2026-06-21 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-06-21 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 20:10-13 Jeremiah came from a priestly family (his father Hilkiah was a priest). He was called to prophesy in the southern kingdom of Israel around 627 BCE, during the reign of King Josiah, and remained active for roughly 40 years through the reigns of several subsequent kings. His audience were filled alternately with nostalgia and fear—looking back to a “golden age” under David and Solomon, while facing the rising threat of Babylon He prophesied during one of its most turbulent periods — the decades leading up to and following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE when he foretold the destruction of the Temple. Jeremiah faced intense opposition—he was beaten, imprisoned, thrown into a cistern, and accused of treason. This personal anguish is reflected in his writings, earning him the nickname "the weeping prophet." Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 Psalm 69's portrayal of David, as a servant of God who is ...