COMMENTARY
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
30 August 2026
Reading 1: Jeremiah 20: 7–9
The Response of Jeremiah to Persecution: Prayer – Seeking a Hiding Place in the Lord
"The word of the Lord has brought me insult and reproach all day long."
Reading 2: Romans 12: 1–2
The Believer and God
"Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice."
Gospel: Mathew 16: 21–27
The Messiah Foretells His Death and Future Glory: Total Commitment
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself."
"Get behind me, Satan!"