2026-08-30 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-08-30 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63 Romans 12:1-2 When Paul was persecuting Christians, Christ stopped him cold, asking "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me" - we the disciples of Christ are the body of Christ. Sacrifice at the time of Christ was offerings in the Temple to reconcile oneself to God by atoning for one's sin and coming face-to-face or eyelash-to-eyelash with God. But Paul says, Jesus wholly man and wholly God is the supreme sacrifice that gathers together all previous sacrifices to reconcile all of mankind with God. By becoming a living sacrifice we detach ourself from the world and become the clay that allows God the potter to meet us in the flesh so we can be his true disciples to think, feel, say and do as he sees fit. Matthew 16:21-27 Just last week, Peter confessed the messianic identity of Jesus - "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." . Jesus confirmed Peter’s confession, saying, "Bles...