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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday September 3, 2023

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September 3, 2023

(Cf. Psalm 86 [85]:3, 5)
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long. O Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of mercy to all who call to you.

Texts of the day

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First reading

First Reading (Jeremiah 20:7-9)

You duped me, O LORD, and I let myself be duped; you were too strong for me, and you triumphed. All the day I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I must cry out, violence...

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9)

O God, you are my God whom I seek; for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water. R. Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary ...

Second Reading (Romans 12:1-2)

I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal...

Gospel (Matthew 16:21-27)

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...

Either/or?

The readings today make it clear that we have a choice to make—follow the ways of God or follow the ways of the world. Jeremiah and St. Paul are giving us insight and advice to help us. We see the...

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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time of Sunday September 3, 2023

Texts of the day

Texts of the day

First reading

First Reading (Jeremiah 20:7-9)

Psalm

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9)

Second reading

Second Reading (Romans 12:1-2)

Gospel

Gospel (Matthew 16:21-27)

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Either/or?