Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20, and John 651-58. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 34 (Psalm 34:2-7).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Psalm 34: Taste and See (Haugen setting)

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus said to the crowds: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."

The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 19, 2016)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 19, 2018)

Community in Mission: Costly Truth - A Homily for the 20th Sunday of the Year (18 AUG 18)

The Deacon's Bench: 'A terrible week to be Catholic': Homily for August 19, 2018, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (18 AUG 18)

The Sacred Page: The Feast of Wisdom: 20th Sunday of OT (17 AUG 8)

The Sacred Page: The Bread of Life Discourse II - John 6, Part 4 (The Mass Readings Explained) (13 AUG 18)

St. Paul Center: Wisdom's Feast: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Word on Fire: Wisdom's Meal (Cycle B * Ordinary Time * Week 20)

Spirituality of the Readings: What Do You Want? (Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

In Exile: Wisdom's Banquet (Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Bread and Faith (Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Encountered: Nurtured (Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Eucharist (Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Theophylact (Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time B)