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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, October 4, 2026 (EPISODE:605) Image Credit: https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/m5EBFoKcEjBclny1z169/single-panel-image-the-parable-matt-2133-43-of-the-unproductive-vineyard?ru=Paul-Evangelion Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, October 4, 2026 (EPISODE:605) Readings for Sunday, 4 October 2026 FIRST READING: Isa 5:...

Homily - Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 27, 2026 (EPISODE: 604) Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 27, 2026 (EPISODE: 604) Readings for Sunday, 27 September 2026 FIRST READING: Ezek 18:25-28 Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9. "Remember your mercies, O lord." SECOND READING: Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 10:27). Alleluia, alleluia! M...

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 20, 2026 (EPISODE:603) Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 20, 2026 (EPISODE:603) Readings for Sunday, FIRST READING: Isa 55:6-9 Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18. "The Lord is near to all who call him." SECOND READING: Phil 1:20c-24, 27a GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Act 16:14b). Alleluia, alleluia! Open our hearts, O Lo...

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 13, 2026 (EPISODE:602) Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 13, 2026 (EPISODE:602) Readings for Sunday, 13 September 2026 FIRST READING: Sir 27:30—28:7 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12. "The Lord is kind and merciful; slow to anger and rich in compassion." SECOND READING: Rom 14:7-9 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John...

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September 6th, 2026 (EPISODE- 601) Readings for Sunday, September 6th, 2026 - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Ezek 33:7-9 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7b, 7c-9. "O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts." SECOND READING: Rom 13:8-10 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (2 Cor 5:19). Alleluia, alleluia! God was in Christ to...

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 30, 2026 (EPISODE- 600) Readings for Sunday, August 30, 2026 - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Jer 20:7-9 Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9. "My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God" SECOND READING: Rom 12:1-2 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Eph 1:17-18). Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlight...

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 23, 2026 (EPISODE-599) Readings for Sunday, August 23, 2026 - Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Isa 22:19-23 Ps 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6+8. "Lord, your love is eternal, do not forsake the work of your hands." SECOND READING: Rom 11:33-36 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Matt 16:18). Alleluia, alleluia! You are Peter, the rock on w...

Solemnity - The Solemnity of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary –15th August 2026 Image Credit: Photo Description - https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/iue9MPjiBnbqTkWZp2AD/the-assumption-of-the-blessed-mary-into-heavenly-glory?ru=Paul-Evangelion Readings FIRST READING: Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10 Psalm: Ps 44:10-12, 16. "The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold." SECOND...

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 16, 2026 (EPISODE-598) Readings for Sunday, August 16, 2026 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Isa 56:1, 6-7 Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8. "O God, let all the nations praise you" SECOND READING: Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Matt 4:23). Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus preached the good news of the Kingdom. And healed a...

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 9, 2026 EPISODE 597 Shutterstock licensed image stock photo ID: 1211556307. Biblical vector illustration series, Jesus calms the storm. Peace Be Still. By rudall30 Readings for 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a Psalm 85:9ab+10, 11-12, 13-14. "Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvatio...

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, August 2, 2026 EPISODE 596 Readings for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A FIRST READING: Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18. “The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.” SECOND READING: Romans 8:35, 37-39 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Matthew 4:4b). Alleluia, alleluia! No one lives on bread alone. But on every word that comes from the mouth...

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 26, 2026 (EPISODE- 595) Image Credit- https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/m1dGGKJJIY13Q5M1JWH2/two-crowns-side-by-side-one-made-of-gold-and-sparkling-diamonds-and-fine-pearls-and-the-other-is-a-c?ru=Paul-Evangelion The Gospel remains a priceless, precious, and worthy treasure, deserving of all our efforts and our deepest exploration....

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 19, 2026 (EPISODE- 594) Readings for Sunday, July 19, 2026 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Wis 12:13, 16-19 Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16. "Lord, you are good and forgiving." SECOND READING: Rom 8:26-27 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Matt 11:25). Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth. You have rev...

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 12, 2026 (EPISODE: 593 ) Readings for Sunday, 12 July 2026 FIRST READING: Isa 55:10-11 Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14. "The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest." SECOND READING: Rom 8:18-23 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION ((no bibl. ref.)). Alleluia, alleluia! The seed is the Word of God; Christ is the sower. All who come to him will li...

