August 30, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Heroes: a Sunday Scriptures blog
On this Sunday, our lectionary pairs the Hebrew Scripture from Jeremiah 20:7-9 with Matthew 16:21-27. Both Jeremiah (unwillingly) and Jesus (with devoted willingness) had accepted a mission or vocation from God that would bring them suffering. In last week’s passage from Matthew, an enthusiastic and inspired Peter proclaimed that he…
