Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope: August 21 (Fr. Karl Esker, C.Ss.R.)
Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time IIAugust 21, 2026 – Memorial of Saint Pius X, PopeHello and welcome to the Word, bringing you the Good News of Jesus Christ every day from the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province. I am Fr. Karl Esker from the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn, NY. Today is Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time and the Memorial of Pope Saint Pius X.Today’s reading is taken from the holy gospel according to Matthew.When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the…
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