Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today the Church celebrates the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The assigned readings are Jeremiah 20:7-9, Romans 12:1-2, and Matthew 16:21-27. The Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 63 (Psalm 63:2-6, 8-9).

For one version of the Responsorial Psalm set to music, please visit:

YouTube: Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 63 Our Souls Yearn for God 

The Gospel reading is as follows:

Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, "God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you."

He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do." Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay all according to his conduct."

Reflections on these readings:

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Salesian Sunday Reflections: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 3, 2017) 

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales: Sundays Salesian: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 3, 2017)

Community in Mission: Trademarks of the True Messiah - A Homily for the 22nd Sunday of the Year (2 SEP 17)

The Sacred Page: The Cost of Discipleship: 22nd Sunday in OT (29 AUG 17)

The Sacred Page: Suffering and Discipleship (The Mass Readings Explained) (28 AUG 17)

Aleteia: Deacon Greg Kandra: What do you bring with you?: Homily for September 3, 2017, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (2 SEP 17)

Word on Fire: Jeremiah and the Word of God (Cycle A * Ordinary Time * Week 22)

Spirituality of the Readings: What’s in a Name? (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

In Exile: The Desert - The Place of God's Closeness (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A
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Let the Scriptures Speak: Stumbling Stone, Burning Heart, Living Sacrifice (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

The Word Embodied: Not Conforming to the Age (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A
)

Historical Cultural Context: True Honor (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A)

Thoughts from the Early Church: Commentary by Augustine (Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A
)