Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: The two greatest commandments. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-6186376.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-6186376.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25392" />Photo by Abdiel Hernandez on Pexels.com
Jesus cites Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18 to summarize the two greatest commandments: to love God and love your neighbor as yourself.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 20th Week of the Year (#423)
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St. Pius X, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: God invites, will we respond? Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-6479559.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-6479559.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25386" />Photo by Tara Winstead on Pexels.com
Jesus offers a challenging parable that exhorts us to respond to God’s invitation, mindful that our choices will result in eternal consequences.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 20th Week of the Year (#422)
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St. Bernard, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: There’s still time to turn to the Lord! Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-8327948.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-8327948.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25381" />Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com
Jesus offers a parable that promises us hope that there is still time to turn to the Lord and offer our lives in his service.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#421)
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St. John Eudes, pray for us!
7 min - Daily Mass: A cautionary teaching about wealth. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-8369764.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-8369764.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25374" />Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com
Jesus offers a sobering teaching about the obstacle that riches can become, keeping us from the path that leads to eternal life.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 20th Week of the Year (#420)
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8 min - Daily Mass: An important teaching about possessions. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-15193736-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-15193736-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25368" />Photo by Artem Yellow on Pexels.com
Jesus meets a young man who is eager to gain eternal life, but walks away sad because he is hampered by his many possessions.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 20th Week of the Year (#419)
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8 min - Study, Pray, Serve: 21st Sunday of the YearPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pexels-photo-7245252.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pexels-photo-7245252.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-16883" />Photo by Olga Lioncat on Pexels.com
Let’s explore some of the themes in the Mass readings for the 21st Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Isaiah 22:19-23
- Shebna, master of the palace, will be cast out of office.
- Eliakim, a servant of God, will be clothed with Shebna’s authority and given the key of the House of David to open and shut.
Psalm – 138:1-3,6,8
- “Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.”
- In the sight of the angels we give thanks and sing praise to God who endures forever.
2nd Reading – Romans 11:33-36
- God’s wisdom and knowledge are deep riches that cannot be repaid.
- God’s judgments are inscrutable; glory to God forever!
Gospel – Matthew 16:13-20
- Peter tells Jesus that he is “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- Jesus affirms that this insight is a gift from God, and he shows how Peter is the “rock” upon which the Lord will build the Church.
- Peter is entrusted with the authority of the keys to the kingdom of heaven to bind and loose in heaven and on earth.
Mass Readings – 21st Sunday of the Year (#121)
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11 min - 20th Sunday of the Year: Persistent and constant faith. Catholic InspirationPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-6388366-edited.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-6388366-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25361" />Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com
A Canaanite woman persists and does not quit in her desire to ask Jesus to heal her daughter.
Mass Readings – 20th Sunday of the Year (#118)
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7 min - Daily Mass: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryPexels.com" data-large-file="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-31045697.jpeg?w=490" src="https://studyprayserve.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-31045697.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-25353" />Photo by Ryan Thomas on Pexels.com
Mary’s Magnificat inspires us to proclaim God’s glory in all aspects of our lives.
Mass Readings – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (#622)
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Our Lady of the Assumption, pray for us!
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