Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dominica XX per Annum A 16 August 2026 The Gospel passage is a bit unsettling for us because the Lord seems distant and rude, and even offensive toward the woman who calls out to him. There is debate about whether the term “dog” in reference to the Canaanite woman was offensive in ancient language. Some scholars suggest the Lord was using a diminutive form of the term, in other words something…