08/22/2026
XII Sunday after Trinity
In today’s Gospel (Mark 7:31–37), Jesus travels through the Decapolis and heals a man who is deaf and has a speech impediment. After taking him aside from the crowd, Jesus touches his ears and his tongue, looks up to heaven, and says "Ephphatha" (meaning "be opened"). The man is instantly healed, and the crowd exclaims in amazement that he has done everything well.