Martin Jumbam
Mother Church invites us to celebrate Sunday, August 31, 2014 as the twenty second Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A. In the entrance antiphon we pray: “I call to you all day long, have mercy on me, O Lord. You are good and forgiving, full of love for all who call on you. Amen.” The readings of this day’s Mass open with a dramatic accusation: the prophet Jeremiah accuses God of seducing him into becoming a prophet and deceiving him about the personal sufferings his mission would involve. In the second reading, Saint Paul reminds the Christians of Rome, and through them all of us listening to this broadcast, to be sincere to our call and not to show ourselves to be stained by worldliness. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus prepares his disciples for his approaching ordeal in Jerusalem. Like the prophet Jeremiah, Jesus has to face the stark truth that his relationship with God involves personal anguish, suffering and rejection. More than that, it will lead to a violent death in the hands of his enemies. Let us pray for the grace of being seduced by our Lord so we can carry our cross behind him with joy.
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