In this Commentary Clip Exclusive, Tony discusses how the readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time point to the importance of right worship in the life of the human creature. As he explains, it is only in the right worship of God that human creatures flourish as individuals, and are able to unite in diverse harmony as one human family.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Isaiah 66:18-21
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 117:1, 2
Reading 2: Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13
Gospel: Luke 13:22-30
Endnotes:
1 Corinthians 4:7
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2096.
Revelation 19:6-9; 20:3-4
Genesis 4:3-4
Genesis 4:8
Genesis 4:10-12
Matthew 22:37-39; Mark 12:30-31; Luke 10:27
Luke 23:46
St. Paul Daily Missal, 853.
Matthew 25:31-46
Hebrews 12:10
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.