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 6:51-58. 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 Number 2 by Keith Ballentine

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: Sundays Salesian: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 16, 2015)

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflection: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 16, 2015)

Community in Mission: Costly Truth - A Homily for the 20th Sunday of the Year (15 AUG 15)

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

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology: Wisdom's Feast: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (10 AUG 15)

The CWR Blog: You are Who you eat: "Let Christ be eaten..." (15 AUG 15)

Spirituality of the Readings: What Do You Want? (20th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Let the Scriptures Speak: Wisdom's Banquet (20th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

The Word Embodied: Nurtured (20th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Historical Cultural Context: Eucharist (20th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Theophylact (20th Sunday of Ordinary Time B)