Posted: 8/22/2026 7:10:42 AM EDT
 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 121  Reading 1 Isaiah 22:19-23 Thus says the LORD to Shebna, master of the palace: "I will thrust you from your office and pull you down from your station. On that day I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. I will place the key of the House of David on Eliakim's shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one shall open. I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot, to be a place of honor for his family."  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8 R. (8bc) Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple. R. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. I will give thanks to your name, because of your kindness and your truth: When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. R. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands. The LORD is exalted, yet the lowly he sees, and the proud he knows from afar. Your kindness, O LORD, endures forever; forsake not the work of your hands. R. Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands.  Reading 2 Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been his counselor? Or who has given the Lord anything that he may be repaid? For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.  Alleluia Matthew 16:18 R. Alleluia, alleluia. You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. R. Alleluia, alleluia.  Gospel Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.  Overview of the Gospel: • This Sunday’s Gospel reading takes place in the mostly Gentile city of Caesarea Philippi, which was located about 20 miles north of the Sea of Galilee. Originally named Paneas, after the pagan god of shepherds, Pan, it featured a popular shrine to him carved into an immense rock cliff. Jesus chose this backdrop to make an important announcement. • Jesus precedes his announcement by taking a kind of poll as to who the crowds were saying that he was. He listens to the various theories, mostly likening him to the prophets of old, especially Jeremiah, the suffering prophet, and Elijah, of who it was predicted, would return to announce the coming of Messiah (Malachi 4:5, or, 3:23 in the NAB or NJB). • All are asked, but only Peter replies. Peter’s preeminence among the apostles is often highlighted in the gospels (Matthew 10:2; Luke 22:31-32; John 1:42; 21:15-18). Here Jesus will define that leadership role explicitly (verses 18-19) and as one that that will last as long as the Church exists (verse 18). The first Vatican Council, in defining the dogma of papal primacy and infallibility, specifically references this passage (Vatican I, Pastor aertrnus). [special thanks to Vince Contreras: Scripture Study - Year A]  "Nothing was conferred on the apostles apart from Peter, but several things were conferred upon Peter apart from the apostles." ~Pope Leo XIII, Satis Cognitum |
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I always find Bishop Barron's discussions of Peter to be fascinating, and this definitely applied to his upload for today. The Church Prevails – Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon |
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Originally Posted By Bohr_Adam: I always find Bishop Barron's discussions of Peter to be fascinating, and this definitely applied to his upload for today.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDZ4GJfoMc0Our priest today gave a similar homily. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks, brother BeNotAfraid! I love these studies. |
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Originally Posted By Gullskjegg: Amen, brothers! Anyone looking to go deeper into this, I highly recommend Erick Ybarra’s book, The Papacy, for this topic. I’m about a third of the way through and it’s incredible. Added to my Amazon cart. |
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This showed up in my YouTube feed, not sure if they do this every week, but a really good deeper dive on today's scriptures. Discovering the Papacy in the Bible | John Bergsma w/ Rob Corzine Edit. The description clearly says they do this every week. I need to add this to my routine. |
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