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This Sunday's Readings: Why God's Word Never Returns Empty – Deacon Randy Kiel – 07/09/2026
Sunday's Readings, July 12, 2026 – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading (Isaiah 55:10-11): God's Word, like rain and snow, never returns to Him without accomplishing its purpose — a foreshadowing of Jesus as the Bread of Life.
Second Reading (Romans 8:18-23): Saint Paul reflects on his own suffering and reminds us that present hardships are nothing compared to the glory to come, even as creation itself groans in "labor pains," awaiting new life rather than death.
Deacon Randy connects both readings to the hope Catholics carry into Mass each week. Full text of Sunday's readings…
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