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For 16 August 2026, 20th Sunday of the Year, based on Matthew 15:21-28, sent in from Kingston, Jamaica.

For 15 August 2026, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on Luke 1:39-56, sent in from Fall Creek, Oregon, USA.

For 14 August 2026, Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr , based on Matthew 19:3-12, sent in from Rome, Italy. (Photo by Lawrence Lew OP of a relic of hairs from the saint’s beard from the the Maximilian Kolbe centre in Lourdes)

For 13 August 2026, Thursday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:21–22, sent in from Chicago, Illinois, USA.

For 12 August 2026, Wednesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:15-20, sent in from Muskego, Wisconsin, USA.

For 11 August 2026, Tuesday of week 19 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14, sent in from Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.

For 10 August 2026, The Feast of Saint Laurence, Deacon, Martyr, based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

For 9 August 2026, The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 14:22–33, sent in from Leicester, England, UK.

For 8 August 2026, Solemnity of St. Dominic, based on Isaiah 52:7-10, Matthew 5:13-19, sent in from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (Image is a watercolor of St. Dominic by John Gerlach, OP)

For 7 August 2026, Friday of week 18 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 16:24-28, sent in from Cambridge, England.