Get ready for the 10th Sunday After Pentecost (August 6, 2023) with this discussion on the lectionary texts from the books of Isaiah, Romans and Matthew
By David Peter Liturgical Context This text is appointed for this date simply because it falls in the sequence of the lectio continua for the gospel readings from Matthew’s Gospel. The theme is that of division, conflict, and strife which inevitably accompany the faithful proclamation of God’s word. The appointed Old Testament reading from Jeremiah 28:5–9 ..