TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A
Readings
First: Jeremiah 20: 7-9 - The prophet describes his experiences after he was enticed by the Lord - he has become a laughingstock ... he is compelled by "something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; " to proclaim the word of the Lord even though he faces reproach and derision for it.
Psalm 62 - My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God / O God, for you I long / So I gaze on you in the sanctuary / So I will bless you all my life / For you have been my help.
Second: Romans 12: 1-2 - Paul appeals to the brothers and sisters, .. to to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, ... Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God.
Gospel: Matthew 16: 21-27 - Jesus begins showing disciples that he will suffer, be killed, and on the third day be raised. Peter rebukes him, but Jesus identifies this response as .. "setting your mind not on divine things but on human things. ” “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
Themes
Discerning and doing God's will. Struggle. The Cross. Sacrifice.
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Picture: "Calling of the First Apostles," by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448–1494), in Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. Public Domain.