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, July 5, 2026 (EPISODE- 592) Readings for Sunday, July 5, 2026 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Zech 9:9-10 Sunday, July 5, 2026. "I will praise your name forever, my king and my God" SECOND READING: Rom 8:9, 11-13 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Matt 11:25). Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth...

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, June 28, 2026 (EPISODE- 591) Readings for Sunday, June 28, 2026 - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19. "Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord." SECOND READING: Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (1 Peter 2:9). Alleluia, alleluia! You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,...

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, June 21, 2026 (EPISODE-590) Image Credit: https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/wuTZ47QBekxrKq9S6EYu/jesus-says-what-you-hear-in-whispers-shout-from-the-rooftops?ru=Paul-Evangelion Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, June 21, 2026 (EPISODE-590) Readings for Sunday, June 21, 2026 - Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READ...

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, June 14, 2026 (EPISODE- 589) Readings for Sunday, June 14, 2026 - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A FIRST READING: Exod 19:2-6a Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5. "We are his people. The sheep of his flock." SECOND READING: Rom 5:6-11 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Mark 1:15). ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news. GOSPEL: Ma...

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year A - Sunday, June 7, 2026 (EPISODE- 588) LH: Shutterstock Licensed. Stock Illustration ID: 628109324. - RH: Paul Kelly and his family at his First Holy Communion, 1976 Readings for Sunday, June 7, 2026 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year A FIRST READING: Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20. "Prais...

The SOLEMNITY OF THE Most Holy Trinity. Year A - Sunday, May 31, 2026 (EPISODE-587 ) Readings for Sunday, May 31, 2026 - The Most Holy Trinity. Year A FIRST READING: Exod 34:4b-6, 8-9 Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55 "Glory and praise forever!" SECOND READING: 2 Cor 13:11-13 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Rev 1:8). Alleluia, alleluia! Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. To God who is, who was, and who...

Pentecost Sunday - Year A - Sunday, May 24, 2026 (EPISODE- 586) Readings for Sunday, May 24, 2026 - Pentecost Sunday. Year A FIRST READING: Acts 2:1-11 Ps 104:1+24, 29-30, 31+34. "Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth." SECOND READING: 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (no bible ref). Alleluia, alleluia! Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. And kindle in...

The Ascension of the Lord. Year A - Sunday, May 17, 2026 (EPISODE- 585) The Ascension of the Lord. Year A - Sunday, May 17, 2026 (EPISODE- 585) Readings for Sunday, May 17, 2026 - The Ascension of the Lord. Year A FIRST READING: Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9. "God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord." SECOND READING: Eph 1:17-23 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Matt 28:19a+20...

Sixth Sunday of Easter. Year A - Sunday, May 10, 2026 (EPISODE-584 ) +++++ References: REFERENCES: FR. PAUL W. KELLY; Celebrating the Gospels. By Gaynell Cronin. Image Credit- https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/m3c26Y2eA0xZTkFNTra8?ru=Paul-Evangelion To listen to the Sunday Mass each week (including homily) from Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish, please visit this link: Liturgy for you at Ho...

Fifth Sunday of Easter. Year A - Sunday, May 3, 2026 (EPISODE-583) Readings for Sunday, May 3, 2026 - Fifth Sunday of Easter. Year A FIRST READING: Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19. "Lord, let your mercy be on us as we place our trust in you." SECOND READING: 1 Pet 2:4-9 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 14:6). Alleluia, alleluia! I am the way, the truth and the Life, says the Lord. No one comes to the Fat...

ANZAC DAY MEMORIAL – AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. - 25TH APRIL Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish - Mass - Podcast (2026) Readings for ANZAC DAY First Reading: Is 9:1-6 (p.593): Wide is the dominion of the Lord, in a peace that has no end. Ps 71:2–4, 7–8, 12–13, 17 (p. 594): Justice shall flourish in his time and fullness of peace forever. Second Reading 1 Cor 1:18-25 (p.224): God's weakness GOSPEL AC...