22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083026.cfm In today’s first reading, we hear the prophet Jeremiah complain that he is suffering beyond what he can bear. In response to his preaching, his audience called him “a madman who poses as a prophet.” They whipped Jeremiah 39 times and publicly humiliated him, locking him up in stocks where he was abused by passersby. As Jeremiah says, “All day long I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me.” He curses the day that he was born, and asks, “Why did I come forth from the womb, to see sorrow and pain, to end my days in shame?” Sometimes, when people are suffering, we say the expression, “God will never give you more than you can handle.” These words are meant to bring comfort and are said with good intentions. Jeremiah reminds us today, however, that there are times when people do, in fact, experience more pain than they can handle. Being told ot...
These posts are the collected homilies of Deacon Ned Berghausen, permanent deacon of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, assigned to St. Agnes Catholic Church. The title "Foot Washer" refers to the Last Supper (John 13:1-20) in which Jesus washed the feet of the apostles and challenged them, "“Do you realize what I have done for you? If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow."