COMMUNITY WORD FOR AUGUST 2026
(WORD, THEMES AND PROMISES)
READINGS (Cycle A, Year II)
August 2, 2026 – Is 55:1-3/ Ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18/ Rom 8:35, 37-39/ Mt 14:13-21
August 9, 2026 – 1 Kgs 19:9A, 11-13A/ Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14/ Rom 9:1-5/ Mt 14:22-33
August 16, 2026 – Is 56:1, 6-7/ Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8/ Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/ Mt 15:21-28
August 23, 2026 – Is 22:19-23/ Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8/ Rom 11:33-36/ Mt 16:13-20
August 30 2026 – Jer 20:7-9/ Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9/ Rom 12:1-2/ Mt 16:21-27
COMMUNITY WORD
We are called to deepen our faith in Jesus to grow as His disciples.
ORDER
“Come to me…I will renew with you the everlasting covenant…” (Is 55: 3b)
PROPHECIES
1. Trust in Me completely and follow Me with faith.
2. Let go of your fears; it is your faith I truly desire.
3. Remain in Me; I will fulfill the deepest longing of your heart.
4. Have faith; I am with you always.
DIRECTIONS
1. Fix your eyes on Jesus throughout your faith journey.
2. Surrender your plans to the Lord in prayer, seeking His wisdom and His strength.
3. Trust God’s abundant provision as you share whatever little you have with others.
4. Ask the loving intercession of our Blessed Mother for all our prayer intentions.
THEME AND PROMISE (with Communitarian Value, Virtue or Spirituality)
Week#1 (Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Theme: Our faith in Jesus deepens when we rely on His abundant provisions.
(Trust in God’s providence/ Faith/ Confidence that God sustains all our needs)
Promise: “Come to me heedfully… that you may have life.” (Is 55:3a)
Week#2 (Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Theme: Our faith in Jesus deepens when we trust Him in the midst of life’s storms.
(Trust in God amid trials/ Courage in difficulties)
Promise: “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” (Mt 14:27)
Week#3 (Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Theme: Our faith in Jesus deepens when we persevere in prayer and humbly seek His mercy.
(Persevering faith/ Humility/ Trust in God’s mercy, even when answers seem delayed)
Promise “Great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” (Mt 15:28)
Week#4 (Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Theme: Our faith in Jesus deepens when we proclaim Him as Lord and remain steadfast in our covenant with Him.
(Covenant fidelity/ Loyalty/ Steadfast & faithful relationship with Christ and His Church)
Promise: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.” (Mt 16:18)
Week#5 (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Theme: Our faith in Jesus deepens when we embrace the challenges of discipleship.
(Self-surrender in discipleship/Self-offering/ Sacrifice/ Faithful obedience)
Promise: “Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Mt 16:25)