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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

31 Aug 2014

SUNDAY SUMMARY Jeremiah 20:7-9 The prophet suffers the violence of humiliation and rejection but still chooses the Lord. Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 God is the answer to hunger and thirst, danger and need. Romans 12:1-2 This age seeks to make us mindless minions. Or we can be radically free in faith. Matthew 16:21-27 The person free in Christ is even free enough to die, liberated from final death.

Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

28 Aug 2011

SUNDAY SUMMARY Jeremiah 20:7-9 The prophet in misery feels both tricked and trapped—and still compelled by divine fire! Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Without God, the soul thirsts. With God, there is reason to shout for joy. Romans 12:1-2 We must choose between imitating the spirit of the age or the will of the God of Ages. Matthew 16:21-27 Peter’s love for Jesus is understandable yet misdirected. Self-denial is hard to swallow.

Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

03 Sep 2017

SUNDAY SUMMARY Jeremiah 20:7-9 Jeremiah accuses God of pulling a bait-and-switch with his prophetic mission. Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (2b) Our need for God is all-consuming, and its satisfaction is like a banquet. Romans 12:1-2 We can give ourselves to God or to the world. Only one way is good, pleasing, perfect. Matthew 16:21-27 Denying ourselves is the Jesus way. Gaining the world is the greatest loss of all.

Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

30 Aug 2020

SUNDAY SUMMARY Jeremiah 20:7-9 Jeremiah feels duped by the God whom he loves and serves. Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 In time of suffering we look to God for help. Romans 12:1-2 Paul urges us to be a living sacrifice to God in a secular age. Matthew 16:21-27 Peter refuses to accept the prediction that God’s plan includes suffering and death.

Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

03 Sep 2023

SUNDAY SUMMARY Jeremiah 20:7-9 The prophet feels trapped and yet compelled to speak for God. Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 We thirst for God and are satisfied at the banquet of the Lord. Romans 12:1-2 Paul urges us to be transformed according to the will of God. Matthew 16:21-27 Peter thinks according to the world, and not in the ways of the Kingdom. Season of Creation materials available here.

Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27

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