{"id":12418,"date":"2026-08-08T10:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/?p=12418"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:17:08","slug":"august-2-2026-eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olacs.org\/church\/august-2-2026-eighteenth-sunday-in-ordinary-time\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2, 2026, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12418\" data-postid=\"12418\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12418 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nqih336 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_o4ys070 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5s2f700   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\">\n<div><strong>August 2, 2026<\/strong><br \/><strong>Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Dear Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Family,<br \/><br \/>When Jesus and His disciples sought a quiet place to rest, they instead found thousands of people waiting, hungry for hope and healing. Jesus didn&#8217;t turn them away \u2014 He welcomed them with open arms, teaching, comforting, and healing all who came to Him. That same welcome is extended to each of us today. Whatever weariness and uncertainty we carry into this week, we can trust that God meets us there with compassion, not impatience. We are never an interruption to His love; we are the very reason for it.<br \/><br \/>And when Jesus asked His disciples to feed the crowd with just five loaves and two fish, He wasn&#8217;t setting them up to fail \u2014 He was inviting them into a miracle. God so often works this way: taking the little we think we have to offer and multiplying it far beyond what we could imagine, so that others might be blessed through us. We don&#8217;t need to feel we have &#8220;enough&#8221; to make a difference. We need to offer what we have, in faith, and trust God to do the rest. Offer your small gifts of time, kindness, and love \u2014 and watch how generously God multiplies them for the good of those around us.<br \/><br \/>Have a blessed Sunday.<br \/><br \/>Yours in Christ,<br \/>Father Ed Domme<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cz-color-14933469\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Copyright \u00a9 2026 Servants of the Word, source:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyscripture.net\/\">dailyscripture.net<\/a><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #003366;\">author<\/span> <strong>Don Schwager<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Our Lady of the Assumption Church<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\">\n<div class=\"moz-forward-container\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Rev. 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