Prepare your heart for this Sunday's Mass with *Know Before You Go* with Fr. Greg Heille, OP, for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. This week's readings take us from Jeremiah's raw, honest anguish — "You duped me, Lord!" — to Peter's rebuke of Jesus and the call to "take up your cross," and finally to St. Paul's exhortation to be a "living sacrifice." Together, these readings challenge us to confront the scandal of the cross and ask what it truly means to follow Christ, even when the world calls it foolish.
📖 This Week's Readings:
- First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9
- Second Reading: Romans 12:1-2
- Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27
Get a deeper understanding of the Sunday readings before you go to Mass, so you can listen with an open heart and mind.
⏱️ Timeline: 00:00 – Welcome to Know Before You Go 00:08 – First Reading: Jeremiah's Anguish (Jeremiah 20) 00:32 – The Shattered Clay Pot 00:53 – "You Duped Me, Lord" — Exploring the Translations 01:28 – Jeremiah's Fire That Cannot Be Contained 02:27 – Connecting to the Gospel: Matthew 16 02:39 – Peter's Confession: "You Are the Messiah" 03:00 – Jesus Foretells His Suffering & Death 03:22 – Peter's Rebuke & the Scandal of the Cross 03:42 – "Get Behind Me, Satan" 04:09 – "Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Cross" 04:26 – Do We Feel Deceived by God's Impossible Call? 04:38 – The World's View of Christians as Naive 05:22 – Second Reading: Romans 12 — "A Living Sacrifice" 05:59 – Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind 06:18 – A Call to Perseverance & Discernment 06:42 – Praying for the Poor, the War-Torn & Pope Leo's Call for Peace 07:04 – Closing: Believing in the "Impossible" Good News
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