Sunday 16 August 2026 (other days)
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Liturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).
These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.
These readings are for the day of the feast itself.
These readings are for the Vigil Mass on the evening before the feast.
| First reading |
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| 1 Chronicles 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 |
They brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it.
In those days: David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites. And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord. David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
And they brought in the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Ps 132(131):6-7. 9-10. 13-14. ℟8 |
Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,
you and the ark of your strength.
We heard of it at Ephrata;
we found it in the plains of Yearim.
‘Let us go to the place of his dwelling;
let us bow down at his footstool.’
Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,
you and the ark of your strength.
Your priests shall be clothed with justice;
your faithful shall ring out their joy.
For the sake of David your servant,
do not reject your anointed.
Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,
you and the ark of your strength.
For the Lord has chosen Sion;
he has desired it for his dwelling:
‘This is my resting place from age to age;
here have I desired to dwell.’
Go up, Lord, to the place of your rest,
you and the ark of your strength.
| Second reading |
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| 1 Corinthians 15:54b-57 |
‘He gives us the victory through Jesus Christ.’
Brothers and Sisters: When the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’
‘O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
| Gospel Acclamation | Luke 11:28 |
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Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are those who hear the word of God
and keep it.
Alleluia.
| Gospel | Luke 11:27-28 |
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‘Blessed is the womb that bore you! Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God.’
At that time: As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!’ But he said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’
These readings are for the day of the feast itself.
| First reading |
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| Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab |
‘A woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet.’
God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple.
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come.’
| Responsorial Psalm |
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| Ps 45(44):10. 11. 12. 16. ℟10b |
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
The daughters of kings are those whom you favour.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give ear:
forget your own people and your father’s house.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
So will the king desire your beauty.
He is your lord, pay homage to him.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
They are escorted amid gladness and joy;
they pass within the palace of the king.
On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
| Second reading |
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| 1 Corinthians 15:20-27 |
‘Christ the first fruits, then those who belong to Christ.’
Brothers and Sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For ‘God has put all things in subjection under his feet.’
| Gospel Acclamation |
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Alleluia, alleluia.
Mary has been taken up into heaven;
the host of angels rejoice.
Alleluia.
| Gospel | Luke 1:39-56 |
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‘He who is mighty has done great things for me; he has exalted those of humble estate.’
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.’
And Mary said,
‘My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring for ever.’
And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
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