Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time
September 3, 2023
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Jeremiah 20:7-9
Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 16:21-27
“My soul is thirsting for you, Oh Lord, my God.” Each human being has an innate desire to know God and to love God, to be known by God, and to be loved by God. Nothing else but God will satisfy that deep desire. This desire is a type of spiritual thirst unique to human beings. This desire is part of God’s design of His creation of us in His image and likeness. God loves us unconditionally. God desires us to belong to Him and for us to love Him in return in the same way that He loves us, without conditions.
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